A business plan contest is open to students in the Kenora-Rainy River District, but the deadline to submit a completed entry is coming up May 24. Although there only have been a few completed business plans submitted from the area, there has been a lot of interest shown by local […]
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On the heels of the successful “Shades of Yellow” art show at the Fine Art Gallery, the co-op of artists there already have their sets on a big show for next spring. “The theme is ‘Wild and Woolly.’ I have no idea what that show is going to bring,” said […]
Dear sir: Local #92 supported the Northern Action Group and Ontario Coalition for Social Justice’s “Unfit to Govern” campaign across Ontario on April 27-May 4. Along with our national union, we encourage all Ontarians to review the slash-and-burn policies of the Harris/Eves Tory government policies. The drastic cuts in welfare, […]
The backbone of any community is its people—and that was perfectly demonstrated here last week when Rainy River District hosted the World Health Organization’s conference on safe communities. Yes, there were some bumps, particularly on the Friday afternoon prior to the conference, as well as the disappointment of seeing a […]
With its agreement with the Northwest Ontario Recycle Association set to expire June 30, and an offer on the table from the City of Dryden to operate recycling services here, the clock is ticking for town council to make up its mind about what do. “We don’t have anything concrete […]
Perhaps it was the sunny weather, an ideal location, or a combination of both, but Household Hazardous Waste Day 2002 already had yielded more returns than last year in just the first three hours here Saturday. “It went really well. We’re always a bit nervous, with the expense and wondering […]
A major portion of last Friday afternoon’s meeting of the Rainy River District Area Services Board working group was taken up with semantics—namely, does a vote for stage one of the proposal mean the working group has, in theory, agreed to form an ASB? Michael Lewis, the eastern region’s unincorporated […]
With Robin’s Donuts here having banned smoking at its downtown location for a six-month trial period as of Monday, at least one other local business soon will follow suit. As of June 1, Pizza Hut is going completely smoke-free, said manager Brenda Kellar yesterday. “We think it’s going to help […]
More than 100 delegates, volunteers, and residents attended sessions and a luncheon last Wednesday afternoon at the Emo/La Vallee Arena as part of the World Health Organization’s 11th International and 5th National Conference on Safe Communities. The arena was decorated with safety-themed posters by students from Donald Young School, toy […]
Muskie Simone Desjardins’ trip to the all-Ontario badminton showdown in Sudbury last week—where she earned the bronze medal in the ‘C’ flight—was both an eye-opener and learning experience. “I’m really happy with how far I got. I never expected it. I thought it was going to be a lot harder,” […]
The balloons and streamers are gone, foreign delegates are back in their home countries, and volunteers are taking a much-needed break. But those involved in organizing the World Health Organization’s 11th International and 5th National Conference on Safe Communities here agreed it was an overwhelming success. “It went very well […]
