Submitted Emo Motocross (EMX) hosted a clinic conducted by Winnipeg motocross riders Ami and Kim Houde on July 22. Pictured here are Dawson Pollard, front row left, Landon Flinders, Ami Houde, Kali Tessier, and Ozzy Hanson, and Dillon Tessier, back row left, Cole, Alex,and Blake Kreger, Julia Guertin, John Gavel, […]
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New Gold mining engineer Kirk Klassen educated tour attendees about their open pit mining operations last Thursday afternoon.
Submitted Shelby Larson and Jeff Gustafson held up some smallmouth bass they caught this past weekend on the Winnipeg River.
Some Emo Agricultural Research Station (EARS) open house attendees hitched a wagon ride along the tour of demonstration plots and trial crops, last Wednesday evening. Those who turned out to the open house learned about different varieties of soy beans, canola, wheat, and the status of EARS’s hops project. -Sam […]
New Gold tour guide, Cassandra Cochrane, answered many questions regarding New Gold’s mining operations, safety protocols, and environmental efforts during a public tour last Thursday afternoon. -Sam Odrowski photo
The EARS hops project demonstration plot features hundreds of feet of hops that are strung along several poles.
Well over 50 people has a chance to hop on a bus from Emo to the New Gold Mine and take a tour there last Thursday. Tour attendees had a chance to view New Gold’s open pit mine and ask questions to one of New Gold’s mining engineers. The tours […]
New Gold’s open pit mine is 100 metres deep and approximately 240 feet above sea level. The loader trucks transports roughly 600 loads of rocks to the processing plant each day at approximately 220 metric tons per load. -Sam Odrowski photos
Dear Mr. Editor, There is an epidemic festering in the Rainy River District and it is growing rapidly! When scrolling through Facebook posts, one cannot help but see the posts from concerned citizens about drug paraphernalia and needles being found in Fort Frances and the surrounding area. These bio-hazardous materials […]
Jamie Mountain The Fort Frances Lakers’ roster for the 2018-19 season continues to take shape. Head coach and general manager Wayne Strachan last week announced that four players had re-signed with the team while another had committed to go to school. Among those returning to Fort Frances next season is […]
Sam Odrowski Ministry of Agriculture food forage specialist Christine O’Reilly of Lindsay, Ont. travelled to the Rainy River District to view the Emo Agricultural Research Station’s (EARS) growing operations and educate folks during the open house held there last Wednesday.
Staff The Fort Frances Braves are looking like a well-oiled machine with championship aspirations on its mind. Travis Tom homered twice to pace the top-ranked Braves to a 11-3 romp over the second-seeded Sight & Sound Wolves in Rainy River District Fastball League third-round East Division playoff action at VanJura. […]
