It is with great sadness that the family of Harvey John Shine, 84, announce his passing on March 1, 2025, at Rainycrest Long-Term Care. Full obituary to follow. Arrangements entrusted to Northridge Funeral Home Ltd., Emo, Ontario.
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FEATURED EVENT There will be a Shrove Tuesday Pancake supper at Knox Unite Church Fort Frances TONIGHT Tuesday, March 4, 5-7 p.m. Pancakes, Sausages, Fruit, Juice, Tea and Coffee. Freewill offering accepted. EVENTS CALENDAR Memory Lane Cafe is being hosted by the Alzheimer Society of Kenora Rainy River Districts on […]
FEATURED POST TODAY is Election Day in Ontario. Every Ontario resident who is a Canadian citizen has the right to vote for whatever party you choose! Your polling place is on your voter information card. If you have not received a card in the mail you can still vote. Bring […]
How does a hockey hero shred an image that has been so carefully crafted and purposely protected for decades, in less time than it takes to serve a minor penalty? Ask Wayne Gretzky, who achieved it in 99 (okay, approximately) seconds. In their wildest imaginations, Canadian sports fans could never […]
What a night, and what a burden. Did you know that the definition of “poignant” is “painfully affecting the feelings”? I did not. A lifetime of reading left me with the impression the word meant “moving,” more or less, but the definition makes no difference between a positive or negative […]
For the sixth time in my seven seasons on the Bassmaster Elite Series, we visited the St. John’s River in Northeast Florida. In all of my years fishing professionally in the U.S., this body of water has been by far the toughest on me, with one good finish in all […]
When I was learning the lithography trade, I learned that it was important to take time to make things fit together and to create good cast lead images. If I hurried in the process, problems arose and in more than one instance, speed brought problems, and the steps and the […]
In the 80’s soon after the amalgamation at a board meeting, a Emo member over heard a discussion how Fort Frances could benefit if Emo could be shut down. By 2000 Emo Health Care Centre was stripped of our two O R’s, our Maternity Ward, our Emergency, lab, x ray […]
DID YOU KNOW? While many drivers are well aware of the importance of keeping their vehicle in good operating condition such as completing routine maintenance checks, some may still overlook the importance of safety and maintenance of their vehicles. In addition, it is illegal to drive a vehicle that is […]
Well, I should be updating you on my week in Toronto, but I never made it there. I packed up and left for the airport on Monday. I was about 10 km from the airport and my phone was steadily binging. Turns out everyone was trying to tell me that […]
Wahbonnigoonnaybeek – Atik O’dotem (Caribou clan) Wahbonnigoonnaybeek – Lou-Ann Bombay (Brown), Atik O’dotem (Caribou clan), began her journey to the spirit world on the morning of February 18, 2025. She was 64 years old. She was born on November 1, 1960, in Emo, to Elizabeth and Benjiman Brown Sr. Lou-Ann […]
The family of Beverly Edna Collett is deeply saddened to advise of Bev’s passing January 21, 2025. Bev was born in Emo on November 30, 1946. She grew up on the Smart Family homestead in Pinewood, Ontario, with her parents Geraldine and Frank and six siblings. Bev attended the Morley […]
