The public is being invited to take part in the Emo Fair Queen competition, by voting for their favourite Letter to the Editor. The reader favourite will be awarded a special prize at the crowning ceremony. To cast your vote, visit https://buff.ly/3CB07tp. Limit of one vote. I’m Only 17!?! by […]
District News
Press release
The Ontario government is delivering immediate assistance for livestock farmers impacted by drought conditions in northwestern Ontario by committing provincial funding for AgriRecovery. This funding is in addition to the $2 million already announced for feed, water and fencing. Financial support is being made available through the federal-provincial AgriRecovery program, […]
(Fort Frances, ON) Members of the Rainy River District Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) arrested and charged a Thunder Bay man with Impaired Driving offences over the weekend. In the early afternoon of August 8, police received a report of a possible impaired driver on Kings Highway 11 west of Fort Frances. Police located […]
By Natali Trivuncic
Staff Writer
ntrivuncic@fortfrances.com
Staff Writer
ntrivuncic@fortfrances.com
A group of northern Ontario chambers of commerce are joining forces to apply for a Shop Local grant through the Ontario Chamber of Commerce. The Kenora Chamber of Commerce is taking the lead on the initiative, which will see resources distributed to promote shopping locally. The Kenora Chamber has found […]
By Natali Trivuncic
Staff Writer
ntrivuncic@fortfrances.com
Staff Writer
ntrivuncic@fortfrances.com
The Canada-U.S. border officially opened on Monday, but despite border workers reaching a tentative agreement, there was a long wait to get into the country. The fear of border workers going on strike is not a threat to tourism operators any longer, but they are facing much larger problems such […]
By Ken Kellar
kkellar@fortfrances.com
kkellar@fortfrances.com
It was a call no parent ever wants to get, and now Cora Gagne is fighting to make sure no other parent has to feel her pain. On January 18, 2021 Gagne was in her office in Manitoba, where she lives, when she received a phone call. Her 17 year […]
Press release
Pikangikum, Ontario – After four weeks the First Nation community of Pikangikum is finally returning home. The vulnerable population was evacuated from community starting on July 12, with more than 1,000 people being taken out of the community to Sudbury, Timmins, Sioux Lookout, and Thunder Bay. “The fire threat has […]
There are 117 active fires in the northwest region. 17 fires were not under control, 1 fire was being held, 12 fires were under control and 87 fires were being monitored. Notice to Airmen. It is unlawful to operate any aircraft over a forestfire or within 10km of a wildland […]
By Morgan Sharp
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
National Observer
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
National Observer
Students in Ontario will have to keep their masks on when they return to classrooms in September, the Ford government said in a long-awaited back-to-school plan released Tuesday, but neither they nor staff will be required to get a COVID-19 vaccine to attend. More than two million school-aged children and […]
By Len Gillis,
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
Sudbury.com
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
Sudbury.com
The dean of the Northern Ontario Medical School says a common teaching method in medical school that is known by the strange term ‘pimping’ can be instructive if done right, but be just the opposite when done incorrectly. As a teaching method, pimping puts medical students on the spot with […]
The Cattlemen’s Association needs a few extra hands to get the new Sales Barn ready for the first auction of the season. If you can help, call Louis Bujold at 807-276-3493. Volunteers are needed for the Emo Fall Fair! Lots of positions needing to be filled. To join the team, […]
Police briefs (FORT FRANCES, ON) – On 04 August 2021 at approximately 7:25 pm, members of the Atikokan Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP), Rainy River District Emergency Medical Services (EMS) and Atikokan Fire Rescue responded to a single fatal motor vehicle collision on Hwy 622 approximately 3.3 kilometers […]
