Duane Hicks The Rainycrest Auxiliary made Darryl Galusha’s Christmas wish came true—buying a wheelchair washer for the long-term care facility that will benefit residents and staff alike. It was perfect timing from an infection control standpoint, noted Rainycrest’s director of seniors services and administration, who showed off the new equipment […]
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Duane Hicks As town council and administration get ready to begin their bi-weekly budget meetings Jan. 20, it already looks like there will be some challenges ahead. Council received the preliminary 2014 operating and capital budgets at its regular meeting this past Monday, with the former indicating a $360,075 shortfall. […]
Duane Hicks •Jan. 7, 2014—Several homes near the village of Plaster Rock, N.B. were evacuated after a train carrying crude oil derailed and caught fire. •Dec. 30, 2013—A freight train carrying crude oil near Casselton, N.D. collides with one carrying grain that had derailed earlier. The result saw fireballs shoot […]
Duane Hicks Town council has given its support—in principle—to the development of assisted living facilities in Fort Frances as proposed by the Assisted Living Action Group. A.L.A.G. vice-chair June Caul spoke to council Monday night to ask for mayor and council’s formal support for the project, adding the group is […]
Duane Hicks Riverside Health Care Facilities, Inc. and Rainycrest Long-Term Care have branched out to provide convalescent care here. As of Monday (Jan. 13), the facility opened up four beds—two single-bed rooms and one two-bed room—for patients who no longer need to be in hospital but who still are unable […]
Duane Hicks Resolute Forest Products dropped another bombshell yesterday by announcing paper machine #5 (PM5) here will be idled until at least the end of March. Plans call for production to cease Jan. 31, with about 150 employees being impacted by the shutdown. The company said markets for groundwood specialty […]
Heather Latter A decision has not been made officially yet but it seems Rainy River District School Board trustees are against administration’s recommendation to consolidate Donald Young, Crossroads, and Sturgeon Creek schools with a new one in Emo. Trustees voiced their opinions at a committee of the whole meeting earlier […]
Heather Latter Having grown up with horses, Angela Halvorsen is now ready to share her passion with others as she opens her “Dreamweaver Ranch,” located just south of Emo. “I’ve had this idea for years,” Halvorsen remarked, noting she often invites people, especially young children she knows, out to ride […]
Joey Payeur Jonathan Glueheisen wants the whole nation to hear the hockey heartbeat of Fort Frances. The local resident once again is spearheading the community’s bid in the Kraft Hockeyville 2014 contest, which is back after a one-year hiatus due to the NHL lockout at the start of last season. […]
Duane Hicks Kayla Caul-Chartier made sure this bed was ready for its first patient in one of the new convalescent rooms at Rainycrest Long-Term Care here. The rooms are equipped with lifts to help patients into bed, a curtain, handmade tables, chairs, and dressers, mirrors, lamps, and TVs. The rooms […]
Heather Latter Kathy Treflin, foreground, and Diane Hoffman took advantage of the mild weather on the weekend by hitting the Eighth Street trails on their cross-country skis. The milder temperatures are expected to linger around, with above average highs anticipated again this weekend.
Heather Latter Angela Halvorsen posed with her miniature ponies, “Hollywood” and “Teaspoon,” at her “Dreamweaver Ranch”—a new endeavour that aims to give people a positive first experience with horses. The ranch, located south of Emo, will be open evenings and weekends, and offer everything from riding lessons and horse experience […]
