The Rainy River District School Board has approved the 2008/09 balanced budget for $39,219,381. The board was faced with the challenge of a six percent decline in elementary enrolment. The board will draw from reserves $50,000 for multi-year commitment to the Aboriginal Achievement Leader Project. The focus of the 2008/09 […]
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This year, 130 Grade 10 students at Fort Frances High School participated in the P.A.R.T.Y. program (Prevent Alcohol-Related Trauma in Youth). They followed the journey of an injured person from first contact with ambulance/fire/police through emergency room care, and ending with rehabilitation and what it is like to be an […]
The Fort Frances Chamber of Commerce has added a new member to its team. Laura Kakeeway started with the Chamber last Monday (May 26) as the project assistant/membership development co-ordinator, and will be there until the end of November. The position will focus on several key factors, including: •retention and […]
Brand new, top-of-the-line, and state-of-the-art, the Crimson Fire pumper truck is the newest addition to the Fort Frances Fire and Rescue Service. Fire Chief Gerry Armstrong said the pumper truck was delivered to the fire hall Monday morning, with firefighters expected to spend this week training on the new vehicle. […]
Ten district businesses were saluted last Wednesday evening at La Place Rendez-Vous here as the Rainy River Future Development Corp. unveiled its annual Customer Service Award recipients. This year’s winners (in alphabetical order) were Cloverleaf Grocery (Emo), Corner Closet (Emo), Curves For Women, Fort Frances General Supply, Green’s Countrywide Furniture, […]
The Rainy River District School Board recently launched a new web-based program called “SchoolHouse,” which is designed to deliver student information to parents through their personal computers. “It really focuses on positive home-school communication, which is a correlate of effective schools research,” stressed IT co-ordinator Chris Denby, who developed the […]
While a majority of the Fort Frances Public Library board still agrees the new library should be built as a stand-alone structure, the building committee will conduct a study to try and get a better idea as to how much savings could be realized if the project was built in […]
Robert Moore School will be saluted tonight with the Rainy River District School Board’s monthly “Recognition of Excellence” award for their building of community and student leadership through cultural awareness. A report to the board explained the school has embraced a number of initiatives and activities in order to develop […]
Five people were charged after a search warrant was executed Friday at 1022 Second St. E. here, the Fort Frances OPP reported this morning. The subsequent search of the residence resulted in the seizure of roughly $15,000 of cocaine and a variety of pharmaceuticals. Also seized was more than $5,000 […]
A jury found former Rainy River District resident Donald Smith guilty on four counts related to making, possessing, and distributing obscene material yesterday at the Fort Frances Courthouse. A date for Smith’s sentencing will be set on June 18. The guilty verdict came at the end of the nearly three-week […]
A press release in Wednesday’s Times about Tim Hortons’ “Camp Day” coming up on Wednesday, June 4 stated one penny from every cup of coffee sold that day will go to the Tim Hortons Children’s Foundation. In fact, it should have read all proceeds from coffee sales that day will […]
FORT FRANCES—The inventors of wild rice popped cereal have made it to the next round of competition in CBC’s “Dragon’s Den.” Andrew Atwell and Ron Allen, from Nicickousemenecaning First Nation, will be facing the judges of the show during a taping June 13 in Toronto. “When they called me to […]
