Dear editor: As a teacher with the Rainy River District School Board, I am disheartened with the way that occasional teachers are being treated in their attempts at a fair contract settlement. These teachers are a necessary part of the education system, filling in for absent classroom teachers in every […]
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The Muskie girls’ soccer team will kick off its season this weekend with a series of exhibition games in Winnipeg that could prove instrumental in shaping this year’s squad. Rookie coaches Adam and Laura Craig said they are looking forward to being able to evaluate their new team under game […]
Jessie Zhang, economic development Intern with the local Rainy River Future Development Corp., presented a Community Improvement Plan (CIP) to residents in Emo last Tuesday night, which received a positive response. “Some people had questions,” Zhang noted Thursday, saying she will revise the CIP and send it to the Ontario […]
Emo council approved a request Monday night from the Rainy River District Women’s Institute Museum for the use of three residences south of the OPP station to relocate the museum from its present location. After an in-camera session to discuss the property matter, council voted unanimously in favour of allowing […]
The Town of Fort Frances will be entering into a new agreement with the Ministry of Natural Resources for shoreline property along the La Verendrye Parkway. Town CAO Mark McCaig noted yesterday the issue of the beach management with the MNR had been unresolved since the last agreement’s expiration in […]
Recommendations in the Downtown Core Committee report will affect more than just Scott Street and the surrounding area, and individuals and groups alike should come out to the public meeting slated for June 13. This was message Patti-Jo Reid, chair of the local Economic Development Advisory Committee and Downtown Core […]
The town no longer will initiate local improvement projects and stick residents with the bill after council opted Monday night to approved revisions to the policy. As a follow-up to a directive from council last summer, municipal planner Faye Flatt presented council with a revised local improvement policy. “There has […]
The Muskie boys’ soccer team kicked off what promises to be an exciting season this afternoon with an exhibition game in Rainy River. The squad then travels to Winnipeg on Friday afternoon to compete in the annual St. John’s Ravenscourt invitational tournament over the weekend. Muskie head coach Shane Beckett […]
While the town is supporting Household Hazardous Waste Day and free tipping for organic waste at the local landfill on Saturday, May 6, council agreed Monday night to draw the line on those two as far as waste management events this year. At the April 10 council meeting, Coun. Rick […]
Three members of the Muskie badminton team excelled at the NWOSSAA championships in Thunder Bay last Wednesday, with each one bringing home a medal. Senior player Natalie Desjardins led the Muskie charge, going undefeated in the girls’ singles division en route to the gold medal and a berth at the […]
Town council voted in favour of adopting a revised fee schedule to go along with its new business licensing bylaw during its regular meeting Monday night. But not before some questions were raised by several people on hand, including Fort Frances Chamber of Commerce president Gary Rogozinski and Coun. Roy […]
With Emo’s annual Spring Fever Days events in full gear on Saturday, local MPP Howard Hampton and Brian Kahler, a volunteer with the Ontario Trillium Foundation, assisted in unveiling the new district handi-transit van. “The volunteers’ hard work and perseverance made the dreams become a reality,” Kahler told the small […]
