The International Joint Commission on Thursday ordered that water be stored on Namakan Lake to stem rising water levels on Rainy Lake. This decision, combined with the hot weather this week, could be the turning point in the battle against flooding conditions on Rainy. “With what is happening on the […]
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The Rainy River District School Board passed its 2002-03 budget at a special meeting here Wednesday night, but concerns surfaced over cuts it might be forced to make next year if the province doesn’t change its funding formula. Salaries and transportation increased the board’s expenditures by $550,000 but the province […]
Singers who want to prove their talent at this summer’s “Quest for the Best” had better sign up soon as the deadline to enter the popular contest is tomorrow. Organizer Dawn Booth of the Fort Frances Chamber of Commerce said the event is shaping up nicely as the number of […]
A Barwick woman has had a design of her work published in the May-June issue of the world-renowned scrapbooking magazine, “Memory Makers.” “I was ecstatic about it,” enthused Meredith Croswell, owner of Scrap-A-Bit on Front Street in Emo. Scrapbooking is a popular pastime that explores different ways of presenting memories […]
As residents begin sandbagging to protect lakefront property, there’s no end in sight for the rising water level on Rainy Lake. “Water levels are still going up,” Rick Walden, engineering advisor for the International Rainy Lake Board of Control, said Tuesday. “Rainy Lake is presently at 338.51 metres [1,110.60 feet] […]
“If you go out in the woods Friday, you’re in for a big surprise. If you go out in the woods Friday, you’ll . . . find no bears. But that’s because they’ll all be at the Fort Frances Public Library for the ever-popular Teddy Bear Picnic! “We have over […]
More than two weeks after torrential rains hit the district, the impact is still being felt. Couchiching First Nation ordered 6,000 sandbags from the Ministry of Transportation to deal with rising levels on Rainy Lake. Several homes there are in danger of flooding, with summer students having been enlisted to […]
For the second year in a row, no election for the board of directors will be needed at Riverside Health Care Facilities Inc.’s annual general meeting here tomorrow. “We have one person stepping down, Linda Hamilton, and one person who applied for the position, so there’s not much of a […]
The Rainy River District School Board took time out Saturday night to say thank-you to its 16 teachers and staff members who are retiring this year as well as those who have reached 25 years of service. “I salute those who’ve spent 25 years in the profession of teaching. Twenty-five […]
The Rainy River District School Board is expected to pass its budget for the 2002-03 school year at a special meeting Wednesday night. But to keep the budget balanced, trustees will withdraw almost $200,000 from reserve funds. Laura Mills, chief financial officer for the board, said expenditures for salaries, benefits, […]
Ashley Dyson doesn’t know quite what to expect as she packs her bag for a month-long adventure. But this Friday, she and two other local students will leave to participate in the International Shad Valley program—developing science, technology, and entrepreneurial skills while meeting students from across the country and beyond. […]
Five-year-old Chandler Cousineau held his father’s hand as they walked around the track at Pither’s Point here Friday evening. Both wore dark blue ribbons pinned to their shirts. Both are cancer survivors. “He had thyroid cancer. We all had thyroid cancer,” Paul Cousineau said while walking the survivors’ lap to […]
