New CAO Good for the Rainy River DSSAB

The chair of the Rainy River District Social Services Administration supports the decision to promote Dan McCormick as their new chief administrative office.

LaVallee township Reeve Ross Donaldson says a lengthy search was done to find a replacement for former CAO Donna Dittaro, but in the end McCormick was right for the job.

Donaldson says the board will likely leave it up to McCormick to determine how his former position as manager of Health Services will be covered.

Student Leadership Initiative Today

Some Catholic students in the Rainy River district are foregoing food today.

Amy LaFroy of the Northwest Catholic District School Board says it's part of an annual student leadership initiative through Development and Peace that helps raise awareness of global issues such as small farms.

The intermediate students at St. Francis School in Fort Frances and Our Lady of the Way in Stratton are also participating in workshops.

State Reps No Longer Representing Koochiching

A Minnesota State Senator is reluctantly accepting a redrawing of district boundaries that leaves him not representing Koochiching County if re-elected in November.

But Tom Saxhaugh says the County will still have good representation in the new district that includes much of northeastern Minnesota.

The redrawing of the boundaries force both Saxhaugh and House rep Tom Anzelc having to seek re-election in new districts that include incumbent Repulicans.

Contract Issued

A Thunder Bay area firm has been given the contract to improve a section of the Highway 11 west of Atikokan.

L.H. North of Murillo will replace a culvert at Caribus Lake in June.

Traffic will be reduced to one lane during construction.

Cost of the contract is listed at $1.4 million.