Sharon Tibbs has been spending a great deal of her time lately surrounded by mountains of books in the basement of Sixth Street School until the renovations at J.W. Walker School are complete. “I’m the troll in the basement,” she laughed of her long hours in the bowels of the […]
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After coming back before council with the blessing of the Community Services executive committee, the new community activities committee proposed by Mayor Dan Onichuk last month will become a reality. “I’m happy we’re moving forward,” Mayor Onichuk said at Monday night’s council meeting. “Now we can advertise [for committee members].” […]
A total of $56.365 was divided up between 14 local recipients Monday night as the town disbursed money from the Moffat Family Fund on behalf of the Winnipeg Foundation. The recipient of the largest portion of this sum was the Kiwanis skate park committee, which got $12,500 towards the proposed […]
As the town continues to work on its 2004 budget, council agreed to institute an interim tax levy and also borrow money to meet current expenditures at Monday night’s regular meeting. Mayor Dan Onichuk said the interim levy is necessary to keep money flowing into the town’s coffers—and maintain operations […]
The Kenora-Rainy River Community Care Access Centre is raising its profile in an effort to increase public awareness and perhaps entice three or four more people to apply for a seat on its board, which began 2004 with just five members. “We would like to get to be better known,” […]
They travel, on average, about 115,000 miles in a lifetime (that’s more than four times around the world). In a typical day, they endure a force of several hundred tons. Yet most of us never give them a second thought—until something goes wrong. The human foot, that marvel of evolutionary […]
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security launched its US-VISIT program last week and it’s only a matter of time before the controversial screening process arrives in Borderland. “The US-VISIT program is designed to enhance security and ensure the integrity of our immigration system,” said Mike Milne, a spokesperson for U.S. […]
At its first regular meeting of the new year, the Rainy River District School Board will salute the people behind the board’s mentoring and induction program for new teachers. Teachers who are new to the board are provided with an orientation and induction program, as well as a mentor to […]
Mayor Dan Onichuk saw one of his ideas to get the public more involved in municipal politics wellreceived last night as council agreed to adopt a new schedule for meetings that will see them start at a standard time. “What I would like to achieve is to have consistent timelines […]
Robert Moore School and the adjacent Rainy River District School Board re-opened today after tests on an unknown substance found at the school last Thursday afternoon showed it did not pose a danger to staff or students. “Preliminary results show that it does not contain any biological agents harmful to […]
As the town continues to work on its 2004 budget, council will vote tonight both to institute an interim tax levy and borrow money to meet current expenditures. Mayor Dan Onichuk said yesterday that the interim levy is necessary to keep money flowing into the town’s coffers and maintain operations […]
Northwest Airlines has announced its re-accommodation policy for passengers in the event Mesaba Airlines pilots go on strike tonight. Passengers holding tickets for Mesaba-operated flights for travel between Jan. 9-17 can re-book their flights to fly between Jan. 7 and Feb. 9 on Northwest Airlines or Pinnacle Airlines. No change […]
