The Rainy River District Social Services Administration Board once again has deferred a decision on whether to cut land ambulance services locally, giving the province a chance to come forward with needed funding. The board is negotiating with the province for a new funding formula for First Nations land ambulance […]
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Standardized testing results for students in Grades 3, 6, and 9 from across the province were released yesterday, with most students in Rainy River District continuing to show improvement overall. The Rainy River District School Board showed particularly good results among its Grade 3 students, with 63 percent either meeting […]
GIS can be an extremely important tool used for daily operations of a local government. The Town of Fort Frances is no exception. A GIS system was implemented almost 10 years and we currently are in the process of updating the technology and data. Although the Planning and Public Works […]
The Emo and District Hospital Auxiliary would like to send out a huge thank you to everyone for their support during its annual tea and bazaar last Friday at the Emo Legion. Heather Oltsher said it’s amazing how people will donate the many different things that are needed to make […]
The Ministry of Natural Resources is preserving Ontario’s rich biodiversity by giving better protection to highly-sensitive lakes which host lake trout, Natural Resources minister David Ramsay announced last week. “Lake trout is a particularly valued species among anglers and an important indicator of the health of our waters,” said Ramsay. […]
Members of the Rainy River Valley Agricultural Society met for their monthly meeting Oct. 11 at 7:30 p.m. at the Emo Curling Club. Nine members and two visitors were present. Tompkins Hardware once again is renting space from us to store boats. As well, new contracts are being negotiated with […]
The Ontario government has banned the possession of live invasive fish species and the import of live leeches to make lakes and rivers cleaner and healthier, Natural Resources minister David Ramsay announced last week. “Invasive species are a very real environmental and economic threat to the Great Lakes, inland lakes, […]
The Township of Alberton is moving forward with plans to bring the railway crossings at Watson and Station roads up to code in order to keep them open for public use. Both crossings have safety issues that were brought to the attention of the council by CN Public Works officer […]
One home in Rainy River District has opened its doors to foster children in need for nearly 10 years, and the foster parents say they wouldn’t think twice about doing it all over again. They say it’s challenging and sometimes difficult, but that the rewards outweigh it all—despite the devastating […]
The Northwest Catholic District School Board established a mandate for its new French Immersion committee at its regular monthly meeting Tuesday night. The new committee has been charged to “recommend to the [board] strategies to maintain the viability of the French Immersion program by a). reviewing existing reports and practices; […]
The Northwest Catholic District School Board on Tuesday night passed a motion to officially support the province’s new “Best Start” program, and is considering additions to two schools in order to meet its requirements. Barb Buffet, “Best Start” co-ordinator for the Kenora District Services Board, provided the local Catholic board […]
Emo councillors voted by ballot last week on a candidate to replace former Coun. Geoff Pearce, who had resigned last month. Ed Carlson won the majority of the votes and will be sworn in at the next council meeting. Others who let their names stand were Gerd O’Sullivan, Ingrid Krampetz, […]
