the OPP On April 15 around 3:20 p.m., police received a report that a male driving a medium-sized pickup truck pulled up to a young girl walking on Roy Street in Emo. The driver began asking the youth some questions and at one point appeared to be unclasping his seat […]
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Press Release The Township of Emo is receiving $1 million to install a new watermain to service commercial lots in the east end. It is one of eight projects in the Kenora-Rainy River region that got $5.1 million in support from the province’s Northern Ontario Heritage Fund Corp. The others […]
Heather Latter A cold, wet covering of snow didn’t dampen early Easter celebrations here Saturday morning. More than 345 children, along with their parents, lined up along Scott Street to participate in the first-annual Community Easter Egg Scavenger Hunt hosted by the Fort Frances Kiwanis Club, in conjunction with “The […]
Heather Latter With warmer weather approaching, it’s a sign the annual “Relay for Life” is right around the corner. As such, organizers now have the push on to start recruiting teams—recently hosting an information/registration night. “We’re generating a lot of interest,” committee member Christine Denby noted. “We have a bunch […]
Duane Hicks With word Bearskin Airlines recently dropped its flights from Fort Frances to Winnipeg, a local pilot wants to know whether the public would use an affordable service to fly to Thunder Bay and Winnipeg if a new one were to start up here. Jordan Manty is researching the […]
Heather Latter The Rainy River District School Board is supporting the Education Quality and Accountability Office (EQAO) in hosting a regional parent forum at La Place Rendez-Vous here May 10. “It’s a bit of a coup for us because as a board we have been trying to get it closer […]
Heather Latter It’s been a long wait for Fort Frances native Jessica Bekesi and Delaney Johnston of Emo, who applied for the Cultural Representative Program at Walt Disney World in Florida about 18 months ago. But the wait is nearly over. The pair will be headed to the “most magical […]
Joey Payeur A spokesman for the group representing the province’s outdoorsmen believes the Ministry of Natural Resources is jumping the gun. Senior wildlife biologist Mark Ryckman of the Ontario Federation of Anglers and Hunters (O.F.A.H.) believes the provincial government had a knee-jerk reaction to statistics showing the moose population in […]
Press Release Local MPP Sarah Campbell’s motion that calls on the government to establish a select committee, with a view at improving winter road conditions before the 2015 season, passed second reading Thursday. Campbell also received positive support from other MPPs who experienced similar road conditions in their ridings. “This […]
the OPP The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) in North West Region would like to remind motorists to watch out for deer on our roadways as the snow begins to melt. At this time of year, motorists can expect to see deer that have survived the long winter feeding on newly […]
Piano Division Friday, April 11 •Piano Solo, Method Courses, Popular, Level 4—1. Kaylyn Levesque •Piano Solo, Method Courses, Popular, Level 3—1. Grace Kooistra 2. Isaac Dykstra •Piano Solo, Method Courses, Children’s Songs, Level 4—1. Kaylyn Levesque •Piano Solo, Method Courses, Children`s Songs, Level 3—1. Katrina Koomans 2. Grace Kooistra •Piano […]
Joey Payeur Chantelle Spuzak had no problem finding superlatives when asked about how the weekend went for her Dancemakers School of Dance team at the Hall of Fame Challenge in St. Paul. “It was amazing—they did awesome,” beamed Spuzak, whose 21-member competitive squad not only cut a rug, they sliced […]
