While it may be a month away yet, Bruce Caldwell already is excited to get the third-annual fly-in barbecue off the ground at the Fort Frances Airport. “It’s all in place. Now, we just have to hope the weather co-operates,” said Caldwell, a self-described “ordinary guy who likes airplanes and […]
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The local component of “Hay West” has 500 round bales secured for the cause but is waiting for a final tally in order to secure transportation, said Emo Reeve Russ Fortier, one of the organizers. “‘Hay West’ wants us to tell them how many rolls we have so they’ll know […]
Harold McQuaker Construction has started work on Emo’s new grocery store on the site currently occupied by the Fairway Store on Highway 11/71. Speaking to co-owner and operator Dan Loney, he said the store probably will be about 17,000 square feet in size and located directly behind the present Fairway […]
The federal government has announced a series of regional consultations to outline problems and provide ways to boost the economy in Northern Ontario. The president of the Northwestern Ontario Associated Chambers of Commerce is pleased Ottawa is interested in the needs of the north, but wonders why these consultations are […]
A decision last week by the Rainy River District School Board to slightly increase secondary school classroom sizes was a precaution if enrolment should rise, board administration said this week. As reported in last Wednesday’s Times, trustees voted at a special meeting to increase its secondary school class size from […]
Well, Betty and Wayne Salchert pulled off an awesome weekend as hundreds of people came to listen and watch a large number of bands. Several people line-danced, along with a variety of other dancing. This event took place at Mud Lake City, located on Boxalder Road south of Devlin—an ever-growing […]
The “Read Around the World” kids’ reading program has wrapped up for this summer. Under the leadership of Christine Schulzki, a summer student at the Emo Public Library, the program was enthusiastically supported by the children and their parents. Krista Emond, nine, was tops with 74 books read, noted EPL […]
The University of Guelph announced Friday it is closing its Thunder Bay Agricultural Research Station in October—a move that will affect the Emo research station and perhaps mean it is next on the chopping block. “We work together,” Emo station manager Kim-Jo Bliss said. “We could definitely be cut, too.” […]
Provincial police say a boating accident on the weekend was the result of an operator who was in the bag—literally. Cst. Jim Adams said the five-metre boat went off course after one of the five passengers—all from Virden, Man.—opened a cooler. A bag flew out and landed right on the […]
About 30 district residents who filed claims for damages stemming from June’s flooding could see their cheques in the mail soon. The local Ontario Disaster Relief Assistance Program (ODRAP) committee processed its first set of claims at a meeting here Wednesday night. “There’s a few of those claims where details […]
Originally planned for Sept. 14, the Business Improvement Area may postpone its second-annual “Harvest Festival” until October due to possible road repairs on Scott Street next month. BIA co-ordinator Laurie Beadle said yesterday the town told her it wasn’t possible to get approval to block off the 200 and 300 […]
Betty and Wayne Salchert have been busily preparing for the annual Mud Lake City Fun Day, which is coming up this Sunday (Aug. 25) beginning at 1 p.m. There will be local talent to entertain everyone and food will be available for purchase. There is no set time for the […]
