The Senior Companion Project began matching seniors with volunteers for the friendly phone call program after COVID-19 prevented both volunteers and seniors to meet in person. Andrea Avis, coordinator of the Senior Companion Project, said the friendly phone call program is to alleviate some people’s feeling of loneliness and isolation […]
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It’s opening night and the show is about to begin. The room is electric with anticipation as the lights dim and the crowd goes quiet. Adrenaline courses through your body as you walk to the stage while murmuring lines under your breath. As you come to your last line, the […]
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With a total of 10 active COVID-19 cases in Kenora in schools and a long-term care home, Dr. Kit Young-Hoon, medical officer of health at the Northwestern Health Unit, said they cannot rule out the possibility of community transmission. “Considering the number of cases in the Kenora area and that […]
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About 50 people attended the Life Chain witness held on the north side of Scott St. to silently demonstrate their opposition to abortion, Sunday afternoon. This annual event is held the first Sunday of October. Helen Andrusco, 73, came to the witness with her husband, Mike. She said they have […]
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As Thanksgiving Day is approaching, Ontario public health officials including Premier Doug Ford, are advising all residents of Ontario to be mindful of the gathering limits while hosting Thanksgiving dinners. Dr. Barbara Yaffe, Ontario’s associate chief medical officer of health, said Tuesday afternoon that Ontario residents are advised to limit […]
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The Township of Alberton’s Volunteer Fire Department is working with Enbridge Gas to improve home safety and bring fire and carbon monoxide-related deaths down to zero. Carbon monoxide is a toxic, odourless gas that is a byproduct of incomplete combustion of many types of common fuels. As a result of […]
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The Birchwood Terrace long-term care home in Kenora is in an active COVID-19 outbreak after the Northwestern Health Unit (NWHU) reported a total of 10 positive COVID-19 cases across Kenora schools, care homes and in the general public, at the end of last week. The Birchwood Terrace long-term care home […]
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The Rainy Lake Market season has come to an end with the last day taking place on Thursday Sept. 24. Christine McGoldrick, economic development officer intern at the Rainy River Future Development Corporation (RRFDC), said the market started off with three or four vendors before having 16 to 20 vendors […]
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Orange Shirt Day celebrations took place yesterday. Sept. 30 is a day to both honour Indigenous children who were sent away to residential schools and learn more about the history of those schools. Indigenous communities in Fort Frances such as the Binesiwag Center for Wellness and the Weechi’ttewin Family Services […]
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The province of Ontario launched a Northern Ontario Recovery Program (NORP) to help small businesses offset the challenges created by the COVID-19 pandemic. Greg Rickford, Ontario’s minister of energy, northern development and mines, and Indigenous affairs, made the announcement Monday morning via Zoom. He said this funding will help support […]
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As the region sees its sixth positive case in the past two weeks, the Northwestern Health Unit is encouraging people to avoid non-essential travel outside northwestern Ontario. Yesterday, the NWHU announced a new positive case in the Kenora region. That adds to two active cases in Dryden/Red lake, two in […]
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The OPP take possession of their new detachment building on 200 McIrvine Rd, today. The movement of equipment and preparations for the staff switchover will happen next, with an official move-in date of Oct.7. Insp. Nathan Schmidt said COVID-19 is impacting their ability to have a public grand opening. He […]
