Fall is almost here, things are dry, and there is still a lot of work to be done in the fields; both in harvesting the crops and applying organic fertilizer (i.e. manure) for next year’s crops. When spreading manure, you must keep in mind Best Management Practices. You may not […]
District News
Those who have missed the scrapbooking store “Scrap-A-Bit” in downtown Emo can keep their hobby going as a new business, “Scrap-A-Lot,” is set to open Oct. 1 just minutes east of the village. Brenda Elias, a stay-at-home mom with four children and a self-professed “scrap addict,” is setting up shop […]
EMO—Seniors and older adults in Emo and the surrounding area will have a shorter distance to travel this year to participate in a seniors’ expo, with an event scheduled for Sept. 26 from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. at the Emo Legion. Organized by the Emo-La Vallee-Chapple Healthy Communities Coalition and sponsored […]
On their way through the district as part of their cycling tour from Winnipeg to Sudbury, members of the “Otesha Project” delivered their message of environmentalism and making informed consumer decisions here last week and early this week. After stopping at Donald Young School in Emo and Crossroads School in […]
FORT FRANCES—The First Impressions Community Exchange is finalizing plans to visit Dryden, and is looking for more people to join the Fort Frances team. An orientation meeting will be held next Tuesday (Sept. 18) at 4:30 p.m. at the Fort Frances Museum. The team plans to visit Dryden on Oct. […]
With the provincial election coming up Oct. 10, voters in the Kenora-Rainy River riding will have four candidates to choose from when they fill out their ballots. Incumbent MPP and party leader Howard Hampton, who was acclaimed as the NDP candidate on Saturday, said now is the right time to […]
FORT FRANCES—While plans for a community garden here still are in preliminary stages, Clover Valley Farmers’ Market agri-food marketing intern Josh Phillips is excited about the project. “There are a variety of groups who have tried to get a community garden up and running, but they always run into a […]
Nine years ago, a group of singers from Emo and surrounding communities decided to help Emo celebrate its 100th birthday by forming the Emo Centennial Choir. Ever since, interested individuals from across the district have gathered in the fall and again in the spring to learn new songs and to […]
With the ninth-annual Rainy River Walleye Tournament just over two weeks away, tournament directors are busy beavers finalizing last-minute details and getting all the facilities into place. Tournament chair Wes Blight said this year’s RRWT will be bigger and better than ever. And with the field expanded to 87 teams, […]
Several local draft horse owners are planning a fun weekend and potluck next Saturday (Sept. 15) starting at the Harold and Karen Kellar residence in Devlin. Anyone interested in going on an old-fashioned “wagon train” is encouraged to come out. “The last time we planned an event like this was […]
The Ministry of Natural Resources is advising campers and others vacationing in Ontario’s outdoors on Labour Day weekend to use caution with all outdoor fires and do their part in preventing human-caused forest fires. Over the past 10 years, 91 human-caused forest fires have been started in Ontario during the […]
One new fire was reported in the Northwest Region by the end of the day yesterday. A canoeist in Quetico Park called in the small lightning-caused fire that was burning on an island on Russell Lake. FireRangers from the Fort Frances Fire Management Headquarters responded and the blaze has been […]
