Steve Arpin (#00) won a pair of feature races Saturday night at the Emo Speedway to close the gap between front-runner Gavin Paull in the Modified points standings. First, Arpin won the feature from Aug. 16 (Emo Fair), which had been postponed a week due to rain. Then he also […]
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It’s all about a learning curve. After delivering recycling service here since mid-July, the Town of Fort Frances has learned it might take a while for the volume in “blue box” pick-ups to increase back to where it was under the now defunct Northwest Ontario Recycle Association. “I think the […]
Flammable and combustible liquids are extremely dangerous. Yet, many Canadians are injured and killed each year because of misuse or not following proper safety precautions around them. The vapours of flammable and combustible liquids are serious factors in fire and burns. A normally harmless spark or other minor source of […]
While it may be a month away yet, Bruce Caldwell already is excited to get the third-annual fly-in barbecue off the ground at the Fort Frances Airport. “It’s all in place. Now, we just have to hope the weather co-operates,” said Caldwell, a self-described “ordinary guy who likes airplanes and […]
The local component of “Hay West” has 500 round bales secured for the cause but is waiting for a final tally in order to secure transportation, said Emo Reeve Russ Fortier, one of the organizers. “‘Hay West’ wants us to tell them how many rolls we have so they’ll know […]
Harold McQuaker Construction has started work on Emo’s new grocery store on the site currently occupied by the Fairway Store on Highway 11/71. Speaking to co-owner and operator Dan Loney, he said the store probably will be about 17,000 square feet in size and located directly behind the present Fairway […]
The McDonald Family By Jean Bolen First there came Ronald a bright sunny lad Colin came next the joy of his Dad Don and Frank were soon to follow then a sister Mildred joined the four boys Richard then joined the clan Stanley soon came, a fat chubby wee man […]
After raising more than $1,500 for cancer research while biking to Winnipeg and back last year as part of the Terry Fox Run, local resident Ed Katona is looking for others to join him in his charity trek this year, which he plans to do Sept. 15-17. “I’d like to […]
The Fine Line Art Gallery here wants local artists to start thinking “Wild and Woolly” over the long winter ahead in preparation for an art show of the same name slated for next April. While organizers aren’t exactly sure how those two simple words are going to be interpreted by […]
Voices will ring out from the stage of the Backus Auditorium in International Falls once more as a benefit concert aims to raise money to keep the facility open. The Premier Concert at Backus Auditorium will feature the a capella group, “Marcoux Corner,” on Monday, Sept. 9 at 7:30 p.m. […]
The U.S. Immigration and Naturalization Service did an about-face Monday and decided to allow part-time Canadian students to enroll in U.S. schools permanently—though more paperwork will be involved. In the wake of the Sept. 11 attacks, the INS initially said no part-time foreign students, including Canadians, would be allowed to […]
The federal government has announced a series of regional consultations to outline problems and provide ways to boost the economy in Northern Ontario. The president of the Northwestern Ontario Associated Chambers of Commerce is pleased Ottawa is interested in the needs of the north, but wonders why these consultations are […]
