Dave Ogilvie The Emo Ministerial Association will be hosting an “All Church” picnic this Sunday (June 6) at 12:30 p.m. at the Emo Sportsfield. Food will be provided by the various churches, and everyone is welcome to attend. A reminder that this is a BYOC event (i.e., bring your own […]
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Dave Ogilvie It’s difficult to run any kind of successful music competition year after year, but the organizers and the contestants at this year’s Emo Walleye Classic definitely rose to the occasion. Not only was the entire evening a huge success, but the level of competition probably was the highest […]
Dave Ogilvie This summer’s “River Theatre” production, under the direction of Renée Martin-Brown, will be a totally new venture for the annual musical theatre program. For the past eight years, Martin-Brown and her students have concentrated on presenting theme-related musicals designed specifically for classroom teachers. This year, however, she has […]
the MNR No new fires were reported in the West Fire Region by yesterday evening. Rain has dropped the fire hazard to “low” in most parts of the region and “moderate” in the eastern sectors, including south of Thunder Bay and into Nipigon District. The easing of the fire hazard […]
The following is the full text of the Treaty Three Document. TREATY 3 BETWEEN HER MAJESTY THE QUEEN AND THE SAULTEAUX TRIBE OF THE OJIBBEWAY INDIANS AT THE NORTHWEST ANGLE ON THE LAKE OF THE WOODS WITH ADHESIONS (REPRINTED 1966) (REPRINTED 1978) LAYOUT IS NOT EXACTLY LIKE ORIGINAL TRANSCRIBED FROM: ROGER DUHAMEL, […]
Staff District businesses were in the spotlight yesterday evening as the Rainy River Future Development Corp. unveiled the winners of its 2010 Customer Service Champion awards during the Fort Frances Chamber of Commerce’s “Business After Hours” deck party at La Place Rendez-Vous. This year’s top 10 champions were (in alphabetical […]
Staff Fort Frances OPP detachment commander Insp. John Kendrick delivered a police services activity report for the first quarter of 2010 to town council Tuesday night. The first quarter of 2010 has shown a 15 percent increase in violent crime over last year, with the most common form being common […]
Robin McCormick The annual Devlin T.O.P.S. Salad Supper is set to go this Monday (May 31) at the Devlin Hall. The start time is 6 p.m. (last week’s column printed the time at 5 p.m. for the supper and I apologize for my mistake). There will be a large variety […]
Dave Ogilvie The Dance Fire committee, which hosted a concert featuring “Country Blend,” raised $1,000 for the Emo and District Hospital Auxiliary. Funds raised will go towards paying for the upgraded X-ray equipment at the Emo Health Centre. The auxiliary would like to thank the committee, and everyone who attended, […]
Duane Hicks A group of 17 students in Grades 1-8 got to show off what they learned over the past month in the “Kids in the Kitchen” program by treating about 60 community members to dinner last week at Seine River First Nation. Thanks to the Fort Frances Tribal Area […]
the MNR Heading into the May long weekend, recreational activity and outdoor fire activity is expected to increase. As such, people are cautioned to use extra care with all outdoor fires under these high fire hazard conditions, the Ministry of Natural Resources warned. Three new fires were reported in the […]
Bryce Forbes Located at a new venue, the 40th-annual Manitou Fish Fry was a great success Friday. This was the first time the fish fry was hosted at the new pow-wow grounds at Rainy River First Nations. “I think it went well because of more facilities and it went smoothly,” […]
