Ontario municipal elections will take place on the fourth Monday of October. This will be a transforming election in Fort Frances since many from the existing council are choosing to retire and two councilors have chosen to challenge each other to become the next mayor of Fort Frances. Lawn signs […]
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Two storms roared through the district this past weekend. The first on Saturday night brought lots of rain and gusts of wind, something that we needed. Then, early Monday morning with weather warnings out, Fort Frances and east of the town had trees toppled across power lines and streets and […]
The 14th-annual International Falls Bass Championship took place this past weekend and a full field of 60 teams competed for two days on Rainy Lake and the Rainy River. The tournament has evolved over the years from the format it started with where teams competed on the U.S. side of […]
By Robin McCormick
Devlin correspondent
Devlin correspondent
The Emo Royal Legion is back in full swing starting next week. Bingo starts Sept. 4, followed by cribbage starting up Sept. 5. Then seniors’ luncheons start for the fall Sept. 6. And then for a great way to start your weekend, you can enjoy a beer and burger for […]
It is with great sadness that the family of Mary Badiuk (nee Bybliw) announces her passing, on Friday, Aug. 24, 2018, at the age of 93 in Nanaimo, B.C. Daughter to William & Dora Bybliw, Mary was born in the town of Fort Frances which she would call home for […]
It is with great sorrow that the family of Arlan Robert Ryan Scott suddenly passed away in his home in Fort Frances on Monday, Aug. 27, 2018. Arlan was born on Nov. 3, 1968 to Ryan and Donna Scott in Emo, Ont. Arlan worked at Arc Industries, the core plant […]
It is with great sorrow that the family of Alvin Edward (Buzz) Wickstrom announces his passing on Sunday, Aug. 26, 2018 at Rainycrest Long Term Care with family by his side. Buzz was born on April 29, 1934 to Otto and Kristina Wickstrom in McIrvine, Ont. He grew up in McIrvine […]
Mary Louise Kearney passed away peacefully in Long Term Care, in Rainy River, Ont. on Saturday, Aug. 11, 2018, with family by her side. On Jan. 19, 1922 (over 96 years ago) Mary was born in Rainy River to Ida (Johnson) and Thomas Nolan. She grew up on the Nolan family farm […]
It is with great sadness that the family of Anna Fehr announces her passing on Aug. 23, 2018. She passed away peacefully at the Riverside Health Centre in Emo, with family by her side. Anna was born on April 22, 1937 in Warman, Sask. to Jacob and Margaret Braun (nee […]
On Aug. 23, 2018, with loved ones gathered by her side, Stephanie Teeple (Kozlowski) passed away. She was born in Thunder Bay on March 3, 1983. Stephanie was raised in Thunder Bay. Her interest in horses, hunting and fishing started at an early age and continued throughout her life. She […]
By Dave Ogilvie
Emo correspondent
Emo correspondent
The Emo and District Lions would like to thank everyone who has donated to the Canadian Diabetes Association’s Clothesline program. The clothing from the red bins in Emo is transported to Fort Frances, combined with all the donations from the Fort Frances bins and then shipped to Thunder Bay. The […]
Well, we finally got the rain that everyone was wishing for. From what I understand the amount varied along with nasty wind and hail. Over the weekend we received 58mm at EARS and 33mm at home. We also had more wind and hail in Emo and at the sales barn […]
