Dave Ogilvie Trinity Lee-Ward, left, Abbigayle Bliss-Kelly, and Isabella Haglin smiled from a wagon pulled by a pair of miniature horses during the Emo Fair parade on Saturday.
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Lucas Punkari Gavin Paull (#16) and Joey Galloway battled for the lead in a WISSOTA Modified heat Friday evening at the Emo Speedway. While Paull would take the checkered flag this time, Galloway headed back to Manor, Sask. with the Rea Memorial trophy in that division for accumulating the most […]
the MNR The Ministry of Natural Resources is asking residents to be aware of bears in the Fort Frances area, and to take the necessary steps to avoid attracting them into local neighbourhoods. Over the past several weeks, people in the Fort Frances area have reported almost 30 conflicts with […]
Face Wolves here tonight In a replay of a 7-7 tie that took place last Thursday, the fourth-place Rainy River Royals upset the host second-place Big Grassy Braves 7-1 yesterday evening in the quarter-finals of the Rainy River District Fastball League playoffs. Murray Armstrong earned the win while Travis Tom […]
Staff A series of road and sewer/water projects being done this summer are progressing according to schedule. Operations and Facilities manager Doug Brown told council last night that work is going well on the 200 block of Third Street East, with work crews under primary contractor Wagner Construction Canada ULC […]
Staff The forest fire hazard is rebounding across the Northwest Region as warm, sunny weather returns, the Ministry of Natural Resources reported. The fire hazard is now “high” across most parts of the region and as a result, active forest fires are expected to flare up while new ones can […]
Heather Latter There’s not much left of the old Robert Moore School, with just a portion of the west end of the building still standing. Demolition of the school began Aug. 12 but curious onlookers continue to stop by to catch a glimpse of Fort Frances history disappearing into dust […]
Lucas Punkari Jordan Larson made his way through centre ice yesterday evening as he took advantage of some ice time at the Ice For Kids Arena. Larson, who was joined by a number of local hockey players, will be taking part in the Fort Frances Lakers’ training camp, which gets […]
Heather Latter Three-year-old Olivia Handberg had a blast going down the slide at the Lions Park this morning during the Best Start Hub’s “Kids in the Sun” program there. While some of the park programs will be ending this week, organizers hope to keep one park day going throughout the […]
Staff Town council will receive a presentation this evening from local artist Lindsay Hamilton regarding the possibility of locating a mural on the wall in the ’52 Canadians Arena, by the doorway to the Ice For Kids Arena. She will have a short video presentation on the project for council’s […]
Zoey Duncan Following a marathon day of meetings and balloting, Kenora city councillor and sawmill manager Rod McKay was elected Saturday as the Progressive Conservative candidate for Kenora-Rainy River for the Oct. 6 provincial election. He defeated fellow Kenora Coun. Louis Roussin, who had a background in risk-management for the […]
From the MTO The Ministry of Transportation wishes to advise the motoring public that Highway 602 near Emo is now open to single lane traffic. It was closed in mid-July about three km from Emo to ensure the safety of road users and construction workers at the site of a […]
