If you’ve made any plans for this weekend that don’t include a visit to Emo, then you’re really missing the boat. Spring Fever Days, that traditional kick-off to spring in Emo, goes Thursday-Saturday—and this year it promises to be bigger than ever. Actually, festivities got underway today (Wednesday) with the […]
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The Fun in the Sun royalty pageant is looking for an energetic, enthusiastic, well-organized individual to co-ordinate this year’s pageant. “We are looking for someone to take over the pageant this year and perhaps following years,” said Dawn Booth, a Fun in the Sun committee member. “The pageant is such […]
From its early days as one man using his pickup truck as an office, the Seven Generations Education Institute has come a long way since 1985. One sure sign of that success is the 50 students who will be getting their diplomas at the SGEI’s graduation coming up June 16—the […]
By now you have your seedlings started and they are growing successfully. With a few more tips, you will get the best from these seedlings so when you plant them outdoors, you will have strong plants that will get a jump on the gardening season. Now that the seedlings are […]
Seven Generations Education Institute has its beginnings in the Rainy Lake Ojibway Education Authority, formed in 1985. The RLOEA was formed when the 10 First Nations in the Rainy Lake Tribal Area expressed a desire to maintain traditional culture and linguistic values—driving forces in a quest for political self-determination. CEO […]
The Fort Frances Canadian Bass Championship will be able to ensure kids have plenty to do once again this year after being given $10,000 to make up for revenues it won’t be getting from the “Reel Raffle.” Council agreed Monday night to authorize “one-time” funding in the amount of $5,000 […]
What is the policy of the Province of Ontario with respect to agriculture? Does the province even have a policy? These questions were front and centre when the Rainy River Christian Farmers’ Association held its annual general meeting in Emo last Thursday evening. The RRCFA is a member of the […]
The Sunset Country Regional Science Fair took place at Fort Frances High School on Saturday, with about 120 students from Grades 4-12 participating. “We had a great fair. There’s been a tremendous amount of excellent work done,” said Crossroads School principal Brian Love, who chairs the regional science fair committee. […]
Bay City Co. Ltd. will get back to work next month reconstructing King’s Highway, completing the job all the way to Daniel Avenue. Operations and Facilities manager Doug Brown said last week the work to overhaul King’s Highway will resume the first week of May and must be completed by […]
Local OPP detachment commander S/Sgt. Hugh Dennis delivered some welcome news to town council Monday night, reporting poling costs ended up under budget in 2004. He noted the town had budgeted policing costs at $2,145,156 in 2004, with the actual costs turning out to be $1,967,812. “We came in under […]
Since the closing of the U.S. border to shipments of live Canadian cattle, farmers here—and across the country—have been faced with the prospect of seeing their herds increase in size yet decrease in value. Animals (such as cull cows) that normally would have been sent to slaughter now are being […]
Throughout the ages, weather always has been the most important factor in the lives of those who grow grains or pasture. It also is the one thing completely beyond their control. But now, thanks to a new initiative from the Ontario government, farmers in Rainy River District at least can […]
