The Memorial Sports Centre was a beehive of activity on Friday and Saturday for the Fort Frances Chamber of Commerce’s 19th-annual home and leisure show. Chamber office manager Dawn Booth said Monday that while the attendance numbers were down slightly from last year, more than 3,000 people came through the […]
District News
Atikokan residents once again will address the Rainy River District School Board regarding the need for a new bus for the students of Atikokan High School. David Boileau and Vic Prokopchuk each are scheduled to give a presentation to the board, which is holding its regular monthly meeting in Atikokan […]
Bill Limerick, director of environmental health with the Northwestern Health Unit, organized a meeting Tuesday morning at the Emo Legion to discuss interim solutions for processing uninspected domestic meat in Rainy River District. Local producers, committee members, and area municipal leaders met with several health unit members, as well as […]
The rain held off for most of the day Saturday, brining people from across the district to Emo for its annual “Spring Fever Days” celebrations, which ran Thursday through Saturday. “It seems like it was really busy all over town,” noted Emo Chamber of Commerce president Colleen Vennechenko. “And the […]
All Hydro One customers west of Fort Frances, up to and including the Town of Rainy River, can expect a planned power interruption this Sunday (April 29). The power interruption will start at 11 a.m., with power being restored by 4 p.m., Hydro One reported yesterday afternoon. This will affect […]
Who says small communities aren’t full of fun activities? Devlin/La Vallee sure proves that to be untrue as several events are happening here in the next month. The first is an art show and sale at Crossroads School on Thursday, May 3. The students have been doing paintings with Fort […]
Fort Frances OPP officers have issued only two parking tickets in the first quarter of 2007—a far cry from the 171 in the first quarter last year. That’s just one of the statistics town council heard Monday night in the police services activity report for the first quarter of 2007 […]
CN announced Friday it will emphasize the deadly risks of trespassing on railway property during Rail Safety Week from April 23-29. CN Police officers will be out in full force this week, conducting their annual safety blitz operations at highway/railway crossings in about 100 locations across Canada and the United […]
THUNDER BAY, Ont. —Four men and one woman from Ontario and British Columbia are facing numerous drug-related charges following a long-term operation by national, provincial, and local police forces. Police say they arrested “numerous suspects” involved in the trafficking of marijuana and ecstacy earlier this week. The arrests followed an […]
Once again, the Township of Emo is looking to recognize seniors in the community and the countless contributions they make by proclaiming June as Seniors’ Month. In particular, Emo council is eager to nominate an individual for the 2007 Senior of the Year Award, which was established by the Ontario […]
Members of the Rainy River Valley Field Naturalists were saluted at last week’s Alberton council meeting for their work in helping conserve local heritage. The nomination for the group was submitted to the Ontario Heritage Trust by Alberton Reeve Mike Hammond back in October at the direction of council. Since […]
Ted Kaemingh, developer of the subdivision off Emo Road in Emo, attended council’s regular meeting last Tuesday (April 10) to propose an extension of the area currently home to more than a dozen families. “The interest is there, but we’re running out of lots,” Kaemingh told council, adding two or […]
