Coinciding with National Volunteer Week, the Fort Frances Volunteer Bureau held its annual dinner last Wednesday night at the Legion to honour 11 district residents who use some of their spare time to lend others a helping hand. Among those who received a certificate of appreciation for a second year […]
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The Rainy River District School Board is looking to give kindergarten students a little more time in the classroom to help prepare them for further schooling after approving at new schedule at last night’s regular meeting. With the exception of North Star Community School in Atikokan, all board elementary schools […]
In a further attempt to identify and intervene with students who may have special education needs, the Rainy River District School Board will be involved in a pilot program here next year. Starting in September, team members from Huffman, Robert Moore, Riverview, and North Star Community School will be involved […]
With the Fraser Institute’s first “Report Card on Ontario Secondary Schools” receiving flak across the province, many people here are agreeing on one thing–the rankings aren’t fair. Among the charges are that the report’s criteria focused on the percentage of advanced courses taken–and passed–by grade 11,12, and OAC students, and […]
Nancy Gibb and her daughter, Emily, have made work on the upcoming high school performance of “Grease” a real family affair. “I got involved in the production of the show because my daughter is the producer,” Nancy Gibb said Tuesday. “This is a student produced and directed show and all […]
Despite a few unexpected challenges the organizers of this year’s Rainy River District Festival of the Performing Arts faced, the overall event couldn’t have been more successful, said event president John Jankiewicz. “We had a few tests at the beginning,” Jankiewicz said yesterday. “We had to postpone a few things […]
Lawrence Allan is hoping that people took the time to learn a little about organ donation during Organ Donation Awareness week that ended this past Sunday. As a recipient of a new kidney over a year ago, Allan knows first hand how important a person’s decision is when giving an […]
Chantelle Johnson was pleased this year’s Rainy River District Festival of the Performing Arts was opened up to competitive dancing–it gave her students a chance to strut their stuff. “All of my students did very well,” the owner of Dancemakers and Beauty Essentials said. “I had 97 of my students […]
A new date has been set for an open electricity market in Ontario and the Fort Frances Power Corporation has to prepare. In a statement in the Legislature last week by Jim Wilson, Minister of Energy, Science and Technology it was announced that the electricity market will be opened competitively […]
Following the collective design process meeting last month, the Rainy River District School Board has moved forward in the process to renovate Walker School, and close Alberton Central, Alexander MacKenzie and Sixth Street. “The board voted to move to stage two in the school closure process,” said Terry Ellwood, superintendent […]
With a budget increase and a new provincial initiative to help the homeless, this year’s “Red Shield” appeal is as crucial as ever for the local Salvation Army. “We’re finding this year we’re having to help a lot of people with overnight accommodation and meals, partly because of the Ontario […]
The future of a renovated J.W. Walker School here, as well as that of Alberton Central and Alexander MacKenzie, could be decided by the public school board after a presentation by architect Dudley Thompson at tonight’s regular meeting. “The architect will be presenting the collective design process results, along one […]
