The Rainy River District Social Service Administration Board received a brief letter from Health minister Elizabeth Witmer confirming it has been designated as the land ambulance delivery agent for the area. DSSAB beat out the Town of Fort Frances, which also had applied to administer the ambulance service. “We’re up […]
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A little peace and quiet. That’s what members of Northwestern Ontario’s Elk Restoration Coalition (NOERC) are giving the herd of wild elk that has been living near Cameron Lake since their release there earlier this year. Monitoring of the elk was cut back in mid-May until at least July to […]
Gordon Armstrong will be setting down the gavel this fall after 15 years after 15 years as mayor of Rainy River. “I’m not running [in November], I’m retiring,” said Mayor Armstrong. “I’ve loved it [but] it’s the time now to try something different . . . to get some new […]
More than 700 people gathered at the Kay-Nah-Chi-Wah-Nung Historical Centre west of Barwick last Friday, where Rainy River First Nation served over 370 pounds of fish. “It took weeks and weeks [of preparation],” said Chief Jim Leonard as a long lineup quickly filed alongside tables of salads, baskets of bannock, […]
A “social” visit by Minnesota Department of Natural Resources Commissioner Allen Garber to Rainy River First Nation yesterday is hoped to be another step towards improving relations along the border. Several delegates from Koochiching County and the local Ministry of Natural Resources joined Garber as he took a quick tour […]
The Northwest Catholic District School Board has worked out its 2000/2001 budget, making a special provision for special education funding among other changes. “Previously, if we had a student who developed special needs during the year, or had a new special ed. student transferring into the system, we never had […]
The Education Accountability Act 2000 tabled by the Ministry of Education last Wednesday could see a deal struck between the Rainy River District School Board and the local Ontario Secondary School Teachers’ Federation earlier this month go “out the window.” While the act hasn’t been passed yet, local OSSTF president […]
“There is nothing in here we wouldn’t want to do.” That’s how Carol-Lynne Oldale, director of education for the Northwest Catholic District School Board’s, described the fourth instalment of the Education Improvement Commission’s “Road Ahead” series during last night’s regular board meeting here. “The decision of the EIC to issue […]
At first glance, it might appear Teddy Bone and her horse, “Bribon,” are an extreme contrast. The 10-year-old purebred Pasafino is a fairly young horse and–with constantly moving feet and shaking head–has the spirit to match. At 75 years of age, Bone is not who you would expect to find […]
The Emo Centennial Committee has done its final tally of the amount raised from last year’s celebration and Monday presented a cheque for $9,057 towards renovations at the Emo hospital. This amount is on top of $1,200 already donated by the Emo Centennial Committee, as well as $2,100 raised by […]
The Stratton recreation grounds will become home to 35 special young trees after the inaugural “memorial tree” dedication ceremony takes place there Saturday, May 27 at 11 a.m. “This has turned into something a lot bigger than I expected,” said Moe Henry, who, along with his wife, Joyce, has been […]
The Wieringa family inaugurated their new riding shed with a horse clinic Saturday and Sunday that attracted 16 horses and about 60 people who gathered for the opportunity to learn from a pro. Peter Frost, a world-renowned show horse trainer, left his Minnesota home to spend the weekend at the […]
