Stakeboarders from Emo, Devlin, and Fort Frances showed off their skills at the tennis courts Saturday during Spring Fever Days—and also tried to raise a little money at the same time. Proceeds from a ticket raffle will go towards a skateboarding park to be built in the new recreation sportsfield […]
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Emo council has just sent its Phase Two funding application to FedNor in the next step towards landing a biomass waste disposal and recovery pilot project, Reeve Russ Fortier said. Phase Two funding of the proposed landfill site will cover a complete engineering operational analysis, which will involve a site […]
The Crozier Hall will be burned down this Saturday at 1 p.m. But don’t worry, it’s being done to help local firefighters do some training. Bud Cyr, a former longtime resident of Alberton, is set to strike the match to begin the drill. “I’m the oldest landowner out there,” said […]
As the lights dimmed at the Ice for Kids Arena here Sunday afternoon, guest announcer Luke Cawston rolled into the ring to kick off the Canadian Wrestling Federation event sponsored by the Fort Frances Chamber of Commerce. It was impossible for the 100 or so wrestling fans on hand to […]
The Hair and Body Shoppe in Emo raised more than $6,200 at its fifth-annual “Cuts for Cancer” fundraiser during last weekend’s Spring Fever Days. This year, the salon raised money for Shirley Allen of Barwick, who currently is battling breast cancer. “We cut hair all day Saturday, [with] all proceeds […]
The Emo Lion’s Club is planning its annual “walk-a-thon” for Saturday, May 11 beginning with registration at 9 a.m. at the curling rink. The route once again will go from the curling rink to the checkpoint at Tom Judson’s gate and back. Refreshments will be available afterwards for the participants. […]
Gary Thibault’s last duty as Recreation Facilities Superinten-dent before his retirement earlier this month—to pick up the Memorial Sports Centre’s new Zamboni and take the old one out to pasture—signified an all-too perfect end to a long career. “Me and the [old] Zamboni were put to bed on the same […]
Abitibi-Consolidated has turned down a request from town council to do yet another study of traffic flow at the new Canada Customs and Immigration facility here. “We’ve already paid for two traffic studies. We’re not going to pay for another,” mill manager Jim Gartshore said. “I would like to point, […]
The clock is ticking . . . With the 11th-annual World Health Organization Conference on Safe Communities less than two weeks away, volunteer co-ordinator Diane Maxey said she still needs more helping hands. While the conference runs May 7-9, Maxey noted volunteers will be involved from Saturday, May 4 through […]
Many Canadian students have with summer and after-school jobs, but what are the opportunities in this area for those who don’t. “There is a lot of jobs out there but if you’re picky, you don’t really have a chance,” warned Fort High OAC student Tyson Storkson. “If you don’t want […]
Just what the doctor ordered. That’s what most people I talked to are saying about Emo’s Spring Fever Days last Thursday to Saturday, adding it turned out to be one of best ever. You could not buy a parking space anywhere down Emo’s colourful Front Street while the stores were […]
“Our mandate is to decrease incidents of substance abuse, with the ultimate aim to prevent it altogether,” the co-ordinator of the district Substance Abuse Prevention team said. Kelly Olson, who will be manning the SAP booth during the World Health Organization conference here, noted while abuse of all drugs is […]
