From the OPP The OPP has been receiving an increasing number of complaints from local bus drivers and concerned citizens regarding vehicles not stopping for school buses that are stopped with their overhead red signal-lights flashing. There also are complaints about drivers failing to wait until pedestrians fully cross at […]
District News
From the OPP Shortly after 3 a.m. yesterday, Rainy River District OPP officers were notified of an motor vehicle in the ditch on Highway 11 about 20 km east of Atikokan. Officers later located the vehicle near Highway 11 and 11B in the Township of Atikokan. The driver, a 50-year-old […]
Heather Latter An array of performers took to the stage last Thursday evening during a fundraising talent show that kicked off the 2016 season of the Rainy River District Festival of the Performing Arts. “The talent show went very well,” enthused Festival committee chair David Schwartz. “I was very happy […]
Heather Latter With a deal unable to be reached by mediation between the Rainy River District School Board and the Ontario Secondary School Teachers’ Federation (District 5B) last week, the local teachers’ union is asking for more respect from the board. “They always make mention in their [press] releases about […]
Press Release For a second-straight year, Ontario is increasing wages for early childhood educators and other child-care professionals in licensed settings. Ontario is providing a $1 per hour wage increase for eligible child-care workers who qualify in the licensed child-care sector, bringing the total wage increase up to $2 per […]
Press Release U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers working at the International Falls port of entry recently targeted a rail container destined to arrive at the Ranier port of entry. CBP officers inspected the rail container in early January and discovered merchandise that violated multiple laws and regulations. The merchandise […]
Heather Latter The First World War may have ended 97 years ago but Grade 8 students at Robert Moore School here were reliving those years thanks for artifacts on loan from the Canadian War Museum in Ottawa. Teacher Dana Kosowick said she heard about “Supply Line”—a travelling, hands-on education tool […]
Heather Latter Emo native Maverick Judson is calling his latest release his biggest to date. The local aspiring pop artist released the video “Just Drive,” featuring Canadian singer/songwriter Danny Fernandes, on YouTube on Friday while the single will be available to purchase on iTunes and other digital platforms this week. […]
From the OPP The Rainy River District OPP charged an Alberta male with impaired driving on Saturday around 1:15 a.m. During routine patrol, officers stopped a pick-up truck on the 800 block of King’s Highway here after observing a male driving erratically. The driver, a 32-year-old from Edmonton, was arrested […]
Press Release If you are ready to make a difference in your community, want to be part of the solution, and embrace new challenges, this is your time to join the Treaty #3 Police Service. Interested applicants for police officer positions are invited to attend an information session with our […]
Heather Latter Those who want to carve, cut, drill, saw, and create might not realize there is a space in Fort Frances where they can apply their woodworking skills—at no cost. The Sister Kennedy Centre’s Fix-It Shop, a heated facility containing a variety of tools, has been under-utilized for some […]
Heather Latter Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) co-ordinators Brad Gushulak and Shane Beckett have been introducing new apps and technology in classrooms throughout the Rainy River District School Board for learning and communication purposes. “They really have an impact on the students,” Gushulak told trustees at the board’s regular […]
