Press Release The Northwest Catholic District School Board is pleased to announce the appointment of Colin Drombolis to the position of manager of information systems, effective March 2. Drombolis brings to this position extensive experience and knowledge in the field of Information Technology (IT). He obtained his Computer Programmer Analyst […]
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Press Release The Northern Ontario Sustainable Communities Partnership will host a workshop on “Community Forests: A Tenure Reform Option for Community Sustainability in Northern Ontario” on March 4-5 at the Prince Arthur Hotel in Thunder Bay. NOSCP was formed in November, 2006 in response to the forest industry crisis in […]
Press Release Two Grade 6 classes from St. Francis completed their Drug Abuse Resistance Education (D.A.R.E.) program last Thursday. D.A.R.E. is a highly-acclaimed program that gives kids skills needed to avoid involvement in drugs and violence. The students had a fantastic time learning how to implement the D.A.R.E. model, including […]
Duane Hicks Town council passed a bylaw Monday night to impose the new sewer and water user fees for 2009. As previously reported, the residential sewer and water rate will remain the same as in 2008 at $770.04 per year, or $64.17 per month ($34.09 for water and $30.08 for […]
Press Release Northern Community Development Services (NCDS) and current host Rainy River First Nations are pleased to announce that, with the support of new sponsors TD Canada Trust and the Rainy River Future Development Corp., they are able to commence the facilitation of “The Gathering, Part II–The Roundtables.” On Monday […]
Yvonne Hutten Do you have debt that has been transferred to a collection agency? Are you getting phone calls from someone telling you if you don’t pay now, you’ll end up in court? While it may seem easier to avoid answering the phone, ignoring a collection agency’s attempts to contact […]
Staff Book-lovers looking for some bargains will have to wait no longer as the Kenora-Rainy River branch of the Alzheimer Society of Canada’s holds its fifth-annual book sale tomorrow through Saturday (Feb. 26-28) at Revco Carpet here. The public has been bringing in donations of books since Feb. 17. But […]
Peggy Revell While there’s been a decrease in the number of households experiencing homelessness, or at imminent risk of homelessness, across the district, an increasing number of families are accessing services such as food banks, according to the most recent statistics kept by the Rainy River District Social Services Administration […]
Dave Ogilvie This month’s men’s breakfast held Saturday (Feb. 21) at the Emo Legion was very well-attended. The guest speaker for the morning was Wayne Toews from Vermilion Bay, who spent nearly 10 years in India and also about the same amount of time in England before returning home to […]
Press Release Local MP John Rafferty, who also is the NDP’s forestry critic, yesterday expressed disappointment and frustration in the announced layoffs at AbitibiBowater’s Fort Frances pulp and paper mill—and at the Harper government’s inaction throughout the prolonged forestry crisis. “This layoff is a great blow for workers at the […]
Press Release Donald Young School in Emo will be presenting the musical, “Seussical,” tonight through Friday (Feb. 25-27) at 7 p.m. Tickets cost $6 each, with children under 12 admitted free. “Seussical” combines many of the best-loved characters created by children’s author Theodore Geisel, known to the world as Dr. […]
Robin McCormick Belated congratulations to former Muskie curler Mike Badiuk of Devlin, who helped the Dylan Johnston rink (Thunder Bay) to the runner-up showing at the Canadian junior men’s playdowns in Salmon Arm, B.C. earlier this month. Mike had a great time there and hopes to be back competing next […]
