Three men have been fined a total of $1,100 after pleading guilty to starting fires in separate incidents. They must also pay the Ministry of Natural Resources a total of $4,500—the cost of putting the fires out. Members of the public reported all three fires to either the MNR fire […]
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Meet professional photographer Raymond Klass for an interactive evening program this Friday (Aug. 25) at Voyageurs National Park. Ray was selected as one of two artists in residence at Voyageurs National Park this year. Join us to see beautiful images taken in the park—and bring your camera for a little […]
FORT FRANCES—The local Catholic school board is facing a smaller deficit than originally expected for the 2006/07 school year, and will transfer funds from its reserves to cover the difference. Back in July, the board had predicted a $1.9 million shortfall due to declining enrolment and cuts to provincial grants. […]
Another load of massive components for windmill generators made its way over the international bridge yesterday. The parts are being shipped from Grand Forks, N.D. to the Gaspe Peninsula in Quebec, but temporarily are being stored at Taylor International Trucking Ltd. here. — Duane Hicks photo
FORT FRANCES—The Fort Frances Power Corp.’s energy use survey is wrapping up this month, with the deadline to enter coming up Thursday, Aug. 31. Those FFPC customers who haven’t yet participated in it are highly encouraged to do so, FFPC CEO and president Jim Kibiuk said Monday. “We’re almost there. […]
Eight new fires were reported in Northwestern Ontario yesterday, all of which were started by lightning—including some from strikes that occurred up to 10 days ago. Two of these were in Fort Frances District, where the fire hazard is creeping back to “medium-high” levels. One of these was a 0.3 […]
Sixteen new fires reported in Northwestern Ontario over the weekend, including six yesterday, the Ministry of Natural Resources said this morning. Three of these fires were located north of Red Lake. A fourth was north of Kenora, with one east of Fort Frances and another north of Nakina. But all […]
A portion of Highway 11 near Emo did not re-open until 2 a.m. on Saturday after a fuel truck overturned shortly before noon on Friday. Emo OPP said the accident occurred when an eastbound tractor-trailer unit hauling gasoline and diesel fuel tried to pass a road-painting vehicle on the south […]
The finals for the Borderland Soccer League were held here yesterday afternoon, with Pharmasave taking the men’s title and Gillons’ winning the women’s crown in a pair of hard-fought matches. Despite many late scoring chances for Emo, Pharmasave hung on for the 3-2 victory. Mike Webb had put Pharmasave up […]
The draw for the Fort Frances Aquanauts Swim Team’s four-day fly-in fishing trip prize is coming up Monday, Sept. 4 and organizers are hoping to sell plenty more tickets prior to that date. FFAST president John Dutton said this morning only about one-third of the 3,000 tickets for the raffle […]
Kelvin Caul of Devlin took his turn in the speed buck event during the Gaston Godbout Memorial loggers’ competition at the Rainy River Valley Agricultural Society Fall Fair in Emo on Friday. Caul placed second in the event but finished first overall, followed by his son, Jason, and Duane Loveday. […]
Samantha Loveday was all smiles last night after she was crowned the 2006 Emo Fair queen. Ashley Jewett was named First Princess while Alyssa Vanderaa was Second Princess. Brittany Galusha won the title of Miss Congeniality. —Heather Ogilvie photo
