Sam Odrowski Rainy River Meats processing manager David Donaldson, left, and Rainy River District Regional Abattoir intern Cassidy Teeple, joined local MPP Greg Rickford last Wednesday in front of Rainy River Meats in Emo to discuss the $31,500 in provincial funding for the intern position at the not-for-profit abattoir.
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Ken Kellar “Ragged Road” band members Rod Parr, left, Peter Keen, Michael Dennis, Chris Marchand and Jhustin Czjakowski played the final barn concert of the season at Cornell Farms last Wednesday night. The band hails from Dryden and delivered a fun blend of rock and folk music with a touch […]
Ken Kellar Canadian rock legend Carl Dixon took to the stage at the Townshend Theatre on Thursday to deliver a blend of hits from across his career as the first performer of the Tour De Fort season. Dixon, best known for his time in bands Coney Hatch, The Guess Who […]
Sam Odrowski
Construction along Second Street East is continuing to progress well with all water main, sanitary sewer main, and related sewer and water services now installed. But testing of the water main still needs to be done before it can be put back into service, according to Operations and Facilities manager […]
Sam Odrowski
A local logging business recently received a financial boost from the provincial government. Barker Logging in Devlin received $170,341 to help offset a $850,000 investment spent on constructing a bush shack, and purchasing a wood loader, long-haul skidder, and truck. Business owner Jon Barker said the recent investment will go […]
Ken Kellar Minister of Training, Colleges and Universities Ross Romano spoke to the crowd during the grand opening of Seven Generations Education Institute’s new Fort Frances Campus on Thursday. The minister stressed the importance of facilities like the new campus which offer students the chance for high quality post-secondary education […]
Ken Kellar Kenora-Rainy River MPP Greg Rickford, left, presented SGEI CEO Brent Tookenay with a certificate from Ontario Premier Doug Ford and Minister of Education Stephen Lecce during the grand opening of SGEI’s new Fort Frances campus on Thursday.
Sam Odrowski
The Rainy River Regional Abattoir took over operations at Rainy River Meats in Emo earlier this year and recently received funding to hire a marketing intern. Local MPP Greg Rickford stopped by the store last Wednesday to announce a $31,500 investment to fund the position for one year through the […]
Ken Kellar Laura Horton sang and drummed in memory of her late husband, Delbert Horton, during the opening of Seven Generations Education Institute’s new Fort Frances Campus on Thursday. Horton, who passed away in December 2018, was the founder of SGEI and a life-long advocate for indigenous education. Many of […]
Tonight will be cloudy with a low of nine C (48 F). Tomorrow will have periods of rain throughout the day and evening with a high of 12 (54) and low of nine (48). Friday will be also see periods of rain with a high a 13 (55) and low […]
Dave Ogilvie
Emo correspondent
Emo correspondent
A new “Coffee Break” season will begin with a “welcome” breakfast next Wednesday (Sept. 18) at 9:30 a.m. at the Emo Christian Reformed Church (18 Meadow Street). Breakfast will be followed by a time of fellowship and an introduction to their first Bible study, “Discover the Sermon on the Mount,” which will […]
Sam Odrowski
The Ford government’s continued cuts and downloading of provincial costs onto municipal taxpayers was an area of concern for township representatives at a recent executive committee meeting in Thunder Bay. Coun. Wendy Brunetta told town representatives at a council meeting on Monday evening that attendees of the Northwestern Ontario Municipal […]
