Pelican Landing’s second-annual “Ice Fishing Extravaganza” was held Feb. 2-3 in Morson. Forty-five anglers took to the ice fishing for walleye on the Saturday and then lake trout on Sunday. The weather was nice and the fishing was great! The results were as follows: •Walleye—1. John Alexander (6.92 pounds) 2. […]
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The Riverside Foundation for Health Care announced the date for its second-annual “Old Bags Lunch” has been set for Saturday, April 19 at noon in the cafeteria at Fort Frances High School. Tickets cost $15 each, which includes a yummy bag lunch, entertainment, and lots of fun and games. Watch […]
Here are the results of members of the Emo Figure Skating Club at the Sunset regional competition Feb. 1-3 in Dryden: •Madison Boisvert—Sr. Bronze Elements (Flight 3, 1st), Sr. Bronze Freeskate (4th), and Sr. Bronze Spins (3rd); •Connor Carlson—Introductory Elements (Flight 2, 2nd), Pre-Preliminary Jumps (5th), and Introductory Freeskate (Flight […]
The OPP will be using all available resources for traffic patrol throughout February in an effort to reduce aggressive driving and collisions involving commercial vehicles, Commissioner Julian Fantino said. Both traffic unit cruisers and unmarked cars will be patrolling the roads of the province, with special emphasis on the 400 […]
On Feb. 7 at 11:30 p.m., Rainy River District OPP officers were patrolling the Township of Emo when they observed a suspicious vehicle travelling eastbound on Highway 11. The vehicle was stopped and a check of the driver revealed he was breaching a previous release condition. The driver was arrested […]
The Emo-La Vallee Healthy Community Coalition is sponsoring a Family Fun Day this coming Monday (Feb. 18) at the Emo-La Vallee Community Centre. There will be a free family skate from noon-2 p.m., followed by a free shinny hockey game from 2-4 p.m. (please bring your own helmet and gloves). […]
“Get Outdoors” club members braved the minus-37 C wind chill this past Saturday to go on a ski hike in Burriss. After travelling across a field in the howling wind, the young skiers entered a bush area, where there was some relief. But even out of the icy blast, conditions […]
Dear editor: The subject of refusal of U.S. citizens who want to visit Canada on vacation recently reared its ugly head again. We are referring to statements by CBSA at the Rainy River District Municipal Association’s annual meeting in late January. While 606 visitors refused entry does not seem like […]
FORT FRANCES—With the intention to start construction this spring, the most recent plans for the new Fort Frances Library and Technology Centre were unveiled during Monday night’s town council meeting. The concept behind the 15,000 sq. ft. library, to be located next to the Memorial Sports Centre on Second Street […]
EMO—As Canadians, we expect the educational system to prepare our children for the future. We expect our schools to be accessible to all students—and hope that each child will be able to achieve a personal level of success. This certainly is not the case for all the children of the […]
The 68th Rainy River District Festival of the Performing Arts is getting underway for another year, with entries coming due next Friday (Feb. 22). “We’re hoping to get a lot of participation this year. It’s such a great opportunity,” noted committee member Carol Lyons. She explained there are five divisions […]
