Local News from Across the Rainy River District
Some local voices are joining a growing chorus of Canadian border town mayors, who are calling on the federal government to scrap the ArriveCAN app. After Ottawa announced the loosening of vaccination requirements and travel restrictions, many question the app’s purpose. “With all the restrictions begin lifted, you wonder if […]
Lions Clubs. We’ve all seen them. But if you are like many, you may have wondered, ”What do they do?”, “What do they stand for?”, “Why should I care or help out?” In the simplest terms the Lions mission statement is “We Serve.” Lions Clubs serve the many needs they […]
We all started off with the reading of the minutes from the last meeting from the secretary, Addison Brown. Then we did our pledge as usual. After the 4H pledge, we took our steer and heifer food like beef and diary ration, oats, corn and pellets. We put them in […]
Last Friday, Justin Boshey walked from Crossroads Public School in Devlin all the way to Fort Frances in an effort to raise awareness of the addiction issues communities in the area are facing. Boshey is an addictions worker from Lac La Croix First Nation. He said he feels not enough […]
At the June 20, 2022 Special Board Meeting, the Rainy River District School Board approved the 2022‐2023 balanced budget of $58,365,458. As identified during budget consultations, the 2021-2022 budget contains increased support for mental health professional services in the schools, as well as increased support for Autism Support Workers and […]
The Rainy River District School Board is pleased to announce Beth Fairfield as the new system leader, effective June 1, 2022. She will be replacing Peg Keffer, who will be retiring at the end of the school year. Ms. Fairfield has been serving as the Assistant to the Director for […]
An unlikely friendship between young learners from two Manitoba pre-schools 450 kilometres apart is being welcomed as a small act of reconciliation. Despite the distance between the two centres and their children’s developing literacy skills, Winnipeg’s Oak Street Nursery School and Headstart Misipawistik Cree Nation in Grand Rapids have found […]
In a media availability last week, members of the International Joint Commission (IJC) said given the sheer amount of rain and the natural geography of the area, little could have been done to avoid the current flooding. The IJC is a bi-national organization, comprised of regional experts, which co-operates to […]
Disaster relief has been made available to those in Fort Frances and the Rainy River District who have been fighting water since a string of spring storms contributed to record-high lake levels within the Rainy River and Lake of the Woods watersheds. While the province initially opened up the Disaster […]
In the first sitting of the Court of Revision last Tuesday, landowners in the Szeder Drain’s watershed argued their assessed amounts. The Court decided that no appeals were valid enough to accept. Frank Szeder and his brother Stefan, who own land in Emo and LaVallee, petitioned to have a municipal […]
The LaVerendrye General Hospital Auxiliary is looking for people to take the positions of President, vice-president and special events co-ordinator. We are also looking for someone who will do publicity. The Auxiliary is currently celebrating its 70th year of being active, raising money for hospital equipment. If anyone wishes to […]
We started off our meeting with the 4-H pledge. We then did our roll call question with our leaders, Krista Olson, Melinda Romyn and guest leader Tracey Haglin. The question was “have you ever helped plant a fruit or vegetable garden? If so, what did you enjoy the most?” Then […]
