From the first boat in Thursday’s parade on Front Street to last call at the Emo-La Vallee Arena on Saturday night, the third-annual Emo Walleye Classic was a huge success. Even while the 53 boats were out on the Rainy River, there was plenty to do back at the arena. […]
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Rainy River District School Board trustees will hear a report on its crisis response plan at its regular monthly meeting here tonight. Representatives from the board and the Northwestern Health Unit held a crisis management committee meeting Feb. 10 to discuss the board’s crisis response plan and make any necessary […]
Merial Stromberg sits at her dining room table, talking about hair. She has a ready smile and strong hands, and is quick to point out she never thought she’d end up braiding hair for a living, though she’s been doing it since she was eight years old. “It was my […]
Queen’s “We are the Champions” boomed out of the speakers over the cheering crowd as Dale Hartlin and Dan Pollard stepped up on the stage Saturday afternoon to collect their reward as this year’s Emo Walleye Classic champs. They stood—fists pumped in the air—smiling at the crowd inside the Emo-La […]
And they’re off! The 53 teams competing in the third-annual Emo Walleye Classic set off early Friday morning in search of fame, fortune, and, of course, fish. There was an air of excitement and anticipation as the boats completed their checks and departed in two flights, with the first leaving […]
While “bag tags” are going to become a fact of life for residents of Fort Frances starting Monday (May 31), town council is looking at making several concessions that may make the transition easier for some. An amended version of the proposed waste management bylaw was put through first reading […]
Town council passed the new waste management bylaw during a special meeting Wednesday, which means, among other things, that “bag tags” will come into effect here starting Monday (May 31). And in order to make sure residents are up to speed on amendments made to the bylaw, the town is […]
While “bag tags” are going to become a fact of life for residents of Fort Frances starting Monday (May 31), town council is looking at making several concessions that may make the transition easier for some. An amended version of the proposed waste management bylaw was put through first reading […]
Even the stormy weather could not deter the participants from coming out for the 10th-annual “Big Bike” fundraiser for the Heart and Stroke Foundation here last Wednesday. Six teams participated this year, including Abitibi-Consolidated, Riverside Health Care Facilities, Inc., the CIBC, Wal-Mart, Couchiching First Nation, and Fort Frances High School. […]
Local mill workers will be taking a strike vote sometime before June 7 after negotiations between the Communications, Energy and Paperworkers Union of Canada and Abitibi-Consolidated broke off Saturday in Montreal. The talks ended following 15 days of bargaining. CEP bargaining representatives from 14 Abitibi-Consolidated mills in Ontario, Quebec, New […]
J.W. Walker School here has topped the list of elementary schools in Ontario, according to the Fraser Institute’s annual Report Card on Ontario’s Elementary Schools. J.W. Walker earned a perfect 10 out of 10 score, along with 30 other schools in the province, most of which are located in urban […]
With the deadline for nominations having come and gone Monday, it looks like an election for positions on the board of directors of Riverside Health Care Facilities, Inc. won’t be needed again this year when it holds its annual meeting June 24 in Emo. “I would doubt it,” Riverside CEO […]
