Duane Hicks FORT FRANCES—While most people think to tidy up their garages, basements, and closets as part of their spring cleaning routine, the local seniors’ coalition is encouraging district residents to also take a look inside their medicine cabinets. The coalition, sponsored by the Rainy River District Substance Abuse Prevention […]
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Mitch Calvert Muskie defenceman Ryan McDowall blocked an Upper Canada College player as fellow defenceman Jamie Kaun looked on during the black-and-gold’s 2-1 loss in their opening game yesterday in North Bay. Fort High also lost 3-1 this morning to St. Marcellinus to fall to 0-2, with their next game […]
Mitch Calvert NORTH BAY—Yet another heartbreaker. The Muskies took a 1-0 lead into the third period against the fifth-ranked St. Marcellinus Spirit this morning, but then allowed three unanswered goals to fall 3-1 and drop to 0-2 in Pool ‘C’ at the all-Ontarios in North Bay. Taylor Jorgenson gave the […]
Duane Hicks Maria Sanders, of the Riverside Foundation for Health Care’s special events committee, enlisted Barb Jodoin and Lisa Beck-Allison to model a mere sampling of the handbags, purses, and other items donated for the Foundation’s upcoming “Old Bags Lunch.” Tickets for the third-annual fundraiser, which will take place Saturday, […]
Press Release Students looking for summer jobs will benefit from an additional $31,964 in funding for the riding’s Canada Summer Jobs program, Thunder Bay-Rainy River MP John Rafferty announced today. “This is positive news for our riding,” said Rafferty. “In these tough economic times, it’s vital that good-paying summer jobs […]
Allen Kinnear Dear editor: With the Rainy River District School Board being in the spotlight, I have a question regarding a different matter. Why is it that new schools are being built in Fort Frances—again—while Donald Young School in Emo is in a great need of a new school but […]
Brian Love Dear Mike: This is in response to the article from your March 4 edition of the Times headlined “MNR seeks feedback on moose tag draw.” I attended the Feb. 24 presentation by the MNR and O.F.A.H. president Jack Hedman, and I don’t believe the MNR is the least […]
Duane Hicks The Ge-Da-Gi-Binez Youth Centre also has a videoconferencing room which will be used both for remand hearings and tele-psychiatry.
Duane Hicks Above, the dining room is where residents get their three square meals a day. Rainy River First Nations Chief Jim Leonard, at right, spoke on how previous ways of dealing with youth in conflict with the law don’t work, and how the aboriginal-specific approach taken by the new […]
