Computers at Donald Young School are an integral part of the learning environment, being used to meet specific curriculum expectations that demand the use of computer technology to fulfill their requirements. An example would be the Grade 4 expectations in patterning and algebra that states use a calculator and computer […]
District News
The Chapple Museum opened for the season last Friday with a tea—and a good crowd. “There was a steady flow of people throughout the day,” said co-curator Bill Clink, who maintains the museum with his wife, Emily. The museum, situated next door to the post office in downtown Barwick, had […]
The Calvinist Cadet Corps, led by head counsellor Ed Dykstra, took part in the morning worship service Sunday at the Christian Reformed Church in Emo. They were involved in several areas of the service, including greeted people coming to worship, reciting the Litany, reading the Scripture lesson, taking up the […]
They watched silently as the Rainy River District School Board voted last Wednesday night to close three local schools and expand J.W. Walker. But parents say the fight to keep Alberton Central open is far from over. “We may have lost the battle, but the war is still ongoing and […]
Local MP Robert Nault, also the minister of Indian and Northern Affairs, has invited district municipal councillors to spend several days in Ottawa in order to gain an inside look at how the federal government operates. “We’ve been thinking about how to get the leadership engaged in federal issues and […]
Local Métis are being asked to come out to the Sunset Country Métis office and cast their ballot to elect a secretary-treasurer to the Provisional Council of the Métis Nation of Ontario (PCMNO). One of the names on the ballot is local resident Brent Calder, who is vying against Tim […]
Alberton parents’ pleas didn’t save their school as the Rainy River District School board voted Wednesday night to close three local schools. At its regular monthly meeting, which was held at Donald Young School in Emo, trustees voted unanimously to close Alexander MacKenzie and Sixth Street schools here no earlier […]
“I am excited about the new product coming to Scrap-A-Bit,” noted Meredith Croswell, adding they have a request for stamps just about every day at her store and decided it would be a great avenue to pursue. “The new stamps arriving, any day in fact, are from Magenta in Quebec,” […]
The Chapple Heritage Museum will open for the summer this Friday (May 3) with a tea from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. “We’ll be having a come-and-go tea. There’ll be tea and goodies, and people can browse around the museum and the library,” said Chapple Reeve Bill Clink. Clink and his wife, […]
The Crozier community hall remains standing—for this week at least. Alberton Fire Chief Cory Jewell said it was too windy Saturday to allow the scheduled burn to go ahead, adding they’re going to wait for a calm day. “We’re going to play it by ear and wait for the wind […]
The University of Guelph/New Liskeard Agricultural Research Station received $157,554 from the Northern Ontario Heritage Fund Corp. for a five-year research project that will evaluate the growth of different hybrid poplar varieties at the Emo site using paper mill organic waste as mulch. And Kim-Jo Bliss, manager of the Emo […]
Stakeboarders from Emo, Devlin, and Fort Frances showed off their skills at the tennis courts Saturday during Spring Fever Days—and also tried to raise a little money at the same time. Proceeds from a ticket raffle will go towards a skateboarding park to be built in the new recreation sportsfield […]
