Local MP Robert Nault was in Fort Frances last Wednesday to announce a FedNor investment of $300,000 to the Rainy Lake Future Development Corp. and a continued funding commitment to the organization for three years. “Rainy River Future Development Corp. makes a very positive impact on business in the Rainy […]
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The Rainy River District School Board voted in favour of increasing secondary school class sizes from a 21:1 student-to-teacher ratio to 21.09:1 at a special meeting here last night. While Ministry of Education class size policy states boards should stick to a 21:1 ration, there is an exception in which […]
Eleven local youth—as well as some other participants—are scheduled to arrive in Rainy River by canoe tomorrow afternoon, completing the second-annual fundraiser for the local United Native Friendship Centre’s youth centre. The group includes youth workers Steve Parks, Len Bird, and R.J. Comeau, Stanjikoming Chief Edward Morrison, Bill Morrison, and […]
Local MPP Howard Hampton said proposals from the federal Electoral Boundaries Commission suggesting electoral boundaries throughout Canada change by 2004 may help the Kenora-Rainy River riding but ultimately would hurt Northern Ontario. The proposed boundary change for Kenora-Rainy River would see Atikokan and Ignace, which currently are included in the […]
With an increasing number of bears being sighted in town over the past couple of weeks, town bylaw officers and the OPP have had their hands full dealing with numerous calls about the nuisances. “As of [Monday], we’ve had sightings pretty much in every part of town,” bylaw/animal control officer […]
With a horse in Littlefork, Mn. and a crow in Thunder Bay confirmed this week to have had the West Nile virus, concern about the disease seems to be on some people’s lips. But the Northwestern Health Unit here stressed it’s been doing its part to respond to any signs […]
Following an initial meeting between the “Re-Inventing Fort Frances” committee and consultants Hilderman, Thomas, Frank and Cram last week, the roughly $110,000 study is underway to see how the town can be improved in terms of tourism and commerce. Engineers—operating under HTFC project manager Jeff Frank—arrived here over the weekend […]
Local MPP Howard Hampton said proposals from the federal Electoral Boundaries Commission suggesting electoral boundaries throughout Canada change by 2004 may help the Kenora-Rainy River riding but ultimately would hurt Northern Ontario. The proposed boundary change for Kenora-Rainy River would see Atikokan and Ignace, which currently are included in the […]
The International Rainy Lake Board of Control and the Rainy River Water Pollution Board hosted its first-annual joint open house and public forum at La Place Rendez-Vous here Tuesday night in what proved to be a tense affair all evening. Sensing the hostile atmosphere, Dennis Schornack—the new U.S. chairman of […]
The Rainy River District School Board will hold a special meeting here Tuesday to discusses secondary school class size. “What this is all about is the ministry requires classes sizes at a 21:1 [student to teacher] ratio,” said Laura Mills, the board’s chief financial officer. “However, there is an exception […]
While district students can enjoy a two more weeks of “freedom” this summer, elementary teachers will be back in class to brush up on their skills during a two-day “Summer Institute” starting Wednesday. Walter Rogoza, math and science curriculum co-ordinator for the Rainy River District School Board, said a number […]
If proposals from the federal Electoral Boundaries Commission are approved following a series of public meetings, electoral boundaries throughout Canada will change by 2004. The proposed boundary change for the Kenora-Rainy River riding would see Atikokan and Ignace, which currently are included in the Thunder Bay-Atikokan riding, voting here instead. […]
