Kiera KowalskiSummer reporter The Fort Frances Chamber of Commerce’s annual Business and Community Expo had a successful two days at the local curling club. Chamber director Jennifer Soderholm said it was a steady event, with continuous traffic similar to last year’s for both Friday and Saturday. Forty-two vendors set up […]
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Submitted These chunks of charred wood show the damage left behind by an out-of-control brush fire earlier this month. The MNRF is stressing anyone looking to burn not to do so on windy days.
Duane Hicks Town council might have to consider kicking in upwards of $380,000 toward the future Rainy Lake Square project–or start cutting key components. After the project tender closed April 11, it become apparent that the tenders all were over-budget, with the lowest one (RML Contracting Ltd. of Thunder Bay) […]
Joey Payeur A motion recently was carried by the Township of La Vallee council that helped put young ball players back in motion. “Without council, this wouldn’t have happened,” township administrative assistant Leeann Galusha said about the revival of a junior T-ball and softball program in Devlin, which is set […]
Nicholas Donaldson A calf checked out potential buyers on Saturday during the first cattle sale of the season at the Stratton sales barn. Some 1,338 head of cattle were sold for a total of $1,616,042.45–money that, for the most part, will stay here in the district.
Nicholas Donaldson Not a single hair was safe at the 20th-annual “Cuts for Cancer” outside of The Hair & Body Care Shoppe in Emo on Saturday. The six participants raised a total of $8,497, which will go to Tamarack House in Thunder Bay.
Nicholas Donaldson Loretta LeBlanc was the lucky winner of the first “Catch the Ace” draw. Held Saturday at Rainy River Meats in Emo in conjunction with other “Spring Fever Days” events, organizer Steve Loshaw told the Times that 990 tickets were sold for $2 each, for a total of $1,890. […]
Duane Hicks The 2017 budget process is all but finalized after town council gave it the nod at their regular meeting Monday night. The $34.5-million budget includes a zero percent tax levy increase–meaning the town will not be collecting any more tax revenue than it did last year. But Mayor […]
Press Release The laboratory at Riverside Health Care here has achieved ISO 15189 Plus certification from the Institute for Quality Management in Healthcare (IQMH). This international standard for excellence requires the medical laboratory to standardize processes and procedures for its quality system, as well as technical requirements. The implementation and […]
Customers at Emo Feed Service got a special treat Saturday with a farm animal petting zoo in conjunction with “Spring Fever Days.” It featured cattle, goats, lambs, pigs, rabbits, and a turkey in pens across the road from the storefront.
Fort High students ran a car wash in the Cloverleaf parking lot in Emo on Saturday to raise money for their upcoming “Chem-Free Grad” party. The rain held off long enough for them to also have a successful time selling hotdogs and baked goods while garnering about $1,850.
