Dave Ogilvie The Emo Legion’s “Country Jam” enjoyed a generous crowd Friday night despite the seventh game in the Stanley Cup final. People of all ages, from two to 82, sang along, danced, and listened to the musicians. Emily Smith, Vern Silver, and Stan Cottam played lots of polkas and […]
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Press Release The executive, board of directors, and volunteers of the regional Crime Stoppers program wishes to thank the students, faculty, and staff of area high schools for the invitation to attend their respectful schools to deliver the “Clear the Air About Crime Stoppers” program. OPP co-ordinator Gary Potter successfully […]
Press Release Residents of Fort Frances, Alberton, La Vallee, Emo, Morley, Rainy River, and Dawson will benefit from federal and provincial infrastructure funding announced Friday. These projects will improve transportation efficiency, support a healthier environment, and enhance local facilities, services, and create local jobs. “Under the leadership of Prime Minister […]
the MNR A fishing resort guide who failed to put out his campfire must pay $7,000. Ted McLeod of Atikokan was charged under the Forest Fires Prevention Act and fined $1,000 for failing to extinguish a fire. McLeod also must pay $6,000 to the Ministry of Natural Resources to help […]
Dave Ogilvie The Emo spray park committee would like to announce that between Sturgeon Creek and Donald Young Schools, the students brought in $246,814.21 worth of receipts, which results in a donation of $8,638.50. The junior/senior kindergarten and Grade 4/5 classes won the pizza party at Sturgeon Creek, as did […]
the MNR The Ministry of Natural Resources laid 17 charges and issued five warnings during an enforcement road check on Highway 11 at Couchiching First Nation on U.S. Memorial Day (May 25). Conservation officers stopped 680 vehicles and checked 345 non-residents and one resident for compliance with the Fish and […]
the MNR A Manitoba man has been fined $3,000 for the illegal possession and transportation of a woodland caribou. Dale Vandepoele, 41, of Ste. Rose Du Lac, pleaded guilty to three charges under the Fish and Wildlife Conservation Act, of possessing and transporting a caribou hide, and making a false […]
Peggy Revell The correction of a longstanding historical error is underway as Stanjikoming First Nation is in the process of officially changing its name to Mitaanjigamiing First Nation. “That’s what the people before called it. I imagine that’s what they’d want it called now,” said elder Fred Major, who has […]
Elisabeth Heslop Tony Weir can remember the days before Alberton had a volunteer fire department. “When a fire call came, everybody went and we just stood there and watched it burn,” he reminisced with bright afternoon sun beaming in through the windows of his Alberton farmhouse. “And then there was […]
the MNR The Ministry of Natural Resources’ Aviation and Forest Fire Management division is responding to another request for forest firefighter support to British Columbia. A total of 114 personnel, including two four-person FireRanger crews and one division supervisor from Fort Frances, were set to depart today from Sudbury and […]
Staff With no fire activity going on in Ontario, the Ministry of Natural Resources today deployed 74 personnel to British Columbia to assist with the fire situation there. A total of 40 FireRangers (in two 20-person crew configurations), plus a fire behaviour analyst, were dispatched from the West Fire Region, […]
the OPP Fort Frances OPP officers have been noticing an increase in the number of unlocked vehicles throughout town. In May, officers checked almost 190 vehicles during their patrols and found 114 were unlocked. Incredibly, eight unattended vehicles had their keys inside. In addition to the unlocked vehicles, officers want […]
