Sam Odrowski Emily Potter of the Northern Ontario Farm Innovation Alliance (NOFIA) spoke to attendees of the Emo Agricultural Research Station (EARS) open house on Thursday evening about the agricultural research being conducted through NOFIA and how it links to the crop trials being run at EARS.
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Submitted New farm owner and first-time soybean grower, Conrad Martin, left showed off his farm to attendees of the crop and soil tour on Thursday. The tour was hosted by the Emo Agricultural Research Station and soil profiles were conducted by Sebastian Belliard, soil management specialist for the Ontario Ministry […]
Marc Stuempfle Both family and friends from Giant Hearts Thunder Bay and Fort Frances came together to install and stock essential supplies for the first “Blessing Box” in Fort Frances, located on 218 Second St. East. The “Blessing Box” is a community pantry–it is open for anyone struggling with food […]
Ken Kellar Laurie Nuttall, left, and Trudy McCormick watched as Robert Oltsher signed the petition protesting the Ontario government’s cuts to Legal Aid Ontario at the Northwest Community Legal Clinic’s barbecue yesterday. NCLC held the barbecue as part of a province-wide day of action to protest the nearly 30 percent […]
Ken Kellar Members of the Fort Frances Horticultural Society welcomed visitors and well-wishers and offered them cake, coffee and tea during the society’s 50th anniversary celebrations at the Fort Frances Public Library on Saturday.
Sam Odrowski Emo Agricultural Research Station (EARS) crop technician Kim Jo Bliss spoke to a group of over 50 people about the crop trials being run at the research station during the EARS open house on Thursday evening. Various experts from the University of Guelph and Northern Ontario Farm Innovation […]
Sam Odrowski Alexis Latter of “Lexi’s Little Pet Pals” talked about her various handmade dog toys and cat treats to passerby Vicki Ogilvie who stopped by the Youth Enterprise Camp’s week-end sale at Rainy Lake Square on Friday, while fellow campers David Morrison and Drew Windigo looked on.
Sam Odrowski Emo Agricultural Research Station (EARS) summer student Nicholas Donaldson towed attendees around the station with a tractor on Thursday during the EARS open house. Donaldson has worked at EARS for six straight years and is in his final year of school, making this summer at the station his […]
Submitted Sebastian Belliard, soil management specialist for the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food, and Rural Affairs (OMAFRA), took a look at the soil profile of John Sawatzky’s farm that’s south of Emo on Thursday morning during the Emo Agricultural Research Station’s (EARS) soil and crop tour.
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The Northwestern Health Unit catchment area continues to see an increase in cases of syphilis which has been tied to the ongoing outbreak of syphilis in Winnipeg, Man. Dr. Kit Young-Hoon explains that “until Winnipeg rates go back down we are likely going to continue to see higher than normal […]
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Current MP Don Rusnak withdrew his name as a candidate in the federal election earlier this year and the Liberal Party has now selected a new face. The party announced late Monday that Marcus Powlowski received the nomination following association meetings held in Atikokan, Fort Frances, and Thunder Bay, defeating […]
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Calling all string players of all ages and levels! The Rainy Lake Community Orchestra is hosting its annual summer string camp beginning Sunday, Aug. 11 at the Ranier Community Building. Registration is not required. The first rehearsals will be held on Sunday, Aug. 11. The Rainy Lake Sinfonia (Youth and […]
