Rainy River District School Board staff underwent a day of training here Monday to familiarize themselves with computer programs designed to help students with learning disabilities. This was the fourth in a series of training sessions to ensure educational assistants, special education resource teachers, classroom teachers, and administration know how […]
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There is a new wave of criminal activity encroaching on Rainy River District and it’s costing us a lot of money. That was the message conveyed to delegates attending the 14th-annual convention of the Rainy River District Municipal Association on Saturday in Barwick by one of those who is on […]
Superintendent of Education Terry Ellwood was seconded from the Rainy River District School Board to co-ordinate a Thunder Bay-Rainy River District project that will encourage students to stay in school until age 18. The initiative will involve the eight district school boards and 10 district school authorities in the region. […]
Staff and students at district public schools are showing they have the creativity and the drive to generate fresh and original educational programs from which other students can benefit. The Rainy River District School Board is allocating $57,200 this year to go towards nine projects at five schools that have […]
Members of the Métis community from across Northwestern Ontario came to Fort Frances last weekend to participate in one of five community roundtable discussions going on across the province. Gary Lipinski, chair of the Provisional Council of the Métis Nation of Ontario, said he was pleased with the level of […]
Before it even officially began this past Monday (Jan. 31), the “Biggest Loser” campaign already had made its mark on Emo. At the regular meeting of Emo council last Wednesday night, the official agenda was delayed nearly 30 minutes as council discussed the fitness initiative first proposed by the Emo […]
The Rainy River District Municipal Association said goodbye to its old executive and welcomed some new faces at its 14th-annual general meeting and convention Saturday in Barwick. Morley Reeve Gary Gamsby is the new president, replacing Emo Reeve Russ Fortier, who held the post last year. Reeve Fortier is now […]
The on-again, off-again saga of the abattoir proposed for the west end of the district appears to be on again, but with a different twist, it was learned at the 14th-annual general meeting and conference of the Rainy River District Municipal Association on Saturday in Barwick. Rainy River Cattlemen’s Association […]
When you browse through the Canadian Special Olympics’ website, you discover the athletes’ oath, which may be small in length but is overwhelming in statement. “Let me win, but if I cannot, let me be brave in the attempt.” This oath will be exemplified by the 72 athletes who will […]
Both Muskie hockey teams will hold their second-last homestand of the NorWOSSA regular season tonight when the Kenora Broncos invade the Memorial Sports Centre. Trailing first-place Dryden by five points, tonight’s game is pivotal for the boys’ squad against the third-place Broncos. The puck drops at 7:30 p.m. in the […]
The Rainy River District School Board has approved nine projects to receive funding from the Innovative Projects Program for 2004/05. The program encourages board staff and students to create and plan programs which address student needs that have not been met through existing school or board programs. This year, five […]
The Town of Fort Frances is on the lookout for more volunteer firefighters, with a deadline for applications coming up Feb. 18. “In the past two or three years, this has become an annual thing,” Fire Chief Steve Richardson noted Monday. “We like to keep a complement of 20 volunteer […]
