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 […]
District News
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 […]
Dave Ogilvie The 144 Royal Canadian Sea Cadet Corps (Fort Frances) held a “Range Day” at the Emo curling rink on Saturday. All the cadets were given a day of rifle training using Daisy air rifles, including proper shooting technique and gun safety. Many other activities have been planned for […]
Staff The Township of Emo has landed some provincial funding to complete an inventory of the community’s assets to help attract entrepreneurs and investors. Emo will be receiving up to an $4,500 for an “asset analysis” of the town, as well as to hire a person to look at this […]
Robin McCormick In response to the earthquake disaster in Haiti, Crossroads School’s Kids Care Club and the student council will be organizing a fundraising drive called “Coins for Haiti.” From Monday, Jan. 25 through Thursday, Jan. 28, students are asked to donate coins that will be forwarded to “Free the […]
Amanda Turco Days before Christmas, longtime Rainy River District Women’s Institute Museum (Pioneer Museum) volunteer Tina Visser was presented with the book, “We Were Not Worried at Dinner Time,” signed by the author, that the museum published back in the fall. Visser, who turned 96 in November, her late husband, […]
