It was an experience of a lifetime for many members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints last Saturday who completed (or went as far as they could) an 18-mile “trek” from Sleeman to Bergland in remembrance of the Mormon pioneers. Exact numbers of just how many people […]
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Come September, the convenience of buying gas in Devlin will be returned to area residents at “Dev Lynne’s” — a gas bar and convenience store soon to be opened by local couple Roger Allan and Lynne Nielson. Finding “Dev Lynne’s” won’t be tough. It will be located at the junction […]
The Abattoir Steering Committee enjoyed a boost of confidence during the fall fair in Emo last week after dozens of people stopped to voice their support at its booth in the Farm Progress Building. Committee chairman Telford Advent said he was very impressed with the community’s show of support for […]
The Emo and Rural Handy Van has gotten a major boost from the provincial government, with $18,000 soon to be heading into its bank account. Barb Duguay, Emo and Rural Home Support supervisor, said the funding covers close to three-quarters of the handy van’s budget for the next year–and will […]
It’s called “Today’s Issues, Tomorrow’s Leaders,” a youth conference at the Canadian National Exhibition, and Fort High students Simone LeBlanc and Stacey Angus will be there. The pair leave for Toronto this week, with the conference running Aug. 23-25. “It’s where urban and rural youth go to talk about issues […]
Greg Haglin may be only 15 years old but he knows how to raise a good steer, with his entry taking the 4-H Grand Champion Market Steer title Saturday at the fall fair in Emo. Haglin was able to sell his steer, which weight 1,230 pounds, for $2.75/lb, earning him […]
The first-ever “Looking Out for Number One”–a pro-active workshop for women hosted by the Atikokan Crisis Centre–was the success organizers were hoping for Monday night at the Emo Inn. “We had a really good response,” enthused ACC executive director Charene Gillies. Sixteen women showed up at the two-hour workshop to […]
I don’t fish. I don’t touch them. I don’t eat them. In fact, the only time I’ve touched a fish in my adult life was when my dad lured me into doing some volunteer work for the Fort Frances Sportsmen’s Club. And that’s exactly how I ended up in the […]
In a crusade against uncaring, a 33-year-old Manicouagan, Qué. man plans to spend the next three years biking around North and South America. Michael Champagne’s mission is to raise awareness of the needy and the homeless. And his message is simple–please donate to local goodwill organizations, such as the Fort […]
Putting a gaming question on November’s municipal election ballot may be too late since the province aims to have a number of the permanent charitable gaming sites up and running by the end of the year. Ab Campion, a spokesman for the Ontario Gaming Commission, said yesterday the contracts are […]
It has been quite the summer experience for 20-year-old Melissa Bond of Fort Frances, who has been working for the Abitibi-Consolidated paper mill here as a co-op civil engineer since the first week in May. The dedicated student to the field of engineering had opted to spend her summer back […]
The notion of having no trustee representation past grade eight does not appeal to the local separate school board. In fact, Education Director Paul Jackson said continual lobbying will be done to the Education Improvement Committee in Toronto until it agrees to include a separate school trustee position for the […]
