Riverside Foundation for Health Care is excited to announce that the winner of the September 50/50 jackpot is Mickey Ryll of Fort Frances, ON with the winning ticket number GG-3728777. Ryll is the lucky recipient of $8.962 with the same amount going to the Foundation. The draw was made Friday, […]
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By Mike Stimpson
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
Thunder Bay Source
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
Thunder Bay Source
Ontarians will get quicker access to care for canker sores, yeast infections and four other conditions now that the province has expanded the list of ailments for which pharmacists can prescribe. Health Minister Sylvia Jones announced Sunday that six common ailments have been added to the list of conditions pharmacists […]
By Shari Narine
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
Windspeaker.com
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
Windspeaker.com
Hopeless in Hope brings together author Wanda John-Kehewin’s experiences as a child in care and as an adult working with the Ministry of Children and Families. The young adult novel strives to answer the questions John-Kehewin heard children ask over and over again when they were in the same situation […]
By Mike Stimpson
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
Thunder Bay Source
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
Thunder Bay Source
Lake of the Woods District Hospital is looking to build on its relationship with Northern Ontario’s medical school, and the school’s dean says an expanded partnership is in the works. Hospital officials met with NOSM University officials over the summer and it’s clear the hospital will be “a bigger training […]
By Kevin Jeffrey
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
Tbnewswatch.com
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
Tbnewswatch.com
The province of Ontario has received a D- when it comes to tackling poverty. That inaugural poverty report from Food Banks Canada gave the province that grade when they released their report on Tuesday. They also reported that more than 42 per cent of the population feels financially worse off […]
By Austin Campbell
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
Snnewswatch.com
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
Snnewswatch.com
Along with their teachers Ms. Beaulieu, Mr. Couch, Mr. Carr, and Mr. Schram, 23 students from Geraldton Composite High School left the school for a land-based trip into the traditional territory of Animbiigoo Zaagi Igan Anishinaabek on Wednesday. The trip was organized by the Specialist High Skills Major program in […]
Press release
The Ontario government is recognizing National Disability Employment Awareness Month throughout October by promoting the benefits of hiring people with disabilities and creating inclusive workplaces. “The late David Onley, Ontario’s former Lieutenant Governor said to me, the best thing we can do for people with disabilities is to provide good […]
Environment Canada is warning that a prolonged heat event is expected to continue today, with a maximum temperature from 27 to 29 C (81 to 84 F) and the humidex reaching 34 to 36 (93 to 97). The heat event should end tonight with cooler temperatures expected tomorrow. Extreme heat […]
Narcotics Anonymous Meeting – Thursdays, 6:30pm at 140-4th St W, Fort Frances. “No addict seeking recovery ever need die from the horrors of addiction.” More info: FortFrancesNA@gmail.com Senior Centre BINGO – Has resumed this will be a 9-week session ending Nov. 10. Bad Books Book Club at the FFPLTC – […]
Press Release
The Northwestern Health Unit is advising people to con- tact their healthcare providers to receive both flu and COVID vaccinations this fall. Flu and COVID-19 vaccinations will be available from many pharmacies and health care providers and at NWHU clinics around the region beginning in October. Based on Ministry guidelines, […]
The Every Child Matters Awareness Walk being planned for tomorrow, Friday, September 29, 2023, is being forced to change some of its plans due to concerns surrounding weather that is being forecast to roll through the district. According to organizing committee member Bill Morrison, the starting point for the event […]
