I attended my first fatal fire back in the late 1980s. A parent and two children lost their lives 10 days before Christmas. Christmas still may be more than a month away but in the sprit of the festive season, it is vital to practice and make time for safety. […]
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The fifth time is a charm, right? Well, maybe that’s not the saying, but it’s true for Deb Cornell and her Rainy River Elk Company. Cornell recently spent 10 days in Toronto promoting Rainy River District and her products in Northern Ontario’s pavilion at the annual Royal Agricultural Winter Fair. […]
An annual fundraiser of making and selling apple pies was not only a success, but a lot of fun for those involved. Nearly 30 people from across the district turned out last Thursday at the Christian Reformed Church in Emo to make more than 650 pies—the most they’ve ever made […]
Years ago, you would never have seen a geomatics class on your high school timetable. But now it is an available elective for most Fort High students. And it was the work of students from this class that made up the Rainy River District School Board’s booth at the GIS […]
Now into its second-last week, the second season of Emo’s “Biggest Loser” challenge has proven to be successful yet again. Co-ordinator Colleen Vennechenko came up with the idea from the television show, which has participants compete to see who can lose the most weight. “But it has to be done […]
Patti Johnson, manager of diagnostic services, examined a sample under a microscope in the new lab at La Verendrye Hospital. The lab, part of the extensive Phase IV renovations there that are expected to be done in February, is designed not only to accomodate high-tech equipment, but allow for the […]
Keifer Morneau, a Grade 9 student at Fort Frances High School, looked through a stereoscope last Wednesday during the town’s first Geographic Information Systems (GIS) open house at Fort High. Booths from the Rainy River District School Board, Rainy River First Nations, the Town of Fort Frances, Ontario Ministry of […]
Naomi Dunn, two, got a purple Band-Aid from the nurse after receiving her ‘flu shot at the Northwestern Health Unit clinic held at Donald Young School on Thursday. –Heather Ogilvie photo
Kelly Ahrens and her daughter Jordyn, five, enjoyed the CWL Christmas Bazaar on Sunday where Jordyn got a new toy. The well-attended event featured various crafts for sale, as well as coffee, tea, and dainties. —Melanie Béchard photo
Kim Beaudry blew bubbles with her niece, Lauren Penny, at the Pre-School swim class Tuesday at the Memorial Sports Centre. The class enables toddlers to build confidence in the water while enjoying games, singing songs and playing in the water. —Jenni Condon photo
Taylor Latimer, left, Courtney Easton, and Milton Tookenay, the student council representatives from Colette Fafard’s Grade 8 class at St. Francis School, stood in front of the colour mural their class created this year. The two-month project was part of their art class where they studied the murals of Diego […]
The Grade 8 class at St. Francis School here has created a thing of beauty to be a joy forever. Teacher Colette Fafard had been covering murals in her weekly art class, including the works of Mexican artist Diego Rivera. The class decided to try making their own mural. “The […]
