Aboriginal youth from around the district gathered together over the Victoria Day long weekend to participate in a four-day Festival of Arts. Hosted by Seven Generations Education Institute, the festival gave youths aged 14-21 the chance to explore non-traditional career options by participating in a variety of arts-based workshops. Denise […]
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Rainy River First Nation’s household hazardous waste days have received $75,000 in funding from the Ministry of the Environment. Indian Affairs and Northern Development minister Robert Nault, also MP for Kenora-Rainy River, revealed the funding at the band’s annual fish fry Friday. The funding, acquired through Environment Canada’s EcoAction Program, […]
Students at Crossroads School in Devlin, west of Fort Frances, have been told not to drink the school’s water after traces of bacteria were found. A sample taken last Thursday (May 17) was found to contain several types of bacteria. The school was notified of the bacteria content at 3:30 […]
Chapple council, at its last meeting, swore in Rilla Race as councillor for Ward Two for the duration of this term. Chuck Harrison spoke to council concerning his contract at the cemeteries. He is willing to work with Phillip Huziak to ensure he knows all of the work to be […]
Sturgeon Creek staff and students held their annual spring concert Friday afternoon. It was emceed by Julie McQuaker, who welcomed everyone to the entertainment and proceeded to announce each number. Beforehand, Jodi Hoskins played several selections to keep the audience listening carefully. The gym was decorated with cut-out objects of […]
Like other schools in the district, Our Lady of the Way is participating in provincial testing, which will be sent to the EQAO for marking. Since last week was Education Week, OLW held its annual book fair Wednesday and Thursday. This year, the school held a Christian book fair as […]
The annual Crossroads School family barbecue is slated tomorrow (May 17) starting at 5 p.m., featuring a traditional menu of hamburgers, hotdogs, chips, and all kinds of homemade salads and desserts. A 50/50 draw will be held, and there will be a book fair, penny table, silent auction, plus many […]
If you had happened to walk into the kindergarten classroom over the past few weeks, you may have noticed the smiling faces of busy students but also the piles of many projects on the go–all in preparation for one day. A day to honour one of the most important people […]
“The love for reading is the greatest educational gift children can get,” says Mary Leonhardt, author of “99 ways to get your kids to love reading and 100 books they’ll love.” Donald Young School students had a chance to visit the annual Scholastic book fair last Wednesday and Thursday in […]
St. Patrick’s CWL held another successful spring tea at the Parish Hall on Saturday afternoon. There was a penny table with useful articles, as well as a bake table loaded with homemade pies, pastry, and bread (at the end of the day, only a few items were left!) Heather Oltsher, […]
The site of a fatal tanker-truck crash on Highway 502 at the Crowrock bridge last Wednesday afternoon is now clear after crews cleaned up the spilled tall oil cargo and removed the vehicle. John Barr, supervisor for the Ministry of the Environment in Kenora, said workers finished cleaning up the […]
Rainy River First Nation is still assessing potential damage this week after a leak of untreated wastewater from the Abitibi-Consolidated kraft mill here early last week reached sturgeon spawning grounds downstream. In a press release issued last Wednesday (May 9), the band said the spawning grounds, which are used for […]
