TORONTO – Ontario is reporting 125 new cases of COVID-19 and four new deaths related to the virus. The total number of cases now stands at 40,870, which includes 2,793 deaths and 37,126 cases marked as resolved. The province also reported 90 new resolved cases today. Health Minister Christine Elliott […]
COVID-19
Robin McCormick
The Township of La Vallee is continuing with COVID-19 restrictions. Even though many restrictions are being lifted in Ontario, our local council is not taking bookings at the Devlin Hall and the Devlin Ball Park remains closed to the public. The Municipality will advise the public when there are any […]
Merna Emara
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
In a place like Fort Frances where most local businesses rely on tourists from the United States and other parts of Ontario, the hospitality sector has been hit hard by COVID-19. Edith Bodnar, owner of Harbourage, said they are usually very busy, but when COVID-19 hit, they were closed down […]
Beginning Monday, August 17, 2020 at 12:01 AM, it is mandatory that people in the general public wear a mask or other form of face covering in indoor public spaces. This page answers many of the common questions that people have about this new requirement. The content will be updated […]
Press Release
On Monday, Aug. 3, the Northwestern Health Unit received a report of a new positive COVID-19 test result in the Sioux Lookout area for an individual whose primary residence is outside of the NWHU catchment area. Follow up with the person involved and their contacts has started according to protocol. […]
Staff
The Town of Fort Frances has announced that it will be re-opening a number of facilities and services to the public in the coming weeks. The Memorial Sports Centre will open for business on August 5. At this time, the Pool, Fitness Centre and Squash Courts. During our start up, […]
Dr Kit Young-Hoon, medical officer of Health for the NWHU will be holding a weekly public Question and Answer Session, each Wednesday at 10 a.m. The sessions will be held live over Facebook on the NWHU page or GoTo Meeting. You do not need a microphone to participate – questions […]
On August 17, a mandatory mask policy will go into effect for the region covered by the Northwestern Health Unit. The mask policy will see masks required in all public, enclosed areas. Businesses will be required to create a mask policy in compliance with the instructions. According to Dr Kit […]
By Robin McCormick
There are definitely happy moments to celebrate (even with COVID changing our world).July 24 George and Martha Siemens celebrated their 50th anniversary! Gary Barker turned 75 years old on July 25. Gary and his family lived many years in our municipality. Congratulations to Dennis Wright and Jasmine Hunter on the […]
Press Release
In light of recent guidance from the Province on phasing-in a gradual approach to resumption of visits, Riverside has updated our Acute Care Visitation procedure. Visiting will continue to be restricted at Riverside, however, acute in-patient visitations within our hospital facilities will commence on Tuesday, August 4, 2020. Patients will […]
By The NWHU
To further protect privacy, Northwestern Health Unit (NWHU) has recently changed the way positive test results for COVID-19 are reported. The work of public health is to protect the health of our communities. We do that in many ways, which includes providing people with information about possible risks to their […]
Press Release
Northwestern Health Unit (NWHU) will be requiring the use of masks or face coverings for anyone in an enclosed public space, beginning August 17, 2020. NWHU is requiring every business and organization that has an enclosed space accessible to the public to have a mandatory mask use policy. “Over the […]
