Local News from Across the Rainy River District
Shuniah’s council gave environmental groups opposed to the transport of spent nuclear-fuel rods a fair hearing at Tuesday’s meeting, but stopped short of making any commitments to the groups’ cause. Municipal chief administrator Paul Greenwood said council neither considered a resolution against transporting nuclear waste, nor asked administration to come […]
MANITOULIN—On November 21, Public Health Sudbury and Districts (PHSD) held a critical meeting to address the region’s ongoing opioid crisis, which continues to claim lives at an alarming rate. Between 2016 and 2020, opioid-related deaths increased by more than 500 percent, rising from 17 to 107 deaths annually. By the […]
Fisheries and Oceans Canada has launched measures to try and protect endangered orcas on the West Coast from rising risk of oil spills, indicate federal documents obtained by Canada’s National Observer through access-to-information legislation. The fisheries department (DFO) has invested in vessels and acoustic gear, drafted an operating procedure for fishery officers, […]
New made-in-Manitoba training on “culturally safe care” will educate current and future doctors, nurses and their colleagues on anti-Indigenous racism with a goal of improving treatment for all patients. Health-care workers will be able to register for Giga Mino Ganawenimaag Anishinaabeg — an Ojibwa phrase that translates to “We will […]
A Human Rights Tribunal hearing launched by Borderland Pride against the Township of Emo and Mayor Harold McQuaker concluded last week, with the decision being made against the Township. The suit stems from 2020, when council voted against a request from Borderland Pride to proclaim June Pride Month and fly […]
Brad Oster, Superintendent of Education for the Rainy River District School Board, says educators in the district now focus on “math fact fluency” with interactive ways to gamify learning. Moreover, Oster says math fact fluency differs from “drill and kill” memorization techniques by creating positive classroom learning experiences and memories. […]
The Rainy River District got its first real dose of snow Sunday night into Monday, making roads sloppy and slippery. It’s important to adjust your driving habits as we shift from fall and summer driving into winter driving. Charlotte Bazylewski is a driving instructor at the Rainy Lake Campus of […]
As the holidays approach, the trees are already up and decorated at our long-term care homes across the district. These aren’t just any trees, either, they’re the Trees of Giving — ready for our generous community members to pluck an angel to make wishes come true for our residents. Many […]
The annual Christmas Bird Count will be held December 14, 28 and 29 across three locations. As in previous years, there are two ways to join and newcomers are always welcome. The Christmas Bird Count is North America’s longest running “citizen science project”, according to Birds Canada, which organizes the […]
Joel Westheimer, a Full Professor of Education and Democracy at the University of Ottawa thinks the EQAO is too “narrow” and sees a strong correlation between socio-economic factors and test scores. “Interestingly,” said Westheimer, “if you put a graph up of EQAO scores, and you overlaid it with the graph […]
Many education experts have questioned the usefulness of EQAO standardized testing for students, criticizing the bending of day to day work around the test in the months leading up to it. According to Joel Westheimer, a Full Professor of Education and Democracy at the University of Ottawa, “a lot of […]
According to a media release from the Ministry of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship, Canada’s new regulations on international students will “strengthen the integrity and quality of our temporary resident programs.” Moreover, the federal Ministry of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship will be introducing “consequences” for Designated Learning Institutes. Additionally, this could […]
