The Fort Frances, Red Lake, and Thunder Bay fire management headquarters responded to reports of four new fires in the West Fire Region yesterday. FireRangers as well as air-attack, including CL-415 waterbombers, responded to action the blazes. There currently is a total of three active fires in the region, including […]
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Jessie Zhang, economic development Intern with the local Rainy River Future Development Corp., presented a Community Improvement Plan (CIP) to residents in Emo last Tuesday night, which received a positive response. “Some people had questions,” Zhang noted Thursday, saying she will revise the CIP and send it to the Ontario […]
Emo council approved a request Monday night from the Rainy River District Women’s Institute Museum for the use of three residences south of the OPP station to relocate the museum from its present location. After an in-camera session to discuss the property matter, council voted unanimously in favour of allowing […]
While the town is supporting Household Hazardous Waste Day and free tipping for organic waste at the local landfill on Saturday, May 6, council agreed Monday night to draw the line on those two as far as waste management events this year. At the April 10 council meeting, Coun. Rick […]
Town council voted in favour of adopting a revised fee schedule to go along with its new business licensing bylaw during its regular meeting Monday night. But not before some questions were raised by several people on hand, including Fort Frances Chamber of Commerce president Gary Rogozinski and Coun. Roy […]
With Emo’s annual Spring Fever Days events in full gear on Saturday, local MPP Howard Hampton and Brian Kahler, a volunteer with the Ontario Trillium Foundation, assisted in unveiling the new district handi-transit van. “The volunteers’ hard work and perseverance made the dreams become a reality,” Kahler told the small […]
Members of “Ballet Creole” performed for children and their families during the last Kids & Co. show of the season Monday night at the Townshend Theatre. The visiting troupe fuses African and Caribbean traditions in music and dance. —Melanie Béchard photo
Reese McQuaker, left, raced her minnow against Cole Allan and Kayla Leimenstoll at Village Variety on Saturday afternoon during “Spring Fever Days” in Emo. —Heather Ogilvie photo
Wanda Johnson, one of the newest volunteers at Rainycrest Home for the Aged here, got some help from “Suzie” to explain to those gathered at the volunteer appreciation luncheon last Thursday what volunteering means to her. Johnson assisted in putting on a puppet show for the residents and hopes it […]
Muskie Bryan Gustafson headed the ball in practice yesterday. The black-and-gold were working on their corner kicks ahead of this weekend’s St. John’s Ravenscourt invitational tournament in Winnipeg. —Alex Cruickshank photo
Junior and senior kindergarten students at St. Michael’s School designed and decorated paper grocery bags at school on Friday in recognition of Earth Day. The bags then were given to Einar’s Foods, which used the bags to pack customers’ groceries on Saturday. —Melanie Béchard photo
The Muskie girls’ soccer team will kick off its season this weekend with a series of exhibition games in Winnipeg that could prove instrumental in shaping this year’s squad. Rookie coaches Adam and Laura Craig said they are looking forward to being able to evaluate their new team under game […]
