He stopped going to school when he was 13. And when he turned 16—five days into grade 10—he officially became a high school drop-out.
And he admits he doesn’t know what grade level he was actually at.
But it wasn’t until he almost lost an arm in a bush accident when he was 25 years old that Guy Mudge found out he was dyslexic.
There’s something about children and books. The two seem to go hand in hand since youngsters are captivated by the colourful illustrations in a picture book—and gobble up the words that are read to them.
The Kenora-Rainy River District has found something it’s better than the national average on. But it’s not really something to be proud of.
According to the 1995 International Adult Literacy Survey, 28 percent of adults here have great difficulty reading. They have very few basic skills to work with text, and most are aware they have a problem.
Unless the incoming trustees decide against it, Fort Frances will house the board office for the new public school board, as well as take over payroll operations.
The recommendation for the board office to remain here was made by the local Education Improvement Committee at a meeting here Monday morning.
In a move that surprised Northern Action Group president Sybil Mowe, Fort Frances councillors yesterday changed their mind and decided not to put the bus issue to the electorate in November.
The Ontario Public Service Employees Union and Canadian Union of Public Employees over the next week will ask its locals in Rainy River District to do whatever it takes to stop the Harris government from passing Bill 136.
OPSEU will hold an information meeting and strike vote for its five locals in the district Monday at La Place Rendez-Vous starting at 7:30 p.m.
Frustration is mounting as the province once again has pushed back the deadline for the final costing of services being downloaded to municipalities Jan. 1.
Tuuli Harjunpaa decided to become an exchange student for two reasons—to learn English, and to play hockey.
But when pressed, she did admit, in very well-versed English, that she’s here mostly to play hockey.
Harjunpaa has been here since Aug. 27, and will spend the next 10 months with Debbie and Stewart Firth of Blackhawk.
Taking the negative experiences in one’s life off the crutch, and instead using them to help others deal with crisis in a positive way, is probably one of life’s greatest challenges.
But for Calvin Morrisseau, 47, program manager at Weechi-it-te-win here, it is a path he continues to travel on.
They thought the surgery was over. But now Cindy and Carey Gosselin of Fort Frances face another uphill battle as their son, Cory, is scheduled to go back under the knife in January.
And this time, the teen will have to endure two surgeries because of complications from scoliosis, a curving of the spine.
