“It was absolutely amazing. I can hardly put it into words.” That’s how former local resident Hannah Carter described the 60-km “Weekend to End Breast Cancer” walk she participated in late last month in honour of her mother, Judy. “The amount of support the volunteers, and the people of Toronto, […]
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Things certainly have brightened up along the Barwick waterfront these days. Last Wednesday evening, a two-year project culminated in a new landmark when Chapple Heritage Committee member Wayne Nugent threw the switch that changed the way the river looks at night from now on. A brilliant, pulsing strobe light now […]
District truckers and their customers may as well dust off their old “Supertramp” tapes because they’re all going to be taking the long way home for the next few months. The announcement last week by the Ministry of Transportation that the bridge on Highway 71 at Sioux Narrows will be […]
After one week of pricking my finger and taking blood samples, giving “insulin shots” twice a day to a teddy bear I’d been carrying everywhere but the bathtub, and following a meal plan that, while fair, was far different than my regular intake, I felt I’d gotten a good taste […]
There will be no municipal election in Emo, Chapple, and Morley in November because all the candidates have been acclaimed. In Emo, Reeve Russ Fortier will be back for another three-year term, along with incumbents Ken Fisher, Gary Judson, Geoff Pearce and Harri Sheloff on council. In Chapple, Reeve William […]
They came from as far away as Toronto, and from as close as the farm next door, but they all had one thing in common—a vested interest in Herefords. Nearly 60 people took part in the Hereford Influence Tour of district Hereford farms on Saturday—organized by the Rainy River District […]
Emo is holding a Customer Appreciation Days promotion this Friday and Saturday (Oct. 3-4) to celebrate the “grand openings” of Norlund Oil, Borderland Esso, the Country Treasurers Gift Shop at the Emo Inn, and Meyers Clothing. The business sector is promising great deals at the Front Street and highway garage […]
After first shooting down a bylaw to seal a deal between the Town of Fort Frances and Charlie Morken, Steve Both, and Russell Pollard to develop the old Fort High property on First Street East last Wednesday, council changed its mind when it voted on an amended agreement Friday afternoon. […]
A new accessibility committee being formed by the town needs members to help identify and remove barriers faced by handicapped citizens. “We’re trying to get people on a committee. We have a couple people interested, but we need more,” municipal planner Faye Flatt said this morning. Flatt, part of the […]
The first chapter in this season’s edition of the storied rivalry between the Borderland Thunder and the Dryden Ice Dogs will be written tonight. The game—set for 7:30 p.m. at the Ice for Kids Arena—pits the defending SIJHL champs (1-1) against the title-holders from the league’s inaugural campaign the previous […]
The post-tournament thought of putting a bounty on the heads of Kenora’s Ted Stewner and Winnipeg’s Al Carlson for next year may have been a joke. But the pair of ace anglers once again showed they don’t kid around when it comes to fall fishing. Stewner and Carlson (Team #19) […]
The gap between the champions and the also-rans has greatly decreased. Alas, there is still a gap. The Muskie ‘A’ football team, which was manhandled to the tune of 77-8 in two games against the defending Winnipeg High School Football League champion Oak Park Raiders last season, gave the Raiders […]
