The Rainy River District School Board is looking to give kindergarten students a little more time in the classroom to help prepare them for further schooling after approving at new schedule at last night’s regular meeting. With the exception of North Star Community School in Atikokan, all board elementary schools […]
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In a further attempt to identify and intervene with students who may have special education needs, the Rainy River District School Board will be involved in a pilot program here next year. Starting in September, team members from Huffman, Robert Moore, Riverview, and North Star Community School will be involved […]
With the Fraser Institute’s first “Report Card on Ontario Secondary Schools” receiving flak across the province, many people here are agreeing on one thing–the rankings aren’t fair. Among the charges are that the report’s criteria focused on the percentage of advanced courses taken–and passed–by grade 11,12, and OAC students, and […]
Nancy Gibb and her daughter, Emily, have made work on the upcoming high school performance of “Grease” a real family affair. “I got involved in the production of the show because my daughter is the producer,” Nancy Gibb said Tuesday. “This is a student produced and directed show and all […]
Despite a few unexpected challenges the organizers of this year’s Rainy River District Festival of the Performing Arts faced, the overall event couldn’t have been more successful, said event president John Jankiewicz. “We had a few tests at the beginning,” Jankiewicz said yesterday. “We had to postpone a few things […]
Lawrence Allan is hoping that people took the time to learn a little about organ donation during Organ Donation Awareness week that ended this past Sunday. As a recipient of a new kidney over a year ago, Allan knows first hand how important a person’s decision is when giving an […]
Chantelle Johnson was pleased this year’s Rainy River District Festival of the Performing Arts was opened up to competitive dancing–it gave her students a chance to strut their stuff. “All of my students did very well,” the owner of Dancemakers and Beauty Essentials said. “I had 97 of my students […]
Dear editor: Contrary to Conservative government claims, the coming and future electricity price increases have nothing to do with clearing past debt. As Energy minister Jim Wilson has said repeatedly, and to a television audience again just weeks ago, the cost of retiring hydro’s debt is already built into our […]
When mayors, reeves and councillors meet this weekend for the NOMA (Northwestern Ontario Municipal Association) annual general meeting, much of their discussions should focus on the recently released provincial government’s Task Force on Rural Economic Renewal report. The report indicates that rural Ontario residents are committed to the development of […]
A new date has been set for an open electricity market in Ontario and the Fort Frances Power Corporation has to prepare. In a statement in the Legislature last week by Jim Wilson, Minister of Energy, Science and Technology it was announced that the electricity market will be opened competitively […]
Following the collective design process meeting last month, the Rainy River District School Board has moved forward in the process to renovate Walker School, and close Alberton Central, Alexander MacKenzie and Sixth Street. “The board voted to move to stage two in the school closure process,” said Terry Ellwood, superintendent […]
Mary Dinn, 71, of St. Thomas, Ont., passed away at her daughter’s home on Saturday, April 28, 2001 in St. Thomas, Ontario. She was born on Aug. 1, 1929 in Mount Carmel, Newfoundland to the late David and Sarah Power. Born and raised in Newfoundland, Mary was the youngest girl […]
