The Rainy River District School Board and the Elementary Teachers’ Federation of Ontario educational support personnel reached a tentative agreement on Wednesday. Educational support personnel represent educational assistants, communication assistants, library assistants, medical educational assistants, and library technicians working in all board schools in Rainy River District. Details of this […]
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The annual meeting of the district Women’s Institute was held at the Emo Museum, with 19 members present. Sheri gave the report, followed by Dr. Ingrid Krampetz’s presentation on “Preparing for a Healthy Life in Our Later Years: How to become a fine antique.” The project is to collect a […]
Rainy River District hosted T.O.P.S. Annual Recognition Days this year, with the event being held at La Place Rendez-Vous in Fort Frances. T.O.P.S. chapters from throughout our district helped make this event a huge success, with the Devlin TOPS club doing a great deal to help out. Freeda Carmody, Marie […]
The Ontario government is helping a lodge on Rainy Lake reduce energy costs by investing in the installation of a solar energy system, Northern Development and Mines Minister Rick Bartolucci announced Monday. “We’re on the side of northerners. That’s why we’re helping small northern businesses cut costs by promoting the […]
Last week marked Catholic Education Week at St. Michael’s School here. To complement the theme, “And God Saw that it was Good” (Genesis), students, their families, and staff raised $718 to help build a well for children in Third World countries who do not have access to clean drinking water. […]
After months of negotiations followed by strike action, the Rainy River District School Board and local secondary occasional teachers reached a tentative four-year agreement on Monday morning. Members of the Ontario Secondary School Teachers’ Federation District 5B Occasional Teachers’ Bargaining Unit will vote on ratification this week—in Fort Frances on […]
Joe Sletmoen of Crozier is a young farmer who recently took on his first big year of calving on his own, which he said went “very well.” “This is the first year that I’ve done a real big swing,” he noted. Not only did Sletmoen end up with 40 calves […]
The Lake of the Woods Sustainability Foundation, which was formed last year, is seeking support from local communities and stakeholders near the basin in order to protect the water quality of the lake. “We need to keep it as a gem,” Todd Sellers, the Foundation’s executive director, stressed during the […]
The Ontario Secondary School Teachers’ Federation of Ontario District 5B Occasional Teachers and the Rainy River District School Board yesterday reached a tentative agreement on a new four-year contract. The union represents occasional secondary teachers across the district from Rainy River to Atikokan. Details of the settlement will be issued […]
Rainy River High School senior Jay Neilson is wrapping up his second year in district politics. Neilson, who happens to be president of RRHS student council, also is the student trustee on the Rainy River District School Board. He’s found the latter to be an eye-opening experience—one he feels he’ll […]
Students at Mine Centre School pulled together for a fundraiser last week for the Autism Society Ontario. But it was their principal, Brenda Ferris-Hyatt, who really went the extra mile. She agreed to be taped up to a wall in support of the annual “Toonies for Autism” fundraiser. For every […]
Going strong for 18 years in Fort Frances, the Chamber of Commerce’s annual home and leisure continues to be a successful event. And this past Friday and Saturday at the Memorial Sports Centre was no exception as both exhibitors and organizers alike agreed it was a hit once again. Connie […]
