It’s not a question of if they can win in their strike over Bill 160, the Education Quality Improvement Act; rather, teachers feel it’s a question of “they must win.” Fort High teacher Bill Fisher has been in the profession for 10 years. But like the rest of his colleagues […]
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After six years of hard work, “Ice for Kids” organizers were rewarded with a standing ovation from about 45 supporters Monday night after town council pledged $5 million for a new double-rink ice facility here. And it should be ready by next September. First, though, the arena committee has to […]
Editor’s note: the names of the people in this article have been changed in order to protect their identity. In many ways, they’re a “typical” family. The children go to school during the day, come home and do homework or visit with friends, and spend Saturdays doing chores for a […]
Sewer forcemain work is not to blame for 10 rail cars carrying coal to jump the CN tracks–with eight tipping over–between Christie and Victoria Avenues here late Saturday morning, the general contractor on the Fifth Street project said yesterday. Larry Armstrong noted consultants brought in by CN engineers dug at […]
Miles Kupila and Lee Millett were relaxing over coffee around 11:05 a.m. Saturday when something strange started happening along the CN track outside the latter’s Christie Avenue kitchen window. And then the pair couldn’t believe what they were seeing. Things just started happening–almost at once. Box cars teetered, crashing off […]
Marina Bauman spent some of her childhood in foster homes, and several other years in two different adoptive ones. Now as an adult, she has reversed the role–she and husband, Glen, are one of 43 foster parents in Rainy River District. It’s been a long road getting to where she […]
It’s taken nearly seven years but Ted Kaemingh finally has signed a subdivision agreement with Emo for his Meadowlands project yesterday at 11 a.m. Dan Wright, a private consultant for TJ Kaemingh and Sons, said the agreement is now ready for execution, which he said will take a week or […]
While the teachers’ strike has captured the attention of everyone in Ontario, Country View Day Care in Devlin was busy focusing its attention on what the teachers say they’re striking for. Children. Since Saturday marked the last day of “Week of the Child,” Country View owner/operator Bobbi Morken decided the […]
Drug and alcohol abuse isn’t a big problem among youth at Whitefish Bay First Nations yet–and parents there want to make sure it never becomes one. Isobel White, a mother of two, helped organize a meeting of parents, the band chief and council, and police Monday night to address the […]
Discussing personal problems with peer advocates could be termed crucial “life support,” especially for teenagers faced with the added ordeal of growing up. That according to Connie Petersen, facilitator of a new support program focused on providing a user-friendly forum for adolescents. Petersen, a youth and family court worker and […]
Teachers will walk off the job after negotiations between Education and Training minister Dave Johnson and the Ontario Teachers’ Federation collapsed yesterday. Both parties left the bargaining table feeling a bit slighted after two days of talks on Bill 160 yielded noting but bad feelings. Andrew Hallikas, local president of […]
Being “small-minded” can be a very good thing, especially when it comes with a great business plan. And while everyone has a different definition of what small business is, it is not a minority around Rainy River district. In fact, small business accounts for roughly 85 percent of the total […]
