Press Release The Rainy River District Festival of the Performing Arts wrapped up its Instrumental division Friday, adjudicated by Nancy Nowosad, who teaches piano, saxophone, and theory. She also is a workshop/masterclass clinician, adjudicator, and Royal Conservatory of Music examiner. Instrumental (April 22) •Instrumental Solo, Own Choice, Grade/Level 3—1. Bryan […]
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From the MNRF There were four fires in the Northwest Region over the weekend, including two in Kenora District and one each in Nipigon and Dryden districts. All of these fires have been declared “out.” No new fires were confirmed by yesterday afternoon. The fire hazard ranges from “low” to […]
Press Release The Rainy River District Festival of the Performing Arts wrapped up its Piano division Friday, adjudicated by Jane Petroni, who teaches piano privately in Winnipeg and through the Preparatory Department of the University of Manitoba. Piano (April 22) •Piano Solo, Examination Courses, Classical, Grade 3—1. Jordan Eldridge (Honours) […]
From the OPP The Rainy River District OPP charged an adult male driver with impaired driving offences. Yesterday at 4:49 a.m., officers were notified of a motor vehicle in the ditch along Highway 11 on Couchiching. Officers located the driver at a residence in Fort Frances. The 24-year-old Fort Frances […]
Press Release The Rainy River District Festival of the Performing Arts wrapped up its 76th-annual edition today. The Instrumental Division, which ran yesterday and today, was adjudicated by Nancy Nowosad of Winnipeg, who maintains a busy schedule as a teacher of piano, saxophone, and theory, as well as a workshop/masterclass […]
Press Release The Rainy River District Festival of the Performing Arts wrapped up its 76th-annual edition today. The Piano Division was adjudicated by Jane Petroni, who teaches piano privately in Winnipeg and through the Prepartory Department of the University of Manitoba. Piano (April 20) •Piano Solo, Examination Courses, Romantic, Grade […]
Press Release The Rainy River District School Board on Monday reached a tentative agreement at the local level with Rainy River District Elementary Teachers’ Federation of Ontario (ETFO)–Educational Support Personnel (ESP). The new agreement will be in effect from Sept. 1, 2014-Aug. 31, 2017, aligning with the provincial settlements at […]
Press Release The Rainy River District Festival of the Performing Arts continues with its Piano division, adjudicated by Jane Petroni, who teaches piano privately in Winnipeg and through the Preparatory Department of the University of Manitoba. In this final week of the Festival, the Piano division is slated to wrap […]
Staff Sunset Country Métis Council members will be among those voting for a new Métis Nation of Ontario executive on May 2. Voting will take place from 9 a.m.-8 p.m. at the Sunset Country Métis office (426 Victoria Ave.) An advance poll will be held there this Saturday (April 23) […]
From the OPP Shortly after 6 p.m. on Tuesday, Kenora OPP officers responded to a report of a deceased male being located along the shoreline of Powder Island on Lake of the Woods. Members of the Kenora OPP’s Marine and Trails Unit, and the Kenora Forensic Identification Unit, attended the […]
Heather Latter The Right Relations Circle of Rainy River District, a group seeking to improve relationships between First Nations and the descendants of non-aboriginal settlers, with support from the United Church of Canada, is hosting a workshop next Wednesday (April 27) to share the historic and contemporary relationship between indigenous […]
Heather Latter Stepping inside the local campus of Confederation College, you used to be greeted by bare, grey walls. Not anymore. The foyer now is colourful and bright since a paper maché project—made by last year’s summer youth art camp here—was installed last month. “It’s a very ambitious camp,” noted […]
