Word last week of a “suspicious” object in Sand Bay, which prompted police to cordon off an area of Pither’s Point and call in a provincial dive team, turned out to be a false alarm, Fort Frances OPP reported Friday afternoon. Last Wednesday evening, a pair of local residents fishing […]
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Are you wild about wolves? If so, then join biologist Jen Fox of Voyageurs National Park this evening as she talks about the gray wolf monitoring she has conducted in the park. Find out how many packs use the park, where they travel, and how wild they really are. Come […]
You have just met a nice friend on the Internet when he gives you a sob story about having difficulties transferring monies to clients. He asks you if you would be willing to cash some money orders and forward the money to various people, and of course you will be […]
The 2005 Emo Fall Fair later this month promises to be full of new events, plus all of our favourites. This year there will be a tractor pull, tractor race, and tractor balance following the parade on the Saturday. Perhaps you saw this three-part tractor contest at the thresher’s day […]
Elaine Niemi of Thunder Bay was the winner of the NASCAR/Busch tickets to Bristol, Tenn., as well as accommodations and $1,000 (U.S.) in spending money, in the Fun in the Sun raffle drawn last Thursday at La Place Rendez-Vous. Judy Perrault of Fort Frances won the second prize (an XM […]
The pressure was high on the race track as the WISSOTA Modifieds desperately tried to get their feature race in before the rain started Saturday night at the Emo Speedway. There were more cars on the track this past week, too, so starting up was a bit of an issue. […]
In a move Thunder Bay-Rainy River MP Ken Boshcoff billed as a “Northwest solution for Northwesterners,” the federal government last week pledged more than $1 million to the Township of Atikokan to help spur economic development there. Both Boshcoff and Andy Mitchell, the minister of state for FedNor, were in […]
Although attendance was down a bit and there were no special activities, the sixth-annual Chapple Day festivities last weekend proved to be a great time for those who attended. Since it’s inception in 1999, Chapple Days has become a regular mid-summer feature in Barwick and beyond. Rilla Race, who chairs […]
The Emo Family Resource Program currently is selling tickets on a child’s art desk. It is on display at Gillons’ Insurance office on Front Street in Emo. Tickets cost $2 each or three for $5, which are available at the centre during regular operating hours. • • • The Township of Emo […]
The fifth-annual Summer Science Camp held at Manitou Rapids once again has lived up to its billing, according to event organizers. The four-day program allows kids from Rainy River First Nations to get an up close and personal look at how science works—and how it affects our daily lives. About […]
They’ve met only once, but the recently-formed “Border Sister Cities Task Force” is wasting no time tackling a big issue. By virtue of an invitation from International Falls Mayor Shawn Mason, Fort Frances Mayor Dan Onichuk will be part of a group meeting with Minnesota Sen. Norm Coleman this coming […]
“We care.” That’s the message the City of Dryden is hoping to send with its ongoing campaign to bring attention to the plight of Northern Ontario’s forestry sector. Two weeks ago, city officials organized a town hall-style meeting to address growing concerns about the health of the industry, and have […]
