Ken Kellar Liam Bodnar, left, took some pointers from Watten Volunteer Fire Dept. volunteer Josh Colling at the fire extinguisher demonstration set up at Sunny Cove Camp as part of the department’s annual fish fry on Friday afternoon. Visitors were able to sit down and enjoy a meal of fish, […]
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Marc Stuempfle Workers from Playgrounds-R-Us and the Emo and District Lions Club members last Wednesday worked together to build the new playset being installed at the Devlin Ball Park. The playground is accessible-friendly to help develop sensory, motor, cognitive and social/emotion skills for children. Lots of hands made for light […]
Ken Kellar A pedestrian used one of the new crosswalk buttons along Scott Street. The buttons are designed to increase accessibility at the pedestrian crossings, incorporating an audible signal and tactile feedback to assist those with auditory or visual impairments.
Sam Odrowski
Issues surrounding the 112-year-old Fort Frances Jail were recently brought to the attention of town representatives. Mayor June Caul and all members of council toured the facility earlier this month following a letter to the editor by correctional officer and OPSEU Local 718 president, Tom Kenny, in the July 3, […]
Sam Odrowski
Due to coming changes in the quality of ore being extracted from New Gold’s open pit mine north of Barwick, many have feared the Rainy River site could have a significantly altered lifespan. But New Gold president Renaud Adams said there’s still lots of potential at the local mine to […]
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Fort Frances Lion’s Club T.V. Bingo will start on Thursday, Sept. 12 at 6:30 p.m. on Shaw Cable (channel 10). Cards will be handed out to same outlets as last year. Cards will be available first week in September. There is a program change this year. Program as follows: It […]
Sam Odrowksi
The second cattle sale of the year is coming to the Stratton sales barn on Saturday, Sept. 7, where around 1,000 animals will be put through the ring. While some animals may come from Dryden or Thunder Bay, almost all of the cattle sold is sourced from the Rainy River […]
By Edith M. Lederer The Associated Press Next month’s three-day U.N. climate summit will highlight the urgency of taking immediate actions to reduce global warming and focus on innovations that work not wordy statements, the U.N. special envoy for the event said Tuesday. Luis Alfonso de Alba told a news […]
By Andrew Welsh-Huggins The Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio — Purdue Pharma and the thousands of state and local governments suing the maker of OxyContin over the nation’s deadly opioid crisis are negotiating a $10 billion to $12 billion settlement under which the Sackler family would give up ownership of the […]
By Bernard Condon And Adriana Gomez Licon The Associated Press MIAMI — President Donald Trump was in full sales mode Monday, doing everything but pass out brochures as he touted the features that would make the Doral golf resort the ideal place for the next G-7 Summit close to the […]
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Ragged Road will be the last barn concert of the season at Cornell Farms on Wednesday, Sept. 4 beginning at 7:30 p.m. At the beginning of their career, Ragged Road is one band to watch in the next few years. Their day jobs might be math teacher, maintenance manager, map-maker, […]
Brady Caul of Fort Frances, left, was all smiles after capturing the final checkered flag of the season in the WISSOTA Modifieds division in Borderland Racing Association action on Saturday night. It was the second victory at the Emo Speedway for Caul this year. –Photos courtesy of the Emo Speedway
