Rainy River District will be rolling out the red carpet next Wednesday for a visit from James K. Bartleman, the new Lieutenant Governor of Ontario. Lt.-Gov. Bartleman will attend events in Rainy River and Fort Frances, including a public reception at La Place Rendez-Vous at 8:30 p.m., though his itinerary […]
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Special education funding took centre stage at a special meeting of the Rainy River District School Board here last Wednesday night as trustees examined problems in getting these exceptional students approved by the province. “Underfunding of special education is being experienced across the province. It is being exacerbated by the […]
The Rainy River District Social Services Administration Board has donated a used computer to the Stratton Toy Library so it soon will be able to offer educational games and such for the children to use. For those members who would like to receive their newsletters by e-mail, feel free to […]
Emo council has raised residential taxes by five percent this year to offset the cost of many projects, including a water intake system for the river and a sportsfield. The township was facing a deficit of $50,000, Emo Reeve Russ Fortier said. “We had to increase the levy but not […]
Donald Young School said farewell to its Grade 8 students during recent graduation exercises at the school gym attended by family and friends. The graduates included Van Paul Allan, Kristina Bombay, Nathan Brigham, Allan Hunsperger, James Kaemingh, Tyler Kinnear, Daniel Lalonde, Ian Lougheed, Stephanie Markewich, Donald Matheson, Gordon Matheson, Sarah […]
Our community would like to extend sincere sympathy, concern, compassion, and all the other caring thoughts and feelings at this sad time to the Kellar and Shoemaker families in the loss of a son, brother, grandson, nephew, and cousin. Also sympathy to all the friends, schoolmates, and teachers who knew […]
Canada Day celebrations will be held in Barwick this Friday, Saturday, and Sunday. The mini parade will begin at noon Saturday starting from the municipal office and winding up at the ball park area. Co-ordinators ask you to register at 10:30 a.m. for judging. Doug Giles from Rainy River will […]
Although the flooding happened three weeks ago, the nightmare continues for a dozen farming families around Pinewood. When you call Wade and Kim Desserre’s home and get the answering machine, the first thing you hear is, “We are still cleaning up after the flood.” They incurred an estimated $50-60,000 damage […]
It may be a slim lead atop the standings but Taggs’—the defending champs of the local men’s soccer league—is holding court. Entering play this week, Taggs’ sported a record of 3-2-1, having edged ITS 2-1 in their lone game last week. U-19 and Nova both sit at .500 with 2-2 […]
If it wasn’t for a mild technicality, the Fort Frances council slo-pitch team would have been neck-and-neck with their International Falls counterparts during last night’s annual softball challenge here. Unfortunately, that technicality came in the form of 15 extra runs in the last two innings in a 34-19 win by […]
As Shannon’s Heating and Plumbing gears up for the biggest game of the season tonight, any word but “pressure” is in their vocabulary. “They’re all pretty excited,” said Shannon’s co-coach Clint Barton. “But you know, they’re nine to 10-year-old boys and we just want them to have fun, no pressure […]
René Boivin came back home and reclaimed what belonged to her—in the comfort of her own bathtub. The 19-year-old took home her second-straight bathtub racing title at the 31st-annual running on Sand Bay on Monday as part of Fun in the Sun activities. “It’s mainly for fun but I’m happy […]
