Until recently, Casa Ampara did not have a problem with advanced education–the girls at the orphanage never expected to receive any more schooling than what they already had. Few had even finished secondary school. And those who did generally left the Casa fully unprepared for the outside world. The girls […]
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For Stella Keast, comfort comes in the form of a dress. Keast, who is critically ill with auto-immune hepatitis, dons the traditional Ojibway “jingle” costume whenever she can to take part in pow-wows and other cultural events that lift her spirits. Since her illness, these customs have taken on a […]
Believe or not, one brainchild for Mike and Dave Allison’s successful “AA” Developmental Hockey Camp here came from California. “The basis I took it from was at a Los Angeles Kings’ hockey camp,” said Mike, a former NHL veteran who helped out with the camp when he was a Kings’ […]
With less than a week to go before a two-day kayakers’ symposium kicks off here, Eric and Caren Fagerdahl of Rainy Lake Boatworks have more news to report. Earlier this week, they received two phone calls from people offering to contribute their own expertise to the family’s second-annual symposium. The […]
John Madigan of Timmins this week was named as the new director of education for the Northwest Catholic District School Board, effective Aug. 25. As reported in last week’s Times, the board approved the hiring at a special meeting July 10 but did not reveal who the winning candidate was […]
Now on Day 69 of their strike against the Association of Community Living here, CUPE Local #65 members were buoyed by Friday night’s fundraiser at the local Legion. “After the social, people’s spirits are really up and they’re already talking about the next event,” Local #65 president Gwen Miller noted […]
The annual farm tour–set up for farmers to exchange agricultural ideas and techniques–is set for next Wednesday. “It’s educational but it’s also for the promotion of new ideas or ideas that are in use on other farms that may be of benefit across the district,” noted Mike Neilson, president of […]
There’s a new kid in Nestor Falls–the brand new Lakewood Credit Union located inside the building that houses Dalseg’s Food Town. While it opened its doors June 18, a grand-opening is planned next Thursday (July 26), with a ribbon-cutting ceremony at 2 p.m. “We actually had people approach us about […]
With less than a month to go before his fourth-annual bike tour, Donny Little of Kenora already has raised some $4,000 for the Brain Injury Services of Northern Ontario (BISNO)–a cause near and dear to his heart. Little, now 32, was a typical teenager in the summer of 1985, spending […]
Receiving about 68 mm of rain in less than 12 hours Monday night was more than the Atikokan drainage sewers could handle–causing many basements there to flood. “Over 50 would be my estimation right now but I really don’t have a clue,” noted Peter Kerr, director of operations for Atikokan. […]
The deadline for youth to enroll in the River Theatre’s Summer Musical Theatre Program is fast approaching. “I want to let people know the deadline is Friday [July 20] and we need more participants. We need about 15 to run the camp,” said Renee Martin, the camp’s music director. The […]
