Becoming Emo Fair Queen takes more than poise – it takes strength, too. This year’s contestants have been taking part in a 2K-a-Day active living challenge. Each day, they spent the equivalent of two kilometres on a chosen activity, documented daily with screen shots and a tracking app. Below is […]
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Active living hasn’t just benefited the Emo Fair Queen contestants. For each kilometre logged through the 2K a Day challenge, the Rainy River Valley Agricultural Society pledged to donate one dollar to a good cause. This year, the contestants have raised $288. Congratulations!
By Darren Derendorf
Special to the Times
Special to the Times
With the hot weather the track prep crew did an amazing job keeping the dust down for the fans and created a challenging track for the drivers. Not only was there multiple lanes for racing but the track became dry slick. This is a racing surface that as the clay […]
This week we sat down with Wissota Midwest Modified driver #59x James ‘Cheebs’ Lambert What is your favourite race track food? I don’t usually eat at the track, but if I do it’s going to be a taco in a bag and one of Corey’s Cinnamon Buns. When did you […]
Susan Hamm and Mary Sawatzky were just two of the many local vendors on hand at The Farm Market in Emo. The semi-annual event features items from local growers, canners, bakers and craftspeople, selling everything from pickles to cupcakes and buns to baby items. The market will return on August […]
TORONTO – The Canadian Press has learned that Ontario plans to introduce a set of policies requiring employers in education and several health-care settings to develop strict COVID-19 vaccination policies for their staff. A senior government source with knowledge of the decision said cabinet approved the plans on Monday night, […]
Even as a few spots of rain cooled off the day, plenty of children and families had a blast at the United Native Friendship Centre (UNFC) Family Fun Day held at the Point on Friday to celebrate the waning days of summer. Many activities were set up for every age […]
By Holly McKenzie-Sutter
THE CANADIAN PRESS
THE CANADIAN PRESS
TORONTO – Ontario’s education minister says his government is open to striking a deal on affordable child care with the federal Liberals if it accounts for what he described as the province’s “unique” circumstances. Stephen Lecce told a conference on Monday that Ontario’s Progressive Conservatives were in discussions about a […]
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MUSKOKA, Ont. – Police say a couple is unhurt after a float plane hit their canoe on a lake in central Ontario. Ontario Provincial Police say the pair were out canoeing Sunday on Six Mile Lake in Muskoka around 2:30 p.m. when they had to jump to safety. The force […]
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TORONTO – Ontario says it will immediately pay $39 million to the province’s optometrists to retroactively account for the increased costs of services funded by the government. The one-time payment comes after optometrists threatened to stop conducting eye exams covered by provincial heath insurance in September. The province says it […]
Ontario is reporting 526 new COVID-19 cases and zero deaths from the virus. Health Minister Christine Elliott says 353 of the infected people are unvaccinated and 60 are partially vaccinated. The case numbers are based on 15,784 tests. There are 119 patients in intensive care with COVID-related critical illness and […]
By Lee Berthiaume
THE CANADIAN PRESS
THE CANADIAN PRESS
OTTAWA – Flights from Afghanistan to Canada have resumed as two more planes have arrived carrying diplomats and special forces troops as well as an unknown number of refugees fleeing the Taliban. The flights come after order was restored to the Kabul airport following a chaotic two days that saw […]
