Sam Odrowski TD Canada Trust branch manager Katie Trigg spoke with Grade 6 St. Francis School student Jarred Galusha while visiting his class last Thursday to give a presentation on financial literacy. She spoke to the students about the basics of money, bank accounts, budgeting, and money management. Trigg also […]
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Sam Odrowski Mental health lead for the Rainy River District School Board Tracey Idle conducted a presentation on video game addiction last Wednesday night at the board office. The information was geared towards parents and provided them with tools for curving their children’s screen time at home.
Submitted Times’ office manager Linda Plumridge, centre, was honoured with New Media Canada’s Gold Quill award in recognition of 50 years of distinguished service to the news media industry during the BNC Awards Gala held last Friday in Vaughan, Ont. in conjunction with the Ontario Community Newspapers Association’s (OCNA) spring […]
Sam Odrowski St. Michael’s School student Miriam Wilson, right, led one of the breathing exercises with Cheri Tolton, left, late last month during an “Energy Medicine” session at the beginning of morning recess.
Ken Kellar Jamie McMillan of KickAss Careers told Fort Frances High School students about her struggles in school at the Townshend Theatre last Friday. McMillan is a steelworker and boilermaker who advocates for women in trades and apprenticeship programs for students who may not be interested in university or college.
Sam Odrowski Coun. John McTaggart, left, Coun. Rick Wiedenhoeft, Coun. Andrew Hallikas, Mayor June Caul, Coun. Douglas Judson, Coun. Wendy Brunetta, and Coun. Michael Behan all wore various shades of pink at last night’s meeting in support of International Day of Pink which takes place tomorrow (April 10). Mayor Caul […]
Ken Kellar The French Immersion kindergarten class at St. Michael’s School performed “This Little Light of Mine (Ma petit Lumiere)” this morning as part of the Rainy River Festival of the Performing Arts. The vocal category runs this week, with the French Drama category on Thursday. The remaining drama divisions […]
Sam Odrowski Rainy River High School students walked out of class Friday afternoon to protest the province’s recently announced cuts to education. Fort Frances High School students also participated in a similar protest, joining around 600 schools around Ontario. Students held up signs that read “Education is not the place […]
Jamie Mountain The group of Samaria Smith, Shyloh Dronyk, Makinnley McCormick, McKenna Wreggitt, Livia Hood, Mya McFarling, Theanna Denby, and Paisley Asselin brought the ever-popular Super Mario Bros. world to life during their “Gaming Revolution” routine during the Border Skating Club’s annual ice show, this year entitled “Revolutions,” held Saturday […]
Ken Kellar Julia Bliss, left, Kiera Fairnington and Rainycrest resident Robert Bliss checked out photos on a digital camera at Rainycrest Long Term Care on Friday. Twenty-eight Grade 7 volunteer students from Fort Frances High School spent time playing games and doing activities with the residents.
Ken Kellar Fort Frances High School students and supporters hold signs protesting the changes the government is making to education as part of a province-wide walkout on Thursday. Students from hundreds of schools across Ontario left their classrooms in protest to education changes, including an increase in maximum class sizes, […]
Sam Odrowski TD Canada Trust branch manager Katie Trigg held a presentation on financial literacy with a Grade 6 class at St. Francis School this morning. She spoke to the students about bank accounts, budgeting, money management, how money is earned, and how it is spent.
