On Monday, Aug. 3, the Northwestern Health Unit received a report of a new positive COVID-19 test result in the Sioux Lookout area for an individual whose primary residence is outside of the NWHU catchment area. Follow up with the person involved and their contacts has started according to protocol. […]
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A new app, COVID Alert, launched today, uses Bluetooth technology to let users know if they may have been exposed to COVID-19. “It is free, easy and safe to use. The more people who download the app, the more effective it will be in stopping the spread of COVID-19,” stated […]
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The Town of Fort Frances has announced that it will be re-opening a number of facilities and services to the public in the coming weeks. The Memorial Sports Centre will open for business on August 5. At this time, the Pool, Fitness Centre and Squash Courts. During our start up, […]
The Canadian Press Plans are being made across the country for how to safely send students back to school in the fall as the COVID-19 pandemic continues. Here is a look at what the various provinces have said about getting kids back to classes. British Columbia Education Minister Rob Fleming […]
The Canadian Press MONTREAL – Quebec is reporting 122 new cases of COVID-19 and one additional death in the past 24 hours. The province has now recorded 59,131 total cases of the novel coronavirus and 5,673 deaths. The number of hospitalizations increased by 18 for a total of 208, and […]
Dr Kit Young-Hoon, medical officer of Health for the NWHU will be holding a weekly public Question and Answer Session, each Wednesday at 10 a.m. The sessions will be held live over Facebook on the NWHU page or GoTo Meeting. You do not need a microphone to participate – questions […]
(SIOUX LOOKOUT, ON) – On July 15, 2020, officers from the Sioux Lookout Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Community Street Crime Unit (CSCU) and the Regional Organized Crime Enforcement Bureau (OCEB) executed a Controlled Drug and Substances Act (CDSA) warrant at a residence on the west end of Queen Street, in […]
By Joshua Clipperton The Canadian Press TORONTO – Sheldon Keefe didn’t play for long under John Tortorella in Tampa Bay – just 93 of his 125 NHL games. A high-scoring junior winger, Keefe was out the door by the time his old boss guided the Lightning to their only Stanley […]
On August 17, a mandatory mask policy will go into effect for the region covered by the Northwestern Health Unit. The mask policy will see masks required in all public, enclosed areas. Businesses will be required to create a mask policy in compliance with the instructions. According to Dr Kit […]
By Jake Seiner The Associated Press NEW YORK – Another player with the Miami Marlins has tested positive for the coronavirus, bringing the team’s outbreak total to 17 players, according to a person familiar with the situation. The person spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity Thursday because […]
By Nicole Thompson The Canadian Press TORONTO – Ontario Premier Doug Ford declined to say Wednesday whether the province’s newly launched commission into the effects of COVID-19 on the long-term care system would be empowered to make binding recommendations, prompting critics to question the value of the initiative. The commission, […]
