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,” […]
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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 […]
Duane Hicks Just in time for Christmas, a second book about the history of the Township of La Vallee, as well as Dance, is here. “Further Connections,” a follow-up to “Connections,” published in February, 2004 to coincide with La Vallee’s centennial, was shipped last week and will be available at […]
Jessica George Trespassing an issue, too Hunting is a very popular pastime in this neck of the woods. But while many hunters follow the rules, unfortunately there are a few who break the law and taint the name of the activity. One law that continues to be disregarded by some […]
Press Release OPP officers were notified of a theft that occurred sometime between last Wednesday night and the early-morning hours of Thursday. The theft occurred in the parking lot near Timberwolf Lodge Road, which in on Highway 502 about 40 km north of Highway 11. The parking lot is vacant now, […]
Staff “Further Connections,” a follow-up to “Connections,” a book published in February, 2004 to coincide with La Vallee’s centennial, has been shipped and is expected to be available towards the end of next week. Liz Donaldson, who put the second book together along with Joyce Witherspoon, Freeda Carmody, and Maxine […]
