CN Rail will be providing disposable cell phones to Bell Canada customers in Emo who have lost service due to Tuesday’s derailment, according to a CN spokesperson. A list of affected customers has been provided to CN by Bell Canada and the Township of Emo. Anyone with a friend, relative […]
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By Megan Walchuk
(Updated Feb. 21) The township of Emo is asking residents to reduce electricity consumption in the aftermath of Tuesday evening’s CN derailment. Residents residing east of the Hwy 602 crossing and south of Hwy 11, between Emo and Devlin, may experience power outages or surges throughout Thursday evening and Friday […]
The Canadian PressDonna Spencer While Vancouver celebrates the 10th anniversary of the 2010 Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games, the man who co-led the bid and headed the organizing committee wants the city to do it again in 2030. John Furlong told the Vancouver Board of Trade in a speech today […]
Jamie Mountain The only thing consistent for the Fort Frances Lakers this SIJHL season is inconsistent play. That was the theme once again over the weekend as the squad had a great effort in taking down the visiting Red Lake Miners 5-2 on Friday night but came out flat and […]
Jamie Mountain Fort Frances Lakers’ defenceman Matthew Dyck did his best to keep Wisconsin Lumberjacks’ forward Lukas Lundgren under wraps defensively during the Lakers’ 3-0 loss on Monday afternoon in an SIJHL Family Day matinee game at the Ice For Kids Arena.
Jamie Mountain
The only thing consistent for the Fort Frances Lakers this SIJHL season is inconsistent play. That was the theme once again over the weekend as the squad had a great effort in taking down the visiting Red Lake Miners 5-2 on Friday night but came out flat and couldn’t muster […]
Submitted A CN train carrying crude oil derailed in Emo on Tuesday, Feb. 18, at 8:30 p.m. Roughly 30 cars came off the tracks, 26 of which were carrying crude oil. Two leaked a yet-to-be determined amount of crude oil. None has been found in the drinking water, according to […]
(Updated Feb. 20) At approximately 8:30 p.m. Feb. 18, a CN train derailed near Emo, at Highway 602, south of the Trans Canada Highway. The crash blocked one crossing, according to CN. Approximately 30 railcars derailed in various positions, with 26 carrying crude oil. At least two cars leaked. The […]
Jamie Mountain photo Fort Frances Lakers’ defenceman Matthew Dyck did his best to keep Wisconsin Lumberjacks’ forward Lukas Lundgren under wraps defensively during the Lakers’ 3-0 loss on Monday afternoon in an SIJHL Family Day matinee game at the Ice For Kids Arena.
The staff and board members of the Fort Frances Public Library Technology Centre posed for a photo with Science North staff scientist Grace Schmidt, centre, during the training day that was held in the building yesterday. Schmidt trained the library staff and board members on the use of the THINK […]
Ken Kellar Students at J.W. Walker school took time yesterday afternoon to take part in the “I Read Canadian” Day at the local school. The inaugural event is a national day of celebration of Canadian books for young people and is dedicated to “reading Canadian.” Students at Robert Moore school […]
INTERNATIONAL FALLS–Voyageurs National Park Association (VNPA), in partnership with the National Park Service and the University of Minnesota – Duluth, will host a free dark sky program on Feb. 27. The program will be offered twice and registration is required. The Cosmic Tour and Dark Sky Adventure will be hosted […]
