The Valley Adult Learning Association will continue to provide workplace training to adults facing “employment barriers” thanks to a $27,900 grant from the Trillium Foundation. The goal of the program is to work closely with adult and local employers to develop employment readiness goals that will best suit the needs […]
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The Ministry of Health and Long-term Care has approved 10 temporary beds for Rainycrest Home for the Aged here. This raises the home’s bed capacity from 135 to 145. The announcement will help alleviate the acute care bed usage at Riverside Health Care Facilities, Inc., Rainycrest administrator Jill Colquhoun said […]
While it’s still too early to tell how the recent $100 million sponsorship program scandal in Ottawa will affect the Liberal government’s election plans, local riding associations continue to move forward with their preparations. As first reported in last week’s Times, the Thunder Bay-Rainy River riding association for the Conservative […]
The Fort Frances Public Library’s board of directors said it’s all ears when it comes to what the public now has to say in the wake of a recommendation to pursue building a new library here in the next four-five years “We’ve had some people concerned that everything’s final, and […]
After taking a break for several years, the Rainy Lake Multicultural Association staged “Culturama” for the past three summers in a row. But it appears the RLMA will be taking another break from hosting that event—at least for the near future. “There won’t be a ‘Culturama.’ We’re going to be […]
As town council and management work to find ways to trim a $2-million shortfall in the 2004 budget, a special committee of the whole meeting was held Monday afternoon to get councillors’ input on how much of a tax increase may be acceptable to residential taxpayers. But after much discussion, […]
At its regular monthly meeting Tuesday night, the Northwest Catholic District School Board examined a report on the possible effects of a proposed plan to place a “hard cap” on the number of students in classes from JK to Grade 3. Premier Dalton McGuinty has proposed capping the number of […]
The town likely will name a new CAO shortly as council is expected to make its final steps in the hiring process next week. “On Friday, I’m going to take a brief moment in-camera to discuss the process to be used for the interview,” Mayor Dan Onichuk said Tuesday, referring […]
The Northwest Catholic District School Board will review a modified school calendar for the 2004/05 school year at its regular monthly meeting Tuesday night. As a member of Curriculum Council West, which also includes the Rainy River District School Board, the Kenora Catholic District School Board, and the Keewatin-Patricia District […]
Some councillors were reluctant to suggest any numbers as to a future tax increase for Fort Frances residents at a committee of the whole meeting here Monday. Instead, they’re opting to wait and see what the public thinks—especially how people react to a new set of user fees to be […]
By the end of the year, Alberton will be well on its way to having an effective management plan in place to deal with any natural or man-made disasters. At its regular meeting last Wednesday, Alberton council was presented with an explanation of the new government regulations that came into […]
The 908 Rainy Lake Air Cadets held a change-of-command ceremony last Wednesday in the Memorial Sports Centre auditorium. Second Lt. Blaine Frenette, who has led the squadron since its inception last year, stepped down as commanding officer. Following in his footsteps was Second Lt. Kevin Elliott, who most recently was […]
