Staff There was one new fire in the West Fire Region yesterday, which has since been put “out.” Thunder Bay Fire #56 was a lightning-caused blaze located at the perimeter of the Fort William First Nation. It was less than 0.1 hectare in size, and located at the base of […]
District News
Robin McCormick Kelvin Caul once again was crowned as the champion logger, as well as the “safe logger,” following the 2010 loggers’ competition held Friday morning in conjunction with the Emo Fair. Darryl Desserre was named rookie-of-the-year. This was the 25th year of the popular competition. The late Gaston Godbout […]
Dave Ogilvie With all the hot weather here of late, the Emo spray park has been a welcome addition to the waterfront. One problem, however, has caused the shutdown of the park on several occasions. Whenever the system’s filters get clogged with grass and sand, the operating system automatically shuts […]
Dave Ogilvie Maintaining a long-standing tradition often is difficult to achieve, but the organizers from the Ainsworth OSB mill in Barwick hosted another successful loggers’ competition at this year’s fall fair in Emo. Ten loggers from across the district and surrounding area took part in the popular competition in front […]
Dave Ogilvie Thanks to some fantastic weather and an attendance level that exceeded previous years, the 110th Rainy River Valley Agricultural Fall Fair was declared a success. RRVAS president Emily Watson was extremely pleased with the weather, the attendance, and the overall success of this year’s fair. “It was wonderful,” […]
Ken Johnston The anglers are busy pre-fishing up a storm as this weekend’s sixth-annual Morson Bass International tournament is set to get underway. While the number of teams was down last year (from 34 in 2008 to 26 in ’09), event co-ordinator Nancy Miller said they lowered the entry fee […]
Staff Megan Veniot was crowned as the 2010 Emo Fair queen following the talent portion of the annual pageant last night at the Emo arena. Elysia Huitikka was named First Princess, and also captured the Dorothy Bonot Memorial Award for leadership, promptness, and a willingness to help others. Hillary Brown […]
Robin McCormick It’s likely everyone’s worse fear that their child, grandchild, or any child goes missing. At the Emo Fair this year, the Masons’ Manitou Lodge (Emo), Ionic Lodge (Rainy River), and Granite Lodge (Fort Frances) are offering a free child identification program that can aid in the finding of […]
Dave Ogilvie Murray and R.J. McDonald have been selected as one of the two finalists in a Canadian Cattlemen’s Association’s contest, “Cattle Showcase,” which celebrates the generations working together on the farm! They now need everyone to help them become the winners of this exciting contest. The winning family receives […]
Peggy Revell Toy lending libraries services provided by “Best Start” hubs across Rainy River District will cease to exist as of September. This change comes two years after the Ministry of Children and Youth Services re-did the service contract for “Best Start” hubs—and toy lending libraries were excluded from this, […]
Staff Ontario forest firefighting personnel in Saskatchewan are demobilizing resources and planning a return home. The first group was scheduled to return to the West Fire Region today, with a second group to the East Fire Region tomorrow. Ontario, meanwhile, continues to provide assistance to British Columbia with 288 staff […]
Robin McCormick What’s more a part of summer than the Rainy River Valley Agricultural Society’s annual fall fair in Emo, which this year will be held Aug. 19-21. As always, there will be a midway, stock car races, the fair queen crowning, entertainment, the loggers’ competition, food booths, and all […]
