Emo could have its first registered subdivision in a matter of days, ending a parade of red tape and paperwork for both the municipality and the developer. Reeve Brian Reid said the subdivision agreement for the Meadowlands subdivision is in its final stages, and could be signed and registered shortly. […]
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Running a tourist lodge is no longer just a dream for long-time area residents Bill Godin and Nellie Halvorsen, the new owners and operators of “Lake Despair Lodge” at the end of Highway 613 north of Devlin. Formerly known as “Wickstrom’s Canadian Lodge,” a familiar area landmark for more than […]
Does the Fort Frances Canadian Bass Championship have an impact on the local economy? The answer has been a resounding “yes”–and a positive one at that. Shirley Livingstone, a co-owner of Sunset Country Shell here, spent most of her mornings last week getting up early and making muffins for a […]
Renée Desbiens (Daw), Miss J.A. Electric, is 17 years old and entering grade 12 at Fort Frances High School. She plans on being a registered nurse. Living in Emo with her parents and brother, Ryan, she is bilingual in French and English, which will be handy in years to come. […]
It’s got to get worse before it gets better–that’s the motto Emo Reeve Brian Reid is taking with the road construction on Highway 11/71 between Barwick and Devlin. Motorists travelling west from Fort Frances will encounter stops, slow downs, and large sections of gravel road where asphalt used to be. […]
When Susan Affleck of Rainy River first heard about the Relief Fund for Chernobyl Victims in Belarus, she realized what a difference it could make in a child’s life to receive all the health benefits just from visiting this beautiful area. The Chernobyl nuclear disaster, which occurred April 26, 1986, […]
Bringing the past into the future is precisely what the Digital Collection team is doing at the Fort Frances Times. By the end of August, the three-person team, led by Christine Siemiernik, plans to have a web page on the Internet with 100 of the top stories from the past […]
“Ice For Kids” co-chair Les Baker said Monday he isn’t worried about people threatening to withdraw their pledges because the new ice facility didn’t go to a west-end location. With more than $650,000 raised in pledges so far, “Ice For Kids” is $150,000 over the amount it was required to […]
Fort Frances artist Dorothy Black has received a unique invitation–to join 19 others in portraying one of the world’s last remaining old-growth forests in the Temagami region of Ontario. Included in the short-list of 20 artists invited by the sponsors, “The Canadian Wildflower Society” and “Wildflower Magazine,” are renowned wildlife […]
Pilings are being driven and crews are working on interior demolition at Westfort as the much-delayed “multi-use” project has started making some progress. John McLeod, education director with the local public school board, said the project is back on schedule and now moving full speed ahead. “There will be two […]
Northwest Ontario Recycling Association levies could jump as the board of directors commits to balance its budget in 1998. That’s the warning the 26-member municipalities, two First Nations and two local services boards have been given as the NORA board gears to make a decision at its Aug. 12 meeting […]
Members of the Ontario Public Servants Employees Union (OPSEU) may be back on the picket lines soon–but this time they won’t be alone. Unionized workers across Ontario–including the Ontario Teachers’ Federation–are vowing to have a “common front” and go out on an illegal strike if the Harris government pushes through […]
