Kick-off the Minnesota fishing opener by joining us for the fourth-annual “Hooked on Talent” vocal talent contest on Friday, May 9 at 7 p.m. at the Backus Auditorium in International Falls. If you’ve got musical talent, we want you! A limited number of contestants will have the opportunity to win […]
District News
Nomination meetings to choose the NDP candidate for the Thunder Bay-Rainy River riding in the next federal election are being held this weekend. Two-time nominee John Rafferty, who lives in Fort Frances, is being challenged this time around by former Thunder Bay councillor Betty Kennedy. Both nominees will be on […]
Everyone in the community and district is warmly invited to join the public walk on Good Friday (March 21) here in Fort Frances, entitled “Biimosetaa, Walking Together to Overcome Racism.” March 21 is the United Nation’s International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination. It also is Good Friday and […]
A spray park is a playground with water. It has names like Whale Tale, Water Willow, Spill-o-Saurus, Ground Gusher, and Magic Touch Fire Hydrant. It’s also the newest development in family outdoor fun. You know how much kids enjoy running through the backyard sprinkler. Imagine the fun they will have […]
It may have started as a small country library, where local students had to take turns signing out their library books, but in the 93 years since its early beginnings, the Emo Public Library has grown, improved, and changed its appearance many times. A few months ago, the EPL joined […]
FORT FRANCES—The Atikokan Crisis Centre successfully hosted its first winter camp during the March Break last week for children who have been exposed to abuse in the home and their mothers. The four-day event, held at Brown’s Clearwater West Lodge, offered plenty of fun and games, as well as therapeutic […]
If you’re looking for an excellent meal and an evening of side-splitting Canadian cowboy humour, then the Rainy River District “Spring Gathering” on Saturday, April 5 at the Chapple Recreation Centre in Barwick is definitely the place to be. Tickets, which cost $10 apiece, are available from district merchants, Rainy […]
Hydro One is contributing $10,000 to the Ojibways of Onigaming First Nation to fund its rink renovation project and $5,000 to the Township of Emo towards construction of a splash park there. The grants, announced Monday, are part of the company’s new “PowerPlay” program that benefits children’s outdoor and active […]
At last Thursday’s public meeting of those opposing the abattoir in Emo, it was suggested the old Stratton Meats abattoir could be resurrected instead. Drew Stajkowski, senior environmental officer with the MoE in Kenora, was contacted and asked about this possibility. “As far as we are concerned, this is a […]
The local Christian Farmers’ Federation of Ontario (CFFO) held a seminar, entitled “Controlling our food supply,” back on Feb. 26 at the Christian Reformed Church in Emo. Secretary/treasurer Jan Van Rozen introduced CFFO vice-president Henry Stevens, who led discussions with the group of about 20 farmers seated around tables in […]
STRATTON—In the spring of 2010, AbitibiBowater Inc. would like to have freshly-baled switch grass and reed canary grass to try out in its new biomass boiler in Fort Frances. “In a perfect world, they would like it in the spring,” local ag rep Gary Sliworsky told potential growers at an […]
FORT FRANCES—Keenan Geyshick of Lac La Croix First Nation is a hero, especially in the eyes of his younger sister and family. The five-year-old boy saved his sister, Karis, two, from being mauled by dogs while playing outside late last month. “I fought them and I kicked them off my […]
