Sam Odrowski The Rainy River District School Board chair and one of its trustees raised concerns about the premier’s so-called “snitch line” at last Tuesday night’s regular monthly meeting here. The website, which critics are calling a “snitch line,” is where concerned parents can go to complain if teachers are […]
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Press Release The NDP’s forestry critic, Judith Monteith-Farrell, said Ontario’s tree seed plant should be kept open–and kept in public hands–as the future of the plant remains in limbo. The Ontario Tree Seed Plant, located in the town of Angus, has been preserving biodiversity, as well as supporting forest products […]
Duane Hicks Harper Gunderson, left, and Logan McPherson got a closer look at their clay creations before putting them into the oven late Monday afternoon at the Fort Frances Public Library Technology Centre. The workshop, where participants made shapes out of clay and then baked and shellacked them, marked the […]
Sam Odrowski First Student, the new student transportation company here, says it has been working hard to resolve busing issues after having a hectic first day of school last Wednesday. Many parents across the community said their child wasn’t picked up, was picked up by the wrong bus, or was […]
Kiera KowalskiSpecial to the Times Growing up in small-town Northwestern Ontario, Canada’s territories seemed almost unreachable. The Yukon, Northwest Territories, and Nunavut were an exotic and otherworldly place, only travelled to by the greatest adventurers. In fact, it seemed like more people ventured to Europe than Canada’s North. For these […]
Duane Hicks Voters will have a chance to meet candidates in the upcoming municipal election this Saturday. Candidates running for mayor and council here, as well as trustee seats on the Rainy River District School Board, will be at the Rainy Lake Square from 10:30 a.m.-noon. Candidates can show up […]
Sam Odrowski Local lawyer and Borderland Pride co-chair Douglas Judson gave a presentation to the Rainy River District School Board at its regular monthly meeting last Tuesday evening about the legal impacts of the province’s decision to revert back to the 1998 health and sex-ed curriculum he says are contrary […]
The fight between the province and the City of Toronto over the size of its municipal council is one that should concern all residents of Ontario. First, if the province can pass a law (Bill 5) that unilaterally slashes the size of Toronto city council by nearly half (47 seats […]
From the OPP The Rainy River District OPP would like to remind the public that this is the time of year that bears can be seen in our communities in search of food. Not every bear sighting is an emergency situation. Here is who to call if you encounter a […]
Sam Odrowski Robert Moore students Alexis Latter, left, and Ashlee Homer held up the recognition of excellence award their school received for its “Makerspace” program during the Rainy River District School Board’s regular monthly meeting held here last Tuesday evening.
Sam Odrowski Michael Lewis, longtime trustee for Atikokan and surrounding area, accepted a farewell gift from Director of Education Heather Campbell, on behalf of the Rainy River District School Board, during its regular monthly meeting last Tuesday evening. The board was sad to see him go but happy to have […]
Submitted A portrait of me taken in front of Miles Canyon just outside of Whitehorse, Yukon’s capital city.
