With grade three and six testing coming up next month, the Rainy River District School Board is aiming to give reading a boost after looking at last year’s results. “Strategically, all boards are required to pay attention to the areas of reading, writing, and math. But you need a focus, […]
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The annual spring deterioration of roads is underway and town council is concerned with the extent of the damage here. “A lot of them are just not being addressed. We’ve got roads that are just like waves,” Coun. Dave Bourgeault said during Monday night’s council meeting. “It’s the number-one complaint […]
The public will get its chance next Wednesday to learn more about–and have some say in–the proposed expansion of J.W. Walker School the local public school board is looking at building. Starting at 6:30 p.m., the collective design process will take place at J.W. Walker and is open to anyone. […]
Look up and you’ll be seeing flowers above you this summer. Or rather, you’ll see what the Fort Frances Chamber of Commerce will be doing for its part of the town beautification project. “We got permission from the town last week to have hanging flowerpots from the telephone poles on […]
Families with pre- and grade school children are invited to join in the fun, games, prizes, and food at the annual Family Fun Fair at Rainy River Community College in International Falls tomorrow. This event is sponsored by the Alpha Rho Alpha chapter of Phi Theta Kappa international honor society […]
District students will be vying to see who has the best French language skills tonight at the Emo Inn when the Northwest Catholic District School Board and Canadian Parents for French hold their “Concours d’art oratoire 2001.” Starting at 7 p.m., the contest will see 10 students from both the […]
It will be cloudy tonight, with a 50 percent chance of rain mixed with snow. Look for an overnight low around minus-one (30 F) and southeast winds at 10-15 mph. Tomorrow will see periods of rain all day, with a 90 percent chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. Expect a […]
Town council will continue to look at the cost of increasing the width and depth of the Portage Avenue subway to allow trucks to pass through it. The subway–which passes beneath the CN rail lines located between Third Street East and Fifth Street East–has begun to deteriorate and council agreed […]
The Northern Action Group (NAG) appears to be stepping back onto the stage. During Monday night’s regular meeting, town council will receive three items from the group of residents who formed NAG to act as advocates on local issues. One of the items NAG has questioned is traffic flow and […]
“Thank you for choosing Shaw.” Starting Monday, that’s what you’ll hear if you call the reception desk at the local Videon office. Shaw Communications had taken over Videon’s parent company, Moffatt Communications, late last month. But customers can still expect everything they’re used to getting from Videon. “From what I […]
An area family has filed a $10 million lawsuit against numerous parties, including the Ontario Provincial Police, in connection with a case where three family members were charged with creating and operating an obscene Web site. In the claim, Don Smith, along with his wife, Lorna, their two children, and […]
The Rainy River District School Board is expecting to see student enrolment drop again this year but what impact this will have on the 2001-2002 staffing remains to be seen. “We’re always updating these projections but most recently, the projected enrolment will see 100 less elementary students and 35 less […]
