Instructor Laurel Armstrong explained to her class certain rights and responsibilities that the babysitter, parent and child have last week at the Emo Family Resource program. On Sept. 13, the Emo Family Resource program began the first evening of this course with nine girls and four boys. —Tammy Kinnear photo
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Participants biking in this year’s Terry Fox Run lined up in front of those on foot at the starting mark Sunday afternoon in front of the Fort Frances Volunteer Bureau. The 25th anniversary of the “Marathon of Hope” here drew over 170 participants and 40 volunteers, and raised at least […]
MNR officer Cameron Trembath tried to help a dozy female bear who had climbed high into a tree next to the MNR office on Scott Street yesterday morning. Officers put up nets to catch the 327-pound bear when she fell, but she had to be destroyed when she resisted their […]
Canadian-certified pedorthist Jim Pattison, C. Ped(C), of Prince Albert, Sask., attended the Calzatecnia conference sponsored by CIATEC in Leon, Mexico earlier this month. CIATEC is an organization formed by the co-operation of the shoe industry and the federal Mexican government. To open the conference, Pattison addressed a world-wide group of […]
The Devlin/La Vallee Volunteer Fire Department had six of its members attend the annual “Fire Con” in Thunder Bay last week. Jim Belluz, Ken McCormick, Jason Caul, Trevor Mills, Gary Greengrass, and Kelly Sterling all made the trip to attend this highly-intensive training. Fort Frances Fire Chief Steve Richardson also […]
Come out to the Clover Valley Farmers’ Market this Saturday for Meat and Cheese Day and taste some of the meats being produced locally in Rainy River District. Chef Bob Mathieson will be serving up some savoury selections starting at 10 a.m. Kim Cornell and Pat Clysdale-Cornell of Cornell Farms […]
A baby shower will be held next Tuesday (Sept. 27) at 7 p.m. in the lower level of St. Patrick’s Church in Emo to welcome the newest member of the Lado family (the family from Africa that was sponsored by the Emo community). Christian and Christine welcomed their third child—a […]
A proposal to have a forensic audit done on the expenses of mayor and council was recommended at a regular meeting of the town’s Administration and Finance executive committee yesterday. “It was brought up by one of the councillors on the A&F committee, probably in response to a lot of […]
Hundreds of people, young and old alike, made their way to Scott Street on Saturday for the local Business Improvement Association’s third “Downtown Harvest Days.” “It was really well-attended. We got down quite a variety of people, which is what my intent was—to reach a whole different group,” BIA co-ordinator […]
After being appointed last Wednesday afternoon to fill the vacancy left by the late Coun. Struchan Gilson, John Albanese will be sworn in at the Tuesday, Oct. 11 council meeting. And he’s looking forward to stepping into the role he previously served in from 1985-91. “My goal is to work […]
While it’s not uncommon to receive a rash of reports of black bears prowling neighbourhoods around town at this time of the year, bylaw enforcement officer Dave Egan said the past three weeks or so has been exceptional. He’s received a total of 81 reported sightings as of yesterday afternoon—the […]
In June of every year, Donald Young School gives an academic award to the top male in the Grade 8 class during its graduation ceremonies. Last June, Luke Judson was given this honour, making him the last in his family to receive the award. What is unique about Luke receiving […]
