Sam Odrowski After some initial confusion over the Cloverbelt Co-op program opening a distribution centre in Fort Frances, those behind the “Healthy Living Food Box” would like to reassure residents that their program won’t be affected. In fact, it’s still running smoothly, with close to 350 boxes of fruits and […]
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Sam Odrowski Thousands of residents from across the district once again made the trip to Emo for its annual “Spring Fever Days” held Thursday to Saturday. Emo Chamber of Commerce president and organizer Dave Goodman said the event was a great success and noted the village was exceptionally busy over […]
Dave OgilvieEmo correspondent The Emo and District Lions Club’s “Share Grocery” raffle is now done for another year. Thanks to all our awesome patrons who bought tickets to help us help our district! You are all amazing. Club president Jodi Pellerin and secretary Joanne Ogden will be contacting all the […]
Press Release The Fort Frances Legion Ladies Auxiliary to Br. #29 met on April 11, with 26 members in attendance. The charter was draped in memory of Silvia Gunderson, who was a member with 24 years of service and held many positions with the auxiliary, including as president from 2003-14. […]
From the OPP On Sunday around 9:20 p.m., the Kenora OPP received word of a fire at a lodge on Highway 17 near Vermilion Bay. The Machin Fire Department attended prior to the OPP and was able to extinguish the fire with assistance from the Longbow Lake Fire Department. An […]
Piano Division (April 19) •CLASS P1109 Piano Solo, Examination Courses, Quick Study, ARCT (Diploma)–1. Anna Schwartz (First Class Honours) •CLASS P1009 Piano Solo, Examination Courses, Quick Study, Grade 10–1. Katelyn Bruyere (First Class Honours) •CLASS P909 Piano Solo, Examination Courses, Quick Study, Grade 9–1. Jacob Erickson (First Class Honours) •CLASS […]
From the OPP Around 2:20 p.m. on Sunday, the Kenora OPP received a call of a pick-up truck that had gone through the ice near Clearwater Bay. Police were advised that a Manitoba resident was driving on an ice road on Lake of the Woods when the vehicle went through. […]
It will be partly cloudy tonight, with an overnight low of minus-two C (28 F) and light southwest winds. Tomorrow will see mostly cloudy skies, with a high of 13 (55) and low around minus-one (30). Look for south winds gusting up to 11 km/h. Partly sunny skies are forecast […]
Brendan Maunula of Thunder Bay won the $500 up for grabs on Easter Sunday in the Rainy River District Mutual Aid Association’s weekly cash calendar draw. Betty Herman won the $100 for April 1. Winning $30 for April 1-7 were Trisha and Matt Murphy (Thunder Bay), Wayne Docking (Atikokan), Hugh […]
Robin McCormickDevlin correspondent Emo is hosting its annual “Spring Fever Days” event tomorrow through Saturday (April 19-21). Come out and enjoy great sales while entering all the free draws. As always, the Emo Legion will host its soup-and-bun luncheon. This always proves to be a fun-filled weekend, with lots of […]
Look for patchy clouds tonight, with an overnight low of minus-four C (24 F) and north-northeast winds gusting up to 17 km/h. Tomorrow will see a mix of sun and clouds, with a high of 12 (54) and low around minus-two (28). Expect west-northwest winds gusting up to 11 km/h. […]
Press Release Thunder Bay-Rainy River MP Don Rusnak spent last week in Washington, D.C. meeting with congressional representatives as well as several indigenous councils and organizations. His meeting with Rep. Rick Nolan of Minnesota’s Eighth District, which borders Rainy River, Ont., focused on discussing regional issues such as farming and […]
