Dave Ogilvie Thanks to the many customers from across the district who shopped at Cloverleaf in Emo last Thursday (Feb. 7). The store was able to donate $3,843.14 to the “Canada for Haiti” relief fund. Owners Mark and Dan Loney had pledged to donate 15 percent of the day’s total […]
District News
Heather Latter Health card services to be offered by fall Local residents looking to renew their driver’s licences or vehicle registration will do so at a new location beginning next month. ServiceOntario, located at 922 Scott St. (the Ministry of Natural Resources building), will take over most of these services […]
Press Release Gov. Gen. Michaelle Jean presented Fort Frances OPP Cst. Dan Bailey with the Medal of Bravery this morning at a ceremony at Rideau Hall in Ottawa. The bravery decorations were created in 1972 to recognize people who risked their lives to try to save or protect the lives […]
Dave Ogilvie Lions Club International is offering residents of Emo and the surrounding communities the opportunity to become members of a new Lions Club. An organizational meeting of the new club was held Monday (Feb. 1) at the Emo Inn. Response was very positive and several new members joined the group. […]
Dave Ogilvie Family Literacy Day, created in 1999 by the ABC CANADA Literacy Foundation and Honda Canada, takes place across Canada every Jan. 27. The theme for this year’s celebration was “Sing for Literacy.” Thousands of Canadians in schools, libraries, and reading organizations across the country took part in activities […]
Robin McCormick Local curlers Tim Nordin (skip), Mitch Seguin (third), Mike Badiuk (second), and Travis Showalter (lead) are heading to Sudbury to compete in the provincial men’s playdowns with a trip to the Brier at stake. Our district offers them congratulations and best wishes for good luck as they continue […]
Dave Ogilvie Last Wednesday (Jan. 27), Sturgeon Creek School in Barwick held a soup and bun lunch for students, their parents, and interested members of the community. The purpose of the event was to draw attention to the plight of children in Haiti following the earthquake that struck there on […]
Peggy Revell There were plenty of cheers, applause, and a long list of “thank yous” as residents from across the district gathered last Thursday for the long-awaited opening ceremony of the Rainy River District Regional Abattoir in Emo. More than 200 people turned out to take a tour of $2-million, […]
Press Release A Rainy River man has been convicted for burning without a permit. Mark Marchuk was charged under the Forest Fires Prevention Act and fined $150 for unlawfully starting a fire without a permit. Court heard that on May 26, 2009, acting upon information from the Dawson Township and […]
Dave Ogilvie Next Thursday (Feb. 4), Cloverleaf Grocery in Emo will be donating 15 percent of the proceeds for the day, up to a maximum of $10,000, to “Canada for Haiti.” Shop at Cloverleaf on that day and you will be helping to donate to the people of Haiti (donations […]
Robin McCormick Legion Br. #99 in Emo will be hosting a fish fry this Saturday (Jan. 30) from 5-7 p.m. Take-out orders will be available at 4:30 p.m. The cost of the meal, consisting of fish, potatoes, salad, buns, and all the trimmings, is $12 for adults and $5 for […]
Heather Latter Will be missed by friends here They may have only lived in Fort Frances for a year, but the Callaway family from Australia gained experiences and friendships that will last a lifetime. “We had such a wonderful experience in every aspect,” enthused Maree Callaway, who arrived last January […]
