Lucas Punkari Throughout the summer, the sound of race engines is what is most commonly heard at the fairgrounds in Emo, as action at the Emo Speedway takes place every Saturday night. However, this past weekend saw horsepower of a different kind taking place on the grounds, as the Borderland […]
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Staff A new binational board under the auspices of the International Joint Commission (IJC) will oversee the effective governance of water quality in the Lake of the Woods and Rainy River watershed. Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird, accompanied by Greg Rickford, Member of Parliament for Kenora, announced on Saturday Canada’s […]
Staff The Emo Spray Park continues to remain close after it broke down late last month. The township quickly ordered a new part, plus a spare one, to replace the piece of equipment that stopped functioning. They were not given an exact shipping date of the part, but told it […]
Lucas Punkari After coaching local badminton players in Fort Frances for the last 20 years, Manami Alexander is moving on. The long-time coach will be moving to Winnipeg this weekend, where she will be living with her daughter Anika who is playing squash and training in the city. “I just […]
Sarah Pruys
Temperatures finally may be cooling down but the eight-week Ontario Stewardship Ranger program is just heating up. And the four youths who were hired this year—Adam Egan, Thomas LePine, Christina Vandermeer, and Bryce Godin (all born in 1995)—are keeping very busy. Although they are well into the program, Stewardship co-ordinator […]
Sarah Pruys Local teen Kari Manty possibly was part of one of the last groups to ever participate in the Katimavik program, which ended last month due to a lack of government funding. The program, which started in 1977, allows youth aged 17-21 to volunteer full-time for six months across […]
Sarah Pruys Fort Frances often is considered a small town where there is nothing interesting or exciting to do. But is this actually true, or is it possible that people simply are resistant to change and unwilling to try new things? The only problem is that often you have to […]
Lucas Punkari Having her seen her dad Tylar carry the checkered flag around the track after three feature races this season, Street Stock driver Libby Wilson was anxious to achieve the same feat at the Emo Speedway. Wilson, who is in her third season of racing, achieved that goal on […]
Lucas Punkari For the second straight year, a group of female golfers from Fort Frances gained the upper hand of their cross-border rivals from International Falls. On Wednesday at the Falls Golf Course, a dozen local ladies prevailed over an American-based squad in a day of match play competition by […]
Lucas Punkari Throughout the summer, the sound of race engines is what is most commonly heard at the fairgrounds in Emo, as action at the Emo Speedway takes place every Saturday night. However, this past weekend saw horsepower of a different kind taking place on the grounds, as the Borderland […]
Staff One of the top events for local golfers is set to return starting on Saturday morning, as the annual Kitchen Creek Classic will be getting underway at the Kitchen Creek Golf Club here. “It is one of the biggest events we hold every year, and everyone is looking forward […]
Sarah Pruys Emo Fair 2012 contestants, top, going clockwise, Cassie Wells, Destiny Woolsey, Jillian Gustafson, Karly Caul, and Jenny Hammond posed for a photo at the “Meet and Greet” barbecue last night at the Emo Sportsfield. The girls visited with each other while waiting to be interviewed by the judges. […]
