Duane Hicks While Phase II of the Heritage Tourism Plan project is expected to go out to tender this winter, precisely where the “Hallett” will be located has become uncertain, with council referring the matter back to committee for further review and recommendation at its meeting Monday night. The plans, […]
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Duane Hicks Smokers will have to step away from the entrances to the Memorial Sports Centre when they go out for a puff in the future. Council approved a report Monday night to authorize the appropriate bylaw be amended to prohibit smoking nine metres from the front overhang and west […]
Duane Hicks While council hasn’t decided yet whether it wants to see water meters installed in local homes by 2010, the town will give a break to those who have to run their taps during the winter to keep their pipes from freezing. In response to a letter received by […]
Peggy Revell The Rainy River District School Board has gotten a boost in funding for aboriginal education initiatives from the provincial government. The board will be receiving roughly $105,000 after a recent confirmation and approval of five aboriginal education proposals submitted to the Aboriginal Education Branch of the Ministry of […]
Press Release Sacred Heart School in Sioux Lookout is offering a native language course for the first time. Funding of $24,789 has been secured to develop a student mentorship program between aboriginal students at Sacred Heart and those at St. Francis and St. Michael’s in Fort Frances. The new students […]
Peggy Revell J.W. Walker School here is the site of a pilot project that will see 100 percent of its cleaning supplies go “green.” The project is part of the Rainy River District School Board’s commitment to being environmentally-friendly, said Raymond Roy, the board’s manager of plant operations and maintenance. […]
Jessica George Stores are playing Christmas music and displaying festive ornaments, children are writing their wish lists to Santa Claus, and the Christmas spirit already is in the air. But for some, hearts are heavy because they’re worried they won’t be able to put food on the table for the […]
Press Release The Rainy River District School Board regrettably approved the resignation of Fort Frances trustee Donna Dittaro, as announced by chair Dan Belluz, at its regular meeting last Tuesday (Nov 4). Belluz noted the importance of her work as CAO of the Rainy River District Social Services Administration Board, […]
Staff The Ontario government has started consultations across the province to plan for the 2009 fiscal year. While the closest pre-budget consultation will be held in Thunder Bay, local residents can have their say on the upcoming budget through the Ministry of Finance’s website at www.fin.gov.on.ca Questions being asked about […]
Nancy Daley Fulton Who wouldn’t like to win a lottery? Most of us would like to snag that big jackpot—or even a little one. We all have a desire to be the next big winner, with dreams and fantasies about how we would manage our money, bills we would pay […]
Paige Desmond The financial crisis, which some had predicted might bypass Canada, instead looks to be settling in despite optimistic first impressions. The stocks and investment plummets are indiscriminating, leaving no investor untouched. Universities, colleges, and other post-secondary institutions are no different—as their endowment funds, which provide the cash for […]
Press Release Rainy River District School Board teachers and students are encouraged to get involved with National School Bus Safety Week, which is held during the third week of October each year. The theme of School Bus Safety Week this year was “Stay Out of Harm . . . Obey […]
