The Rainy River Federation of Agriculture once again hosted a successful “Ag Day” on Saturday at the Emo Legion! It’s a tough time of the year to get everyone out, with winter hitting us quickly and many jobs still left to do. But there was a great agenda and for […]
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“Country Meet City,” this year’s musical revue presented by Fort Frances High School, runs again today and tomorrow (Nov. 17-18) at 7 p.m. at the Townshend Theatre (doors open at 6:30 p.m.) Tickets cost $10 for adults and $8 for students/seniors, which are available at Northwoods Gallery & Gifts and […]
The wait is finally over. Nearly two years after district residents raised more than $60,000 in support of the “Families for Families” initiative to bring a refugee family to Fort Frances, they are due to arrive in town this Friday. In fact, the response was so overwhelming–well above the initial […]
To the editor: While I am not one to take part in premature electoral posturing at a local level, Mr. Douglas Judson, the PC nomination hopeful from Fort Frances, shared a number of inaccurate and/or incomplete details in his letter to the editor last week. Unfortunately, Mr. Judson bases the […]
Dear editor: On this day (Nov. 11, 2017), I read with sadness the fact that only 14 percent feel that Remembrance Day is “somewhat” important and eight percent feel it is not very important. They don’t seem to realize that if not for the brave men and women who fought […]
Back in 1992, 1,700 scientists from around the world issued a dire warning to humanity. They said humans had pushed the world’s ecosystem to a breaking point that would bring about colossal climate change. The warning noted that air and water pollution, the collapse of world fisheries, and the loss […]
For all of you worried about the corn here at the Emo Agricultural Research Station, there still are plans to get it harvested! We don’t have the equipment to work on the corn so we are waiting on one of our farmers to come in. It isn’t uncommon to see […]
I came all the way from Wolfville, N.S. to Dawson City, Yukon, travelled the 7,392 km, to hear the extraordinary music of Beòlach, a multi-talented group performing the magic of Cape Breton music. I didn’t come all that way just for the music, of course. But had that been the […]
It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Daniel Walter Baranowsi on Monday, Oct. 16, 2017 after a very short battle with cancer. He was born on Dec. 4, 1943 in Emo, Ont., where he was raised. Dan served in the Royal Canadian Navy from 1961-64. In […]
Sadly, the family announces the peaceful passing of Jadwiga Chojko-Bolec, 97, with her family by her side, on Wednesday, Nov. 8, 2017 at the Emo Health Centre in Emo, Ont. Jadwiga was born in Poland on Jan. 28, 1920. After escaping Poland during World War II, she immigrated with her […]
It is with heavy hearts that we announce the peaceful passing of Hilda McMahon, with her family by her side, on Tuesday, Nov. 7, 2017. Hilda Theresa McMahon (nee Lengyel) was born on the family farm in Stratton, Ont. on Nov. 18, 1927. Hilda (Babe) was the youngest of nine […]
