Dave Ogilvie The annual Boxing Day bonspiel was held Friday at the Emo curling club, with 10 teams from across the district participating. Grant Meyers’ team was declared the winner, with Paul Loney’s rink finishing second. Event organizer Dave Hughes was pleased with the turnout and by all accounts, everyone […]
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Dorothy Friesen Volunteers prepared and delivered 25 complete Christmas dinners to people in the Emo and surrounding area, as well as serving 55 others a traditional sit-down turkey and ham meal with all the trimmings at Knox United Church on Christmas Day. As people feasted on the desserts (Christmas pudding, […]
Staff The Fort Frances Atom ‘AA’ 99ers held their early-bird raffle yesterday at the CC Complex at Couchiching. Peggy Martineau drew six-year-old Reed Bodnar as the lucky winner of a $500 gas voucher donated by the CC Complex. More draws will take place Jan. 30 when the team hosts their […]
Dave Ogilvie The local Right Relations Circle’s potluck feast, held last Thursday (Dec. 18) at Knox United Church in Emo, was declared a success by event organizers. The evening, which offered a chance to “Get to Know Our Neighbours,” was attended by people from across the district. Members of the […]
Dave Ogilvie Last Tuesday (Dec. 16), Donald Young School in Emo offered quite the special treat to the community: their very own production of the holiday favourite, “The Nutcracker.” A far cry from the regular Christmas concert, this special adaptation of the original story, “The Nutcracker and the Mouse King,” […]
Staff For parents, relatives, and friends of all the miniature reindeer, gingerbread kids, angels, shepherds, and so much more, photos of Christmas concerts staged by schools across the district are now available online at the Fort Frances Times’ website at www.fftimes.com If you find a photo you really like, drop […]
VNP Voyageurs National Park has received significant cold temperatures and more than a foot of powder-like snow, providing for attractive snowmobiling conditions. The Green Trail, which lies between Black Bay on Rainy Lake and the Ash River community, is now staked and open. Patches of slush are present along the […]
Press Release Rainy River District OPP officers are continuing the Festive R.I.D.E. program, which is in effect from Nov. 28 until Jan. 2. To date, officers have checked more than 3,500 vehicles in checkstop locations across the district, as well as 20 snowmachines. Almost 100 hours have been dedicated to […]
Dave Ogilvie The next men’s breakfast will be this Saturday (Dec. 20) at 8 a.m. at the Emo Legion. The usual $10 buffet this month will feature Pastor Conrad Dueck as guest speaker. He and his wife, Lois, and family moved into our community within the past year to become […]
Press Release The Township of Atikokan is pleased to announce the commencement of the Marmion Batholith Magnetic Survey. This 11,600-km survey will provide detailed magnetic data for an area from the Town of Atikokan east to Crooked Pine Lake, and from the Lumby Lake greenstone belt to Quetico Park in […]
the NDP NDP MPs and MPPs from across Northern Ontario were in Thunder Bay on Monday demanding immediate federal and provincial government action to deal with the region’s growing forestry jobs crisis. “We are here today because we are worried about what has happened, and what will happen, to Ontario’s […]
Dave Ogilvie It was a typical evening for a Christmas concert: the snow was falling, the parking lot was crowded, and the first dozen rows were almost full an hour before the performance was set to begin. Such was the case at the annual Sturgeon Creek School Christmas concert last […]
