Peggy Revell FORT FRANCES—St. Michael’s School and Robert Moore School here will be the next locations in the district where full-day junior kindergarten programs will roll out. The province selected these schools to offer the program starting in the fall of 2011, following the inaugural roll-out that will see the […]
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Peggy Revell With a high participation and success rate, the Rainy River District School Board once again is happy with the results of this year’s Ontario Secondary School Literacy Test (OSSLT). “We’re pleased with our results,” said Director of Education Heather Campbell. “We continue to have high levels of success […]
Bryce Forbes FORT FRANCES—By the end of Confederation College’s graduation ceremony Tuesday evening at the Townshend Theatre, one student completed a grand slam of academics by taking home four awards. Barb Kwasnicia of Atikokan not only graduated from the Social Service Worker program, her third diploma from the college, but […]
Peggy Revell FORT FRANCES—The new harmonized sales tax (HST), resource-sharing, education, and a slew of other issues are up for discussion as First Nations’ leadership from across the province gathered at Couchiching on Tuesday for the 36th All-Ontario Chiefs Conference. “It’s always a pleasure to play host to the All-Ontario […]
the MNR It was a fairly quiet day in the West Fire Region yesterday. The far north was under a “high to extreme” forest fire hazard, but that was expected to be downgraded following the expected rainfall last night. There still are five fires being monitored in the West Fire […]
the MNR One new fire was reported in the West Fire Region by yesterday evening. Sioux Lookout Fire #48 was a smouldering blaze reported at the community of Wunnumin Lake at 0.2 hectares in size. A FireRanger crew has been dispatched to the scene. Meanwhile, one new fire was reported […]
Dave Ogilvie Despite unpredictable weather, the Emo Spray Park is nearing completion. The cement pad was poured Monday (June 14) and the plan is to hopefully have the project completed by July 1. But there still are several tasks that need to be finished before the park will be operational. […]
Robin McCormick Fr. Victor DeGagné was ordained to the Roman Catholic priesthood on Friday, June 4 in Thunder Bay by the Most Rev. Bishop Fred Colli. The son of Kathy and Yves DeGagné of Hammond Road, Fr. Victor celebrated masses in the district this past weekend. A potluck dinner for […]
Mitch Haw The fourth and final formal meeting of the United Beef Club was held on the evening of June 3 at the Short residence in Rainy River. This meeting was called to order by president Jared McQuaker, who then led the club in reciting the 4-H pledge. At this […]
Dave Ogilvie This year’s “Barn Concert” series at Cornell Farms in La Vallee will kick off this Sunday (June 20) with the folk and traditional roots music of singer/songwriter and guitarist extraordinaire, Cara Luft. One of the founding members of the Juno Award-winning folk trio, The Wailin’ Jennys, Luft’s music has been described […]
Peggy Revell Alberton has scheduled a public meeting for next Wednesday (June 23) concerning proposed changes to its zoning bylaw concerning the establishment of group homes within the township. Set for 7 p.m. in council chambers at the municipal office, the meeting will give residents the chance to learn more […]
Ken Johnston While some people may have thought the local Alzheimer Society had forgotten about fundraising efforts here in Rainy River District, the fact of the matter is they were in a state of flux as they replaced their executive director. Lynn Moffatt took over the post on May 31 […]
