It takes a dedicated team to pull off the Emo Fair Queen competition each year. The event is headed up by the Fair Queen Committee, made up of Sis Wilson, Ashley Croswell (centre) and Mary Croswell. —Robin McCormick photo
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Riverside Foundation for Health Care is excited to announce that the winner of the July Riverside 50/50 electronic raffle is Fay Davis of Fort Frances, ON with the winning ticket number T-2012527. Davis takes home $11,085, with the same amount going to the Foundation. The draw was made Friday, July […]
The Fort Frances Sports Hall of Fame inducted nine new entrants at its banquet event on Saturday. Athletes inducted were the late Danny Johnson, Kelly Lyons, and Danny Smith. Builders included Dave Egan, the 1991-’93 Fort Frances Curling Club Committee, the late Herman Guimond, and Terry Ogden. Two teams were […]
District native and international pro golfer Sandy Kurceba brought his Trick Shot performance home to Fort Frances on Friday, in honour of his dad, Alex Kurceba, who was inducted into the Fort Frances Sports Hall of Fame. Alex was a member of the 1952 Allan Cup-winning Canadians team. Sandy’s trick […]
There was action abound Saturday night at the Emo Speedway thanks to the track prep team who produced an amazing race track, with multiple grooves and side by side racing all night long. From the drop of the first green flag to the final checkered one, there was always a […]
This week we sat down with driver of the #57 Emo Street Stock Darrin Rea. What is your favourite race track food? That would be the smokie I always get before races with onions and mustard that I only get to eat half of because I’m running for my heat […]
With both cars loaded and ready to roll early in the week, it was an easy Saturday, which usually makes for a calmer night at the track. But my return to the speedway held a couple unexpected speed bumps. After getting to the track, Lady Luck seemed to be on […]
It was a packed Rainy Lake Square on Friday night as friends, family and musical lovers turned out to a special fundraiser put on by Row I Theatre. Called “Summer Lovin’: Our Broadway Favourites,” the revue-styled fundraiser featured many notable performers from the District singing some of their favourite show […]
THE CANADIAN PRESS
Canada’s year-over-year inflation rate slowed to 7.6 per cent in July, with the deceleration largely driven by a decline in gas prices. The inflation rate hit a nearly 40-year-high of 8.1 per cent in June, but economists were widely expecting inflation to have since slowed. In its latest consumer price […]
By Allison Jones
THE CANADIAN PRESS
THE CANADIAN PRESS
Ontario is offering to give education workers who make less than $40,000 raises of two per cent a year, and 1.25 per cent for everyone else in a proposed four-year deal. The proposal, tabled Monday in bargaining with the Canadian Union of Public Employees, marks the first indication of what […]
THE CANADIAN PRESS
The Ontario government says forest fires have dwindled dramatically this year compared with last year, when fires tore through a record amount of land in the province. Evan Lizotte, a fire information officer with the Ministry of Natural Resources, says there have been 179 fires this year so far, which […]
By Gemma Karstens-Smith
THE CANADIAN PRESS
THE CANADIAN PRESS
Ridly Greig was a little banged up after helping Canada to a big win at the world junior hockey championship on Monday. Not only did the Ottawa Senators’ prospect score and contribute an assist in the 6-3 victory over Finland, he blocked some big shots when the Canadians ran into […]
