With more than 100 mm of rain pounding the district in just 48 hours earlier this week, many district farmers are reporting complete seed washouts. Purity Seeds owner Larry Lamb said it’s hard to tell what the full extent of the damage might be, but he’s pessimistic. “It’s kind of […]
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A challenge was issued last year to Emo council to a friendly game of carpet bowling at Wheels to Meals. Well, council was victorious, which was not overlooked by the seniors, so another set of games was arranged for last Thursday. Council had some new members added but almost the […]
Rising flood waters did more than dampen home basements, they also hampered business across town—causing thousands of dollars worth of damage. Abitibi-Consolidated was able to keep running through a power outage that affected the whole district for almost about half-an-hour Monday afternoon. “The power outage did not affect the mill […]
After holding its annual inspection ceremony the previous week, the Fort Frances Royal Canadian Sea Cadets #144 held its windup barbecue last Wednesday evening at Lions Park in Emo. Parents, grandparents, and friends joined the Sea Cadets under clear and mild weather conditions. Volunteer Bill Whiting had cooked up hamburgers […]
With a vibrantly-coloured poster of two parrots and the slogan, “You don’t need drugs to colour your life,” Brandon Olsen earned top honours in a national poster contest sponsored by the Elks and Royal Purple. Tony Kadikoff, past Ontario Elks provincial president, presented the Grade 6 student at the Sturgeon […]
Alexa McDonough’s decision to resign as leader of the federal New Democratic Party last Wednesday shows how classy a politician she is, provincial NDP leader and local MPP Howard Hampton said. Hampton added that unlike the federal Liberals currently battling over the leadership of Prime Minister Jean Chrétien, Mc-Donough’s decision […]
The Ministry of Transportation, the OPP, and Public Works crews are working around the clock to repair the damage this week’s flooding has caused. Every township in the district is dealing with washed out roads, lost bridges, and stranded residents. And in fact, five municipalities—Dawson, Lake of the Woods, Rainy […]
Atikokan painter Alanna Marohnic has hung the paintings with care—some are in the bathroom, living room, and even the kitchen. She’s displaying 60 paintings in Kim Gardiman’s home at 900 Kaitlyn Dr. here starting Thursday from 6-9 p.m. “It’s a great place to hang work,” Marohnic enthused. “This is my […]
The Fort Frances Royal Canadian Sea Cadets #144 held their annual ceremonial review last Tuesday (May 28) at the Emo-La Vallee Community Centre, with 30 cadets aged 12-18 taking part. The program started with the cadets standing at attention in their division formation. Upon arrival of reviewing officer Lt. (N) […]
It seemed like every resident turned out for at least some part of the inaugural Emo Walleye Classic last week. The weather was wonderful, the three dinners well-attended, and organizers feared they would run out of beer tickets on the final night. It didn’t seem to matter that the river […]
Fort Frances resident Gerry Wilson was the lucky winner of the boat, motor, and trailer package—worth $18,446.95—that was raffled off Saturday evening during the Emo Walleye Classic. The boat, supplied by Tompkins Hardware in Emo, Yamaha, and Crestliner, consisted of a Crestliner Angler 16SC, a F40ELRA Yamaha motor, and trailer. […]
Sparks flew this week as a member of the Big Grassy River First Nation charged there are problems with the education system there while the Big Grassy River Education Authority said he doesn’t know what he’s talking about. In a letter to the Fort Frances Times, Roy Tom, who holds […]
