Press Release Staff and students have benefited from numerous opportunities as a result of the September, 2008 amalgamation between the Mine Centre District School Area Board and the Rainy River District School Board. Board staff and Mine Centre staff worked closely to align technical and administrative processes, and to ensure […]
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Press Release The Rainy River District School Board launched an extended Ojibway language project at Mine Centre School this year, which incorporates 90 minutes of immersion instruction in a variety of subjects for senior kindergarten and Grade 1 students. Self-identified First Nations’ students account for roughly 90 percent of the […]
Press Release Initial investments under a new northern assistance program are creating more than 50 new jobs—and could help generate as many as 150 more over time in recently-launched small businesses across Northern Ontario. Last spring, the Northern Ontario Heritage Fund Corp. introduced the new Northern Ontario Entrepreneur Program (NOEP), […]
Press Release During the next couple of months, many producers will be out assessing bull markets and trying to define their needs for the up-and-coming breeding season. The following information, from an Alberta Agriculture release, gives some thought on looking for that bull. Potential buyers go through the process of […]
Staff More than 500 district customers will see a power interruption on Thursday, April 29 so Hydro One can perform maintenance and upgrades to its system. The townships of Burriss, Carpenter, Crozier, Dance, and Devlin are expected to be affected, specifically customers along Highway 613, including Northwest Bay FN, and […]
Press Release The OPP will be increasing enforcement throughout the province to ensure motorists everywhere do their part in saving lives by buckling up. The increased enforcement is part of the “Spring Seatbelt Campaign,” which is a partnership between the OPP, the Ontario Ministry of Transportation, and other road safety […]
Staff The deadline to nominate a local business for this year’s Northern Ontario Business Awards is fast approaching. “The Northern Ontario Business Awards started 24 years ago, and it is a celebration of businesses and individuals across the north,” said NOBA event manager Kimberley Wahamaa. Encouraging nominations for the various […]
Staff “Every Victim Matters” is the theme of this year’s National Victims of Crime Awareness Week, which runs from April 18-24. “The theme that ‘Every Victim Matters’ is really important,” said Peggy Loyie, executive director with the Rainy River District Victim Services, which is organizing locally-based activities for the week. […]
Peggy Revell With the fall municipal election fast approaching, Michael Lewis is the first person to file to run for a seat on the Rainy River District School Board. “My particular interest in running for the school board is that I think we need a voice in Atikokan that we […]
Peggy Revell The Rainy River District Social Services Board wants to be perfectly clear: its CAO did not receive a 20 percent pay hike last year. According to the annual list of public-sector employees who earn more than $100,000, released by the Ministry of Finance earlier this month, Donna Dittaro’s […]
Duane Hicks After approving a pay increase for the next term of mayor and council earlier this year, members of council are going back to reconsider that decision. Mayor Roy Avis requested during Monday night’s regular meeting that the pay increase for councillors be reviewed, explaining that when the Ontario […]
Duane Hicks Finding it more difficult each year to drum up the funds—and volunteers—to keep Canada Day celebrations going here, the “Fun in the Sun” committee has asked the town to donate $10,000 to pay for year’s fireworks display. “As with most service clubs and organizations today, the ‘Fun in […]
