When it comes to handling workplace stress, Neila Booth, an employee at Tammi’s Flowers, Cards, and Gifts, and Jennifer Harvie, who handles web promotion and design here at the Times, just might be ahead of the game. That’s because they already use some of the coping skills being promoted during […]
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Children who wear bike helmets and practise safe riding skills will be targets of a reward campaign that will be kicked off Monday across the district by the Rainy River Valley Safety Coalition. Uniformed police, fire, and ambulance personnel will be taking part in the campaign by handing out helmet […]
When is an “unsafe” school bus stop safe? That’s the question several people previously involved in a dispute with the Rainy River District Board of Education still have on their minds. Della McQuaker, a Devlin mother, was worried that a stop in question, located on the east side of the […]
Grade six students attending public schools soon will have to go through testing mandated by the Ministry of Education and Training to gauge their progress within the system. “Students will be tested in reading, writing, and arithmetic over a five-day period,” Sylvia Parker, Education Quality Accountability officer, said yesterday. Tests […]
With no decision made on the second ice facility at Monday night’s council meeting, the chance of having it completed for this fall are next to none, Administration and Finance manager Darryl Allan admitted. But it’s not a matter of “humming and hawing,” stressed Coun. David Bourgeault–it’s about fiscal responsibility. […]
Almost 9,500 Bell Canada operators and technicians from across Ontario and Quebec, including 15 here, remain on strike for a third week with no apparent end in sight. In a show of solidarity, more than 35 members of CEP Local 49, which includes all Bell technicians and operators from Fort […]
As the boating season revs into high gear, young boaters are reminded that under a new law passed at the beginning of this year, they are now required to obtain a licence to operate a motorboat on Canadian waters. The new law, which will affect all boaters under the age […]
The 1999 Rainy River District Music and Drama Festival went off without a hitch this year, culminating in a spectacular Highlights Concert featuring 36 performances, and two Rose Bowl winners. “I’m so surprised,” related Stephanie Gartshore, who has competed in the festival for many years, honing her vocal skills to […]
When St. Jude’s Convent closed its doors as a functioning residence for the “Sisters of Our Lady of the Missions” Saturday afternoon, a chapter in Fort Frances’ history closed as well. The landmark residence at 335 Nelson St. had been a convent for the religious order since 1919, with 90 […]
Imagine you are a skilled handyman but you can’t find work anywhere. Now add in a family, including a wife and three children to feed, and a set of circumstances where you fail to qualify for any unemployment benefits. What would you do? Such is the quandary facing Ivan Sieveking, […]
Call him a poet, a story teller, or guy who just gets a kick out of old records, audience members will tell you Stuart McLean ended the 1998/99 “tour de fort” series in style. Standing in front of the motto, “We may not be big, but we are small,” McLean […]
“Lights, camera, action!” is what co-op student Mark Colvin has become used to with his current placement at Videon. “I do everything,” Colvin stated, describing a typical week as editing and camera work from Monday to Wednesday, working on the TV show “Plugged In” on Thursday, and preparing for the […]
