Fort Frances, Rainy River, and Atikokan were not ranked among the 568 Ontario high schools included in a report released Wednesday by the Fraser Institute. Warren Hoshizaki, director of education for the Rainy River District School Board, said Thursday morning he had no explanation for their omissions. He noted the […]
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Pending a decision from the Canadian Radio-Television and Telecommunications Commission, local radio station CFOB could be airing on the FM band by the end of the summer. CFOB owners, Fawcett Broadcasting Ltd., has applied to the CRTC for authority to convert the radio station from AM to FM, which would […]
Out of the 13 Muskies who competed in the NorWOSSA badminton finals Wednesday in Kenora, three will be heading back there next Tuesday (April 24) for the NWOSSAA showdown. Senior mixed doubles’ partners Jamie Booth and Siobhan Devlin, and senior girls’ singles competitor Tara Svoboda, advanced after placing in the […]
Two years ago, it was an exciting initiative–a step in the right direction in terms of development in the technological sector. But this year, the doors at the Sunset Country Call Centre in Atikokan will be quietly closing. With the latest in technology and the potential to provide services for […]
The Riverside Breast Education Clinic and Northwestern Ontario Breast Screening Program held an open house last Wednesday at La Verendrye hospital here to celebrate the two groups decision to come together and provide better services for women of all ages. The open house, which took place at 1 p.m. on […]
Stress is mounting in Ontario jails because of provincial policies, the Ontario Public Service Employees Union said. The union is speaking out in reaction to the Harris government’s criticism of the amount of sick days taken by employees of Ontario’s correctional facilities. “The Harris government is deliberately making scapegoats of […]
St. Francis students Matthew Parent and Laura Busch are tops at speaking French. At least, that’s what the judges felt after the pair won the Core and French Immersion divisions at the annual district French speech contest last Tuesday at the Emo Inn. Parent won the judges over with his […]
About 30 people heard ideas on the way the Internet can have an impact on commerce after attending an e-business conference hosted by the Rainy River Future Development Corp. over two days last week at the Red Dog. “I thought it was informative, and it gave us some ideas as […]
Dear sir: It is the early 1900s and men of vision are in the area. A dam is built across the Rainy River to harness its power. Using winches, boom hoists, pulleys, block and tackle, and other modern tools of the era, the five-year project is completed in 1909. Within […]
Dear editor: I was reading in last Thursday’s edition of the Daily Bulletin regarding the upcoming Ducks Unlimited dinner, which is held here each year. I have commented about this in the past years but I am making my opinions public this time. The Ducks Unlimited group goes to all […]
Dear sir: I’m one of your seasonal residents and I can’t wait to get back up the North Arm to my place. I’ve been searching for a site that covers ice conditions and such–both for ice-out and during the winter as to thickness road conditions on the ice. For right […]
