Although 766,000 tourists visited Northwestern Ontario in 2004, Sheila Larmer, director of Tourism Policy at the Ministry of Tourism, noted that number was down last year—and is looking to stay the same for the 2006 season. “We’re getting the same numbers we were getting last year at this time,” she […]
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After months of negotiations followed by strike action, the Rainy River District School Board and local secondary occasional teachers reached a tentative four-year agreement on Monday morning. Members of the Ontario Secondary School Teachers’ Federation District 5B Occasional Teachers’ Bargaining Unit will vote on ratification this week—in Fort Frances on […]
French was de rigeur at the annual Concours d’art oratoire at St. Michael’s School last Thursday night—and students from across the district showed they are more than capable in their second language. The public-speaking contest featured seven students competing in the Core French Grades 7/8 category, four in the French […]
It looks like this year’s “Fun in the Sun” queen pageant is a “go” as organizer Melissa Gushulak confirmed Monday she has enough contestants to make it happen. “We have five girls,” said Gushulak. “Now we just have to have a meeting and events will start within the next two-three […]
Thunder Bay-Rainy River MP Ken Boshcoff says the first Conservative budget released last week backs out of funding promises made by the previous Liberal government, which could spell trouble for Northwestern Ontario. “Right off the bat is the cut from $1.5 billion for forestry to $400 million, mostly for B.C. […]
The Muskie senior girls’ volleyball team gave it their all but ultimately came away from the all-Ontario championship in Dryden earlier this week winless in four tries. Their final loss was a 25-18 and 25-13 sweep at the hands of Penetanguishene on Wednesday morning. “The girls did play a very […]
The Rainy River District School Board and the Elementary Teachers’ Federation of Ontario educational support personnel reached a tentative agreement on Wednesday. Educational support personnel represent educational assistants, communication assistants, library assistants, medical educational assistants, and library technicians working in all board schools in Rainy River District. Details of this […]
The Tamarack Motocross Club has changed its race dates for this season—pushing each back a day and racing on Sunday instead of Saturday. “Saturday will be the practice and the race on Sunday,” owner Mike Scheibler noted. He explained the ambulance must be at the motocross races and the stock […]
With gardening season upon us, the Clover Valley Farmers’ Market will be offering many products this Saturday to make the job just a little easier. Jarrod Gunn-McQuillan, dietitian for the Northwestern Health Unit, and Eric Busch, a local agriculture intern, will have certified organic compost and manure available from Pine […]
The annual meeting of the district Women’s Institute was held at the Emo Museum, with 19 members present. Sheri gave the report, followed by Dr. Ingrid Krampetz’s presentation on “Preparing for a Healthy Life in Our Later Years: How to become a fine antique.” The project is to collect a […]
Rainy River District hosted T.O.P.S. Annual Recognition Days this year, with the event being held at La Place Rendez-Vous in Fort Frances. T.O.P.S. chapters from throughout our district helped make this event a huge success, with the Devlin TOPS club doing a great deal to help out. Freeda Carmody, Marie […]
The Grade 3 class at Crossroads School in Devlin, along with the help from several Grade 7 and 8 students, have nearly finished rebuilding their compost bin there. Caren Fagerdahl, teacher and head of the committee for the school’s “Outdoor Classroom,” noted they received a donation from the Fort Frances […]
