I am writing this letter to express my concern over the impact that Bill 74 (the Education Accountability Act 2000) will have on our local education system. Presently, the section of this bill that has received the majority of media attention is the potential mandatory extra-curricular. Although, traditionally, extra-curricular activities […]
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Dear editor: On behalf of the Front Street Manor we would to thank the following businesses for there donations for prizes for Front Street Tenants, for the Summer Sizzler which took place on August the 13, 2000. Lowey’s Market Garden, Maureen Gill (from Tracey’s), Howarths, Pizza Hut, North Air, Dairy […]
Dear editor: In response to Gordon Earle’s commentary on the defence of cormorants, it is in the interests of the ‘ecology’ of Rainy Lake to take a serious approach to the study of this issue by the MNR and determine to what degree the dramatic increase in cormorant populations have […]
Anthrax, a disease which can kill an animal 12 hours after it is infected, may have hit the Rainy River District. “On Thursday last week, a farmer in the Rainy River area had a few animals that died within a few hours on his farm,” said Dr. George Luterbach, a […]
Fort Frances will look into hiring its own economic development officer rather than renew membership with the district’s Rainy River Future Development Corporation. “Not wanting to take anything away from the district, we’ve gotten to the stage where we need an individual to take more time and be more places,” […]
While a second wave of Ontario firefighters are battling wildfires in Montana and a third wave was due to land there last night, the first contingent of the firefighters to help out in the U.S. are back here for a rest. For the first time ever, Ontario firefighters have joined […]
Confederation College looks like it will continue to be in good hands, as new president Patricia Lange steps up in a position left vacant after former prez Roy Murray retired earlier this year. “I was thrilled to become president,” said Lange during a mix & mingle at La Place Rendez-Vous […]
Nuinsco Resources Ltd. chairman and CEO Douglas Hume was in the area last week to oversee airborne mineral surveys carried out by helicopter over Richardson township–the results of which won’t be known for about three weeks. Residents in the Emo and Barwick area probably spotted the survey helicopter, flying with […]
Fort Frances area students Faical Cheblaoui and Sheri Galusha recently spent a week attending the Rotary Youth Leadership Award (RYLA) Camp, held at the University of Minnesota, Crookston. More than 100 students participated in the camp, which is devoted to developing leadership skills. This was the largest group in the […]
Ted Burgoyne feels lucky to be alive. Burgoyne was about 10 feet away from where a “Baby Belle” two-seater helicopter crash landed late Saturday afternoon at the Emo Fair. Burgoyne came out of the booth when he heard the helicopter starting up. He said he then watched it “swoop” over […]
This year’s draft horse show was as impressive as ever, but some might say it was even more so this year: for the first time in the fair’s history, yearlings were in the competition. “I thought it’d be something different,” said Shane Brown, who showed his horses Chuck, 1 year, […]
It was a very surprised Tara Lloyd who was named Fair Queen 2000 last Thursday night before a packed house at the Donald Young School gym in Emo. The 16-year-old–the daughter of David and Glenda Lloyd of Emo, swept the individual categories of the pageant–took first place in the fashion […]
