Driver Aleata Jerry invited kids—accompanied by their parents—for their very first school bus ride outside Robert Moore this morning during the Rainy River District School Board’s annual “First Rider program.” Aimed at children beginning school, the youngsters watched a short video on bus safety before leaving, and were treated to […]
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FORT FRANCES—At least two people will be vying for mayor here in the Nov. 10 municipal election after Coun. Roy Avis announced his bid Wednesday morning. “Today, I announced my decision to run for the privilege of being your mayor,” Coun. Avis said in a press release. “As a lifelong […]
It’s been said attendance at agricultural fairs has been decreasing in recent years, but that certainly wasn’t the case at the Rainy River Valley Agricultural Society’s annual fall fair in Emo last week. In fact, RRVAS president Emily Watson noted she received a comment from one of the midway operators […]
The Rainy River District Fastball League’s championship game between Barwick and Sight & Sound here last Tuesday night marked not only the end of the season, but the end of an era. After 37 years behind the plate, Lloyd “Gus” Lindberg called his final game—a 9-7 thriller in which Barwick […]
Anyone with questions or concerns regarding the regulation of Rainy Lake and Namakan Lake, or the water quality on the Rainy River, is invited to the joint annual public meeting of the International Rainy Lake Board of Control and the International Rainy River Water Pollution Board here tonight. The meeting […]
FORT FRANCES—With news last month that Abitibi-Consolidated has applied to the Ontario Energy Board to split off its hydro-electric generation assets into a subsidiary, the Town of Fort Frances will be looking into how this might affect the historic power agreement here. “The power agreement is extremely important. The operation […]
FORT FRANCES—Anyone passing by the new Kiwanis skate park here lately will have noticed some users have been busy making their mark on the equipment, resulting in what some might call “graffiti.” And while some local residents may think the skateboarders’ artwork to be an eyesore, others are saying the […]
No one had ever beaten long-time participant Gaston Godbout in the buck saw event during the annual loggers’ competition at Rainy River Valley Agricultural Society’s fall fair in Emo. So when he passed away from cancer last year, his family offered a memorial award to be presented to the winner […]
MANITOU RAPIDS—The Kay-Nah-Chi-Wah-Nung Historical Centre, or Manitou Mounds as it is often called, has offered district residents and visitors a gateway to learn about native culture for more than a decade. But with the small community of Manitou Rapids carrying all the operating costs, keeping the centre open on its […]
With Larry George completing his term as Alberton’s roads superintendent early next month, council spent a portion of last Wednesday’s meeting reviewing three Phase II submissions in order to contract out the road maintenance work Wayne George Grading Ltd. had managed. Two contractors from Emo and one from Alberton scored […]
Samantha Loveday used to dream of being a queen. Last Thursday night, that dream came true as she was crowned the 2006 Emo Fair queen. “I used to come to the fair and see the contestants wearing their crowns,” the Fort Frances resident remarked. “I looked up to them and […]
With last year’s grand champion market steer cashing in at $2.25/pound, Matt McQuaker of Stratton was thrilled when his steer fetched a $2.40/pound bid at the annual 4-H steer auction Saturday in conjunction with the Rainy River Valley Agricultural Society’s fall fair in Emo. John Gerber of Landmark Feeds made […]
