Sam Odrowski Brock Visser had a blast bouncing around on the bungee trampoline at the Emo Fair on Thursday evening. Children enjoyed an array of fun midway rides, games, and activities.
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Adrianna McCoy belted out some big notes during her performance at the sixth-annual “Music in the Park” event held last Tuesday at the Lions Park in Emo. The event raised more than $1,000 to help her and 60 other girls from across the district attend the “I Am Awesome (And […]
It will be clear tonight, with an overnight low of 11 C (52 F) and light southwest winds. Tomorrow will be mainly sunny, with a high of 27 (80) and low around 16 (61). Look for south-southwest winds gusting up to 18 km/h. Cloudy skies are forecast for Friday, along […]
Press Release Ontario is investing more than $182 million to replace aging police facilities’ infrastructure with nine new OPP detachments so communities can continue to receive modern, cost-efficient, and high-quality police services essential to public safety. The new detachments will be located in Fort Frances, Moosonee, Hawkesbury, Huron County, West […]
Sam Odrowski Numbers were up all around for entries into the Exhibition Hall at this year’s Emo Fair–and the judges couldn’t be happier. “Everything looks good,” judge Sylvia Goodheart smiled. “It’s nice to see so many people exhibiting and taking part.” The increased participation helps to create a stronger sense […]
An article in last Wednesday’s Times, headlined “Concerns over discarded needles addressed,” incorrectly stated about 6.5 percent of Canadians have HIV currently, with Ontario being on par to the national average. In fact, it should have read about 6.5 per 100,000 people currently have HIV, which translates to .0065 percent. […]
Robin McCormickDevlin correspondent The annual Mini-Queen and King contest held in conjunction with the Emo Fair took place Thursday evening upstairs at the Emo-La Vallee Community Centre. In the end, the mini-royalty for 2018 were Sloan Baird from Devlin and Niels Reynolds from Rainy River. Congratulations to them both! • […]
Press Release Mark LaBelle will perform at the final barn concert of the season at Cornell Farms in La Vallee, which is set for tomorrow (Aug. 23) beginning at 7:30 p.m. LaBelle has been performing musical comedy for more than 25 years throughout Canada and the U.S. His ingenious ability […]
Duane Hicks Last week’s announcement that the town is acquiring the Shevlin wood yard and the former nurses’ station on Mowat Avenue from Resolute Forest Products for a nominal fee has resulted in a mixed reaction from the public. The Fort Frances Times’ Facebook page has received dozens of comments […]
Summer reporterStephanie Hagenaars The Fort Frances “Best Start” Hub is hosting a car seat clinic this Friday (Aug. 24), in partnership with the Couchiching Family Wellbeing Program (CFWP) and United Native Friendship Centre, to promote the health and safety of children by educating and coaching parents and caregivers in car […]
Sam Odrowski Lions Park in Emo saw a swell of support last Tuesday when organizers and participants of the “I Am Awesome (And I Know It)” girls’ retreat held the sixth-annual “Music in the Park” event. “Everybody came together and it made for a really great event,” enthused organizer Renée […]
Sam Odrowski District businesses Manitou Forest Products and Henry’s Trucking last week received a combined investment of $1.375 million from the Northern Ontario Heritage Fund Corp. that will create 10 new jobs in all. Local MPP Greg Rickford, who also is the minister of energy and northern development and mines, […]
