Three new cases of COVID-19 have been reported in the Northwestern Health Unit region in the past day. The NWHU has received a report of one new positive COVID-19 test result in the Rainy River region, and two positive cases in the Sioux Lookout region. Our region has received nine […]
COVID-19
Staff
On the advice of the Ministry of Health, Riverside Health Care’s COVID-19 Assessment Centres will begin following the updated testing guidelines to prioritize those who are at the greatest risk and shift away from testing individuals with no COVID-19 symptoms. Effective immediately, Ontarians should only be seeking testing at our […]
Merna Emara
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 […]
The Canadian Press
TORONTO – Ontario predicts daily counts of COVID-19 could hit 1,000 new cases by the first half of October. The stark new forecasting comes in updated modelling released today by the provincial government. The projections say the province has seen an upward trajectory in COVID-19 in recent weeks, with cases […]
Merna Emara
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 […]
Len Gillis
A Northern Ontario mining company has stepped up with a new process to fight the pandemic. New Gold Inc. mine employees near Rainy River are being tested for COVID-19 and are getting their results within a couple of hours of their test thanks to the use of a Precision Biomonitoring […]
Staff
The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) wants to ensure everyone is aware of how it is supporting efforts to limit transmission of COVID-19. Frontline OPP members will be enforcing provisions of the Reopening Ontario Act (A Flexible Response to COVID-19; ROA), 2020 and will encourage the public to follow the direction […]
Staff
Positive COVID-19 reports have been announced by both the Northwestern Health Unit and Rainy River First Nations for September 25. Northwestern Health Unit received a report of one new positive COVID-19 test result in the Dryden / Red Lake area. Follow up with the person involved and their contacts has […]
Staff
Positive COVID-19 reports have been announced by both the Northwestern Health Unit and Rainy River First Nations for September 25. Northwestern Health Unit received a report of one new positive COVID-19 test result in the Dryden / Red Lake area. Follow up with the person involved and their contacts has […]
In the middle of a global pandemic, you have to take the good news with the bad, and local libraries are no exception. So it is that even as the Fort Frances Public Library Technology officially reopened to the public in a limited capacity last week, word has come from […]
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Even in the face of adversities, the Drive-In movie nights soldier on. In an email to the Times, Fort Frances Chamber of Commerce executive director Heather Johnson explained that due to recent changes in provincial guidelines regarding COVID-19 gathering restrictions, and recommendations from the Northwestern Health Unit, the show and […]
Robin McCormick
Devlin correspondent
Devlin correspondent
The LaBelle’s Rainy Lake Fall Bass Classic is taking place this Saturday, Sept. 26, with COVID-19 restrictions in place. Dale LaBelle is taking all the necessary precautions. There are 33 teams signed up to far for the one-day tournament; that’s down from the usual 50 teams, because several regular teams […]
