A new reign has begun, with the crowning of the 2021 Emo Fair Queen. Aynsley Teeple, second from left, took the crown in the Thursday evening ceremony. Her talent submission was a humourous demonstration of prepping her 4-H cow. Georgia Romyn, far left, won the Dorothy Bonot Award. Her talent […]
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After a one year hiatus, the Emo Fair returned last week, to the delight of the region. The midway may have been missing but there was still plenty of activity through- out the three day fair. The grounds hosted a parade, show and shine, 4-H cattle show and steer auction, […]
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The Koochiching County Sheriff’s Office and Emergency Management is sponsoring a multi-agency international full-scale exercise set for Thursday, Aug. 26. This exercise will provide participants with an opportunity to test response capabilities plans, policies, procedures and training. It will focus on decision-making, coordination, and integration of resources with other jurisdictions […]
Darren Derendorf
Special to the Times
Special to the Times
While drivers, crews, and volunteers spent all week preparing for racing Friday and Saturday night, Mother Nature had other plans. With the rain that had fallen throughout Friday finally coming to an end, at 6:00pm track officials decided the track could still be race-able if drivers were willing to help […]
This week we spoke to the driver of the #41 Wissota Modified, Ron Korpi. What is your favourite race track food? My favourite race track food has to be smokies. When did you start racing? 1968, back then there was only one class, similar to the Emo Street Stocks today. […]
THE CANADIAN PRESS
Toronto’s mayor is expressing anger after a city mosque was vandalized over the weekend. John Tory called Monday for anyone with information on what happened at the Baitul Jannah Islamic Centre to contact police. “There’s evidence, from what you can see, that the people who did this may have been […]
People lined up outside the Fort Frances Salvation Army branch an hour ahead of the organization’s annual backpack give-away on Thursday. The 75 backpacks on offer were filled with school supplies and snacks for kids in grades 1 through 6 and were all gone within 25 minutes of the 11:30 […]
By Mike Blanchfield
THE CANADIAN PRESS
THE CANADIAN PRESS
OTTAWA – Prime Minister Justin Trudeau was playing his cards close to his chest on whether he wants the G7 to push for an extension of the American military commitment to Afghanistan. Trudeau joined a special virtual meeting of the G7 leaders Tuesday on the crisis in Afghanistan and President […]
THE CANADIAN PRESS
TORONTO – The Toronto police service says it is making vaccination against COVID-19 mandatory for all its members. The force says the policy will apply to both uniformed and civilian members. It says all staff will be required to provide proof of their COVID-19 vaccination status by Sept. 13. Police […]
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Ontario is reporting 486 new cases of COVID-19 today, most of them among people who are not fully vaccinated or whose vaccination status is unknown. Health Minister Christine Elliott says those account for 372 of the new cases, while 114 of the new infections are in people who are fully […]
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Ontario’s chamber of commerce has released guidance for private sector businesses seeking to develop COVID-19 proof-of-vaccination protocols. The organization says the move aims to help prevent a piecemeal approach across the province in the absence of government guidance on the issue. It also says implementing proof-of-vaccination would help businesses safely […]
