Local News from Across the Rainy River District
A staff member with the Rainy River District School Board has tested positive for COVID-19, but board officials and the Northwestern Health Unit agree that the case brings no risk to the student body. Heather Latter, community outreach officer for the RRDSB, said in an email that the board was […]
Activities came to a sudden stop all over the world in March 2020. COVID-19 is the one catastrophe that every person old enough to remember will never forget. It has affected each of us in different degrees and will remain part of us forever. We have been fortunate so far […]
The annual Emo Holly Daze are cancelled for 2020. As we all know precautions are being taken in every social gathering, and Holly Daze is no exception. Here’s hoping 2021 will be even bigger and better than previous years, though that’s pretty hard to beat. Hats off to all the […]
Effective today, and until further notice, anyone who has travelled outside of Northern Ontario (Parry Sound to the Manitoba border) within the past 14 days are subject to new restrictions prior to entering any Riverside Long-Term Care facility. Visitors who have traveled to or stopped at any Urban Centre (a […]
The Ontario Federation of Secondary School Athletic Association (OFSAA) announced last week that it has cancelled winter sports events. The sports that are being affected include hockey, skiing, basketball, volleyball, swimming and curling. Nicole Clarke, the Muskie girls hockey coach, said they predicted there would be a cancellation because of […]
The Northwestern Health Unit (NWHU) saw eight new COVID-19 cases announced this week: three in the Dryden/Red Lake region and five in the Kenora region. We currently have nine active cases; one of the Dryden cases is resolved, but two previous cases from Sioux Lookout are still active. Dr. Kit […]
TOKYO – As he toured the Athletes Village on Tuesday, IOC President Thomas Bach issued a gentle plea to all competitors to get vaccinated before the Tokyo Olympics – if a vaccine is available. Bach, who is visiting Tokyo this week for the first time since the Olympics were postponed, […]
Ontario will increase COVID-19 testing in its long-term care homes in an effort to pinpoint how the virus is getting into the facilities, Premier Doug Ford said Monday as more new cases and deaths were reported in the sector. Better surveillance testing for residents, staff and visitors – which is […]
TORONTO – Ontario is reporting 1,249 new cases of COVID-19 today, and 12 new deaths due to the virus. Health Minister Christine Elliott says 569 cases are in Toronto, 256 in Peel Region and 94 in York Region. The province also reported 133 new COVID-19 cases related to schools, including […]
Northwestern Health Unit (NWHU) has received reports of three new positive COVID-19 test results – two in the Dryden / Red Lake region and one in the Kenora region, including one in a school. Follow up with the persons involved and their contacts has started according to protocol. Anyone who […]
WASHINGTON–Iowa Sen. Chuck Grassley, the longest-serving Republican senator, says he is quarantining after being exposed to the coronavirus. Grassley, 87, did not say how he was exposed. He said he would follow doctor’s orders and “immediately quarantine” and work virtually as he waits for results of a test. “I’m feeling […]
OTTAWA – The Salvation Army is launching its annual Christmas kettle drive facing what it says is a level of need not seen since the Second World War – even as COVID-19 makes fundraising more difficult. The iconic red kettles will start appearing in malls, grocery stores and other establishments […]
