Peggy Revell The Rainy River District School Board has gotten a boost in funding for aboriginal education initiatives from the provincial government. The board will be receiving roughly $105,000 after a recent confirmation and approval of five aboriginal education proposals submitted to the Aboriginal Education Branch of the Ministry of […]
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Press Release Sacred Heart School in Sioux Lookout is offering a native language course for the first time. Funding of $24,789 has been secured to develop a student mentorship program between aboriginal students at Sacred Heart and those at St. Francis and St. Michael’s in Fort Frances. The new students […]
Peggy Revell J.W. Walker School here is the site of a pilot project that will see 100 percent of its cleaning supplies go “green.” The project is part of the Rainy River District School Board’s commitment to being environmentally-friendly, said Raymond Roy, the board’s manager of plant operations and maintenance. […]
Jessica George Stores are playing Christmas music and displaying festive ornaments, children are writing their wish lists to Santa Claus, and the Christmas spirit already is in the air. But for some, hearts are heavy because they’re worried they won’t be able to put food on the table for the […]
Press Release The Rainy River District School Board regrettably approved the resignation of Fort Frances trustee Donna Dittaro, as announced by chair Dan Belluz, at its regular meeting last Tuesday (Nov 4). Belluz noted the importance of her work as CAO of the Rainy River District Social Services Administration Board, […]
Staff The Ontario government has started consultations across the province to plan for the 2009 fiscal year. While the closest pre-budget consultation will be held in Thunder Bay, local residents can have their say on the upcoming budget through the Ministry of Finance’s website at www.fin.gov.on.ca Questions being asked about […]
Nancy Daley Fulton Who wouldn’t like to win a lottery? Most of us would like to snag that big jackpot—or even a little one. We all have a desire to be the next big winner, with dreams and fantasies about how we would manage our money, bills we would pay […]
Dave Ogilvie The Christian Parents’ Association is holding its annual fall harvest supper and silent auction this Friday (Nov. 14) at the Christian Reformed Church in Emo. Supper will begin at 5:30 p.m., followed by guest speaker Pastor Archie Dyck at 7 p.m. A free-will offering will be taken up. […]
Paige Desmond The financial crisis, which some had predicted might bypass Canada, instead looks to be settling in despite optimistic first impressions. The stocks and investment plummets are indiscriminating, leaving no investor untouched. Universities, colleges, and other post-secondary institutions are no different—as their endowment funds, which provide the cash for […]
Press Release The Ministry of Natural Resources’ Aviation and Forest Fire Management last week reported the 2008 forest fire season was the slowest on record in Ontario for the past 50 years both for the number of fires and hectares burned. There were 329 fires in Ontario during the forest […]
Press Release Rainy River District School Board teachers and students are encouraged to get involved with National School Bus Safety Week, which is held during the third week of October each year. The theme of School Bus Safety Week this year was “Stay Out of Harm . . . Obey […]
Press Release Robert van Oort, chair of the Northwest Catholic District School Board, recently was appointed president of the Thunder Bay Diocesan Catholic School Trustees Association. His first order of business will be to facilitate the organization of the 47th-annual Thunder Bay Diocesan conference to be held next fall. Trustees […]
