Dan Falloon Between Luke Judson with the Belleville Bulls (OHL), Cody Mosbeck with the Gustavus Adolphus Golden Gusties (NCAA), and Jake Esselink with the American College Hockey Association’s Dordt Blades, Emo has produced its fair share of hockey captains of late. But Esselink had to use his captaincy in a […]
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Dave Ogilvie The weather was just about perfect for the Emo’s 42nd-annual “Spring Fever Days” festivities on April 15-17. The three-day event involved local businesses and organizations from Emo and the surrounding area. On Thursday, the official opening of the annual event focused on the kick-off of the Nestor Falls […]
Staff Longtime Rainy River District School Board trustee Dan Belluz has filed his nomination papers to run again in fall’s municipal election. “I’m running again to be part of a board that can provide the best educational system in the district for our students and ensure that student success is […]
Staff After a year off, the Women’s Health Symposium is returning to the Townshend Theatre here on Saturday, May 8 from 9 a.m-3 p.m. This year’s theme is “Diversity—acknowledge, embrace, celebrate.” “It’s about celebrating women of all ages,” said Peggy Loyie, one of the symposium organizers. “Sizes, shapes, and colours,” […]
Duane Hicks Respite care gives caregivers a break from their responsibilities while their adult family member temporarily is cared for in a long-term care home. At Rainycrest, respite care has been made more pleasant than ever now that the Rainycrest Family Council has redecorated the east-wing respite room—one of the […]
Peggy Revell The big screen will be “going green” at the Townshend Theatre next week as J.W. Walker and Fort Frances High School host the second-annual Environmental Film Festival on April 27-29. Featured films area students will have the opportunity to see this year include “Varmints,” directed by Marc Craste, […]
Duane Hicks Two third-year students from the Northern Ontario School of Medicine wrapped up their comprehensive community clerkships here last week after spending about the last eight months learning on the job from local physicians and other health-care professionals. The third set of medical students who have come through here […]
Duane Hicks Disappointed with the town not allowing them to keep up the fence they had erected at their Sixth Street East home to protect their property from deer, local residents Marie and Lynwood Anderson are moving to New Brunswick to operate a tree farm they have bought. At a […]
Duane Hicks With proposed changes to the prescription drug system making headlines over the last two weeks, Health and Long-Term Care minister Deb Matthews participated in a conference call with media Monday to field questions about the hot topic in pharmacy circles. As revealed by the province two weeks ago, […]
Staff The Town of Fort Frances is bringing a motion to Superior Court in Thunder Bay tomorrow (April 22) to permit its maintenance and use of Pither’s Point Park to continue. “As the public is aware, there are court cases ongoing as to the ownership and rights of use to […]
Dan Falloon Fort Frances racer Steve Arpin is going to have a tough time topping the week he just had. In the span of six days, the 26-year-old earned his first win on the ARCA circuit in Salem, Ind., landed a new sponsor, and was named to JR Motorsports’ Nationwide […]
Duane Hicks Plans by the McGuinty government to further reform the prescription drug system are not receiving a warm welcome from pharmacists. The province says the changes are being made “to provide better access to lower-cost generic drugs for patients while continuing to increase annual funding to the drug system […]
