School closures, improving literacy levels, recruiting staff, and keeping under-funded programs afloat are just some of the issues local school boards will have to grapple with in 2002. But both education directors with the Rainy River District School Board and the Northwest Catholic School Board say they’re prepared to tackle […]
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About 60 people were on hand at the Barwick Community Church last month for its annual Christmas supper and concert, featuring Willie and Rodi Longenecker Pastor Les Abbott said grace and welcomed everyone to this special occasion. The Longeneckers always present Gospel music for whatever occasion they’re asked perform at […]
While the year-end report isn’t due until early February, all indicators show Normiska is on track to have had another record sales year for 2001. The company also is on track to surpass its forward-looking projection in 2000 of $8 million in sales and an EBIDTA (earnings before interest, taxes, […]
Given the low water levels on Rainy River in recent summers, Emo is planning to remedy the situation in accordance with the requirements of a class environmental assessment for municipal water and wastewater projects. Council there then will proceed with the recommendations of this study and begin designing a proposed […]
After adopting the local “Community Chest” as their charity for 2002 back in November, Canada Safeway employees here are starting their fundraising for the cause with a raffle. With a grand prize being $100 in groceries every week for a year from Canada Safeway, assistant manager Cory Delbridge said Tuesday […]
Following recommendations to close Alexander MacKenzie and Sixth Street Schools here, and pleas not to shut down Alberton Central, the committee of the whole of the Rainy River District School Board will meet tonight to further discuss the issue. The board officially received reports from various sub-committees at its Dec. […]
Chuck Arpin had a bad feeling when he parked on the ice at Big Detroit Lake near Detroit Lakes, Mn. on Friday night. And sure enough, when he returned Saturday morning, 12 trailers and four pickup trucks, including his own, were sinking into the water. A pond-sized section of ice […]
The Fort Frances Fire Department is warning parents to be aware of the potential danger of sliding on the hill near the sewage treatment plant. Firefighters were called there around 1:50 p.m. on Saturday, responding to a report of a young boy having fallen into the river after sliding out […]
District Grade 10 students will write the Education Quality and Accountability Office’s literacy test Feb. 14-15. “We found out about it just before the holidays,” Fort High vice-principal Mary Hickling said Monday morning. “The ministry gave us a couple of dates to choose from, and these are the ones Fort […]
Assistant coach Ken Christiansen had envisioned some tough games ahead for the Muskie boys’ hockey team at the Tournament of Champions in Winnipeg. Unfortunately, he was right on the money. The black-and-gold went 0-4 to finish in fifth-place in their five-team pool and out of the medal round. “We knew […]
The Borderland Thunder faced a rejuvenated Thunder Bay Snowplowing Wolves team Sunday in Atikokan but the result was the same: a 5-0 win. The Thunder (14-7-7) now are just two points behind the first-place Dryden Ice Dogs in the Superior International Junior Hockey League standings, and with a game in […]
Stratton’s Angela Lee fell one win short of qualifying for the Ontario Scott Tournament of Hearts after losing to Jodi Judd (Thunder Bay) 7-5 in the final draw of the ladies’ district playdowns over the weekend in Terrace Bay. The loss dropped Lee (4-3) to third-place in the eight-rink event […]
