“Rainy River Ambulance is in a bit of a crisis right now,” ambulance manager Grace Silander told the Rainy River District Social Service Administration Board here last Thursday.
District News
Transportation and special education funding are topics that will be brought up by both the local public and Catholic school boards here Thursday when they meet with deputy education minister Suzanne Herbert. Both boards have been spending more than their budgets in the area of transportation for several years as […]
After three years of not doing any serious painting, Connie Cuthbertson has made her way back into the art scene with a bang. “I was accepted to exhibit in a show–the 75th Canadian Society of Painters in Watercolour,” the Fort Frances woman enthused. Although Cuthbertson, who also owns Northwoods Gallery […]
While raising children can be demanding under normal circumstances, raising physically or developmentally disabled children can take quite a toll on parents. For 10 years, the Family Relief Program here has been sending out qualified family relief workers to offer those parents periods of respite. “We have about 54 families […]
It has been almost a year since the first elk were released at Cameron Lake by the Northwestern Ontario Elk Restoration Committee and so far it’s been a great success, said co-chair Mike Solomon. “The elk are alive and well,” Solomon said last week. “With the exception of four or […]
The Paragon report, an economic development assessment of Rainy River District was presented to area municipalities last week. The report, first revealed in the Times back on July 5, was done by Paragon Decision Resources Inc. at the request of the Rainy River Future Development Corp. to show what the […]
Applying about 35,000 pounds of pressure to the side of an old K car, Emo volunteer firefighter J.P. Winik tore a door right off its hinges. Winik and several fellow firefighters from Emo and Fort Frances spent about two hours last Thursday dismantling the vehicle using powerful hydraulic tools–including the […]
Principal Jerry O’Leary is staying positive the water once again will be safe at the Sturgeon Creek annex in Stratton after a sample came back “clean” on Monday. “They tested again today as we have to get two tests back with positive results. But we should find out in a […]
The Fort Frances Elementary Facilities Review Committee said yesterday it will keeping details of its three recommendations under wraps as it passes them on to be finalized by the Pupil Accommodation Committee. “Without giving away too many details before it even gets to the committee, I can only say the […]
As various school councils continue with their School Improvement Planning for 2000-01, the Rainy River District School Board last night took a look back at what several schools have achieved in the past year. “The principals and staff have done an outstanding job in this first year of implementation,” said […]
While Bob Manning may be the Elks national leader for 2000-01, also known the “Grand Exalted Ruler,” moving “up the ladder” by no means involves getting a rest as he plans to spend the year ahead touring the country. “I plan to spend 250 days on the road in the […]
The Rainy River District School Board is making intensive efforts to address early literacy–and the plan for doing so this year was presented by literacy co-ordinators Maureen Ricard and Penny Newman at last night’s regular meeting here. “We’re trying to make an intensive effort on literacy. Hopefully, we can have […]
