Karen Madsen grew up in Hopkins, Mn. (a Minneapolis suburb) and began teaching at the young age of 12 when a violin-playing friend had an accident and couldn’t attend school for six weeks. The teaching bug caught, and she later graduated from Moorhead State University (now Minnesota State University–Moorhead) in […]
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Press Release The local Right Relations Circle is sponsoring a presentation on the history and the future of Pither’s Point Park tomorrow (April 16) at 7 p.m. at the Church of the Holy Spirit (824 Victoria Ave.) Attorney Clint Calder will provide an historical legal overview, and there will be […]
Staff They may just be piles of dirt, but the truckloads of earth brought to the site of the new Robert Moore School are an important step in its construction. “It’s called a site pre-load,” Raymond Roy, manager for Plant Operations and Maintenance, told trustees at the Rainy River District […]
Duane Hicks In a further effort to promote property development and revitalization in Fort Frances, the town and Rainy River Future Development Corp. have worked together in recent months to re-tool the Community Improvement Plan and now are ready to offer financial incentives. In a report to council Monday night, […]
Staff It’s that time of year again for district residents to give the “gift of life” as Canadian Blood Services is holding its annual spring donor clinic April 22-23 at Fort Frances High School. Interested donors can make an appointment prior to the two-day clinic by calling 1-888-2DONATE (1-888-236-6283) or […]
Duane Hicks A Ministry of Environment inspection of the town’s water system back on Feb. 4-5 found no health risks or non-compliance issues, Operations and Facilities manager Doug Brown told council Monday night. No orders were issued as a result of the inspection, but one recommended action/best practice from the […]
Irene Laing Laurie Mann and Jackie Dupuis-Brandli were installed at the Br. #29 Legion Ladies Auxiliary meeting last Wednesday (April 8). In other business that evening, the auxiliary approved a donation to the District 7 Scholarship Fund and agreed to participate again in the Fort Frances High School scholarships and […]
Press Release A soft spot for babies and children has translated to a $25,000 donation. The Thunder Bay Regional Health Sciences Foundation is pleased to announce the establishment of the Vince Mirabelli Paediatric Endowment Fund. It will provide ongoing funds to help care for the precious patient of Maternal and […]
Press Release At its March meeting, the Northwest Catholic District School Board was pleased to honour St. Francis teachers Solange Busch, Colette Fafard, and Lisa George. Student Emily Hyatt, who is president of the student council at St. Francis, also was recognized for her leadership Busch, the Grade 4/5 French […]
Press Release Local MP John Rafferty, the NDP’s forestry critic, yesterday slammed Natural Resources minister Lisa Raitt for failing to offer federal assistance, including loan guarantees and a national summit to co-ordinate government action, to the hard-hit forestry sector. “Mills from British Columbia to Newfoundland, and all provinces in between, […]
Press Release Callers to Ontario’s toll-free “Bear Wise” information and reporting line now will connect directly with a live operator during bear season. Based on the four cornerstones of reporting (response, prevention, education and awareness), “Bear Wise” teaches people about black bears and the known and preventable causes of human-bear […]
Staff Borderland received a record amount of snowfall this past winter but that alone will not result in flood conditions on Rainy Lake and Namakan, according to the International Rainy Lake Board of Control and the International Rainy River Water Pollution Board. “While the potential for significant snowmelt run-off is […]
