District News

Prizes for Fair Queen Contestants are generously supplied by local businesses and individuals. Emo Fair Queen – $500.00 1st Princess – $400.00 2nd Princess – $300.00 Miss Congeniality Voted by secret ballot by fellow Contestants to the contestant who is most outgoing, friendly and helpful throughout the competition. Miss Congeniality […]

Chief Vern Janvier, members of Chipewyan Prairie First Nation, and supporters of the cause, are making the long walk to Ottawa with hopes of changing the Indian Act. They began their trek to the capital in Sudbury on July 18 and move 20 kms per day until they reach parliament […]

Police briefs (FORT FRANCES, ON) – On July 25, 2021 at 5:14 p.m. members of the Rainy River District Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) received a report of an assault with a weapon that occurred at a local business located at the #400 Block of Portage Ave. Police and Ambulance […]

$47,500 awarded for demonstrating leadership and mentorship within school and community Mélanie-Rose Frappier and Alison Lewis, both fourth-year medical students at the Northern Ontario School of Medicine (NOSM), are the inaugural recipients of newly established CIBC Indigenous Learner Leadership Awards. The awards recognize self-identified Indigenous learners at NOSM who demonstrate […]

THUNDER BAY — The first graduates from the Ascend Accelerator program in Lakehead University’s Ingenuity initiative are being celebrated. The program provided support for the development of student-based business ideas while providing opportunities to learn how to overcome the challenges of starting a business and making it a viable enterprise. […]

Relief is on the way for farmers and agricultural producers in the Rainy River District, but there are worries it won’t be enough. At a press conference held Tuesday afternoon inside the Ontario Crops Research Centre – Emo, formerly the Emo Agricultural Research Station, Kenora-Rainy River MPP Greg Rickford was […]

Bouncy castles and family games being organized in place of midway After a rocky start, the Emo Fair is underway, and planning is full speed ahead. Angela Halvorsen, board member of the Rainy River Valley Agricultural Society, said they received the go ahead in early July and since then they […]

Restrictions have eased and Smear players have started shuffling in again. As we have computer classes on Tuesdays, for the time being we will be playing cards on Monday and Friday at 1:15 p.m. The Wednesday drop-in will take place Wednesdays from 10 a.m. to noon, as the afternoon is […]

He holds a marker in the morning and a lathe at night. Ron Cameron’s woodwork is not like any other. From coffee tables to deck chairs, the rustic charm makes his carvings a little extra special. Cameron, 45, owns Woodenearth designs and is also a teacher at Nestor Falls School. […]

The first week of hosting forest fire evacuees from northwestern Ontario in Timmins has gone “very good” so far, says fire chief Tom Laughren. Timmins is temporarily housing about 150 people from Pikangikum First Nation who were forced to leave their community due to forest fires. A total of 865 […]