Ever since Education and Training minister Dave Johnson unveiled the new secondary school curriculum last Thursday, both teacher and student associations across the province have been voicing opinions over it. “The main problem is simply time,” said Andrew Hallikas, president of the local Ontario Secondary School Teachers’ Federation, adding his […]
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With March Break about to kick in across the district, students aren’t the only ones counting down the hours to their week off school. Teachers also are eyeing up the five-day hiatus–and many plan to make it count for “quality time.” “I’d like to put up my feet and read […]
It may have been a unanimous vote but it wasn’t an easy pitch for Geoff Gillon, community investment manager for the Rainy River Future Development Corp., to get the town to sign on again for 1999. Council agreed Monday to pay the RRFDC $58,000 for regional economic development as it […]
Speaking French was the name of the game at the “Concours d’art oratoire ‘99” last Tuesday at the Emo Inn. In the French Immersion category, which featured three students from St. Francis School, Sarah Busch placed first, followed by Jamie Beadow in second and Jennilee Korzinski third. Meanwhile, Christine Schulzki […]
NorFab Building Components Ltd. of here received a regional business achievement award at the Ontario Global Traders Awards ceremony for Northern Ontario in Sudbury last Wednesday. “We were pleasantly surprised,” said sales manager Brian Hagarty, adding Dave Bourgeault of the Ministry of Northern Development and Mines office here nominated the […]
The ball is now in the court of Abitibi-Consolidated and Boise Cascade, CAO Bill Naturkach said, after meeting with town administration about what it would take to build a new “off-bridge” Canada Customs facility here. Naturkach gave a verbal report to the committee of the whole of council Monday, along […]
Amid positive feedback about the food, entertainment, and silent auction, the biggest buzz surrounding Riverside Foundation for Health Care’s second-annual fundraiser dinner here Friday night was the more than $25,000 it raised. “I think it far exceeded our expectations,” enthused Foundation director Wendy Frattolin. “We raised more than last year […]
It isn’t official yet but the feeling is “positive” that the Northern Ontario Heritage Funding Corp. will approve a $1.75-million loan to provide a cellular phone corridor from Thunder Bay to Rainy River, and as far north as Morson and Nestor Falls. Vic Prokopchuk of Sapawe, who’s been working with […]
It was a packed house at the Legion here Saturday night as local residents, and some from International Falls, came out to enjoy the traditional food and song of Ireland. Billed as a pre-St. Patrick’s Day party, sponsored by the Rainy Lake Multicultural Association, about 145 people came out to […]
Since January, the Multicultural Youth Council, in affiliation with the United Native Friendship Centre here, has been making cross-cultural understanding among local teens its top priority. Now the council has been given the chance to really shine when it brings youth groups from across the region to the Northwestern Ontario […]
Riverside Health Care Facilities Inc. has been given another extension for submitting its budget to the Ministry of Health, it was announced at the regular monthly board meeting here last Thursday night. “The Ministry of Health had originally required us to submit our budget on Feb. 1,” noted Riverside CEO […]
Lorne Elliott doesn’t like to tout his own talent. Fortunately, others are more than willing to do it for him. When the host of CBC Radio’s “Madly Off in All Directions” was asked what people could expect from his stand-up comedy routine being staged here Friday night at Robert Moore […]
