Local News from Across the Rainy River District
Nature and Outdoor Tourism Ontario (NOTO) held a press conference yesterday on behalf of the resource-based tourism industry, to call on the Canadian government to open the Canada-U.S. border on July 22 to fully vaccinated American and global travelers. The conference also allowed for tourism owners to share their struggles […]
The Safeway Pharmacy is offering first and second doses of the COVID-19 Moderna vaccines as the province enters its second phase of reopening. David Schwartz, pharmacy manager at Safeway, said they have been administering the Moderna vaccine for about three weeks since they received their first shipment sometime in early […]
GATHERINGS Outdoor gatherings of up to 25 people. Indoor gatherings of up to five people. RETAIL, DINING, AND SERVICES Essential retail stores can open to 50 per cent capacity. Non-essential retail stores can open to 25 per cent capacity. Stores in shopping malls can open. Personal care services such as […]
The Northwestern Health Unit (NWHU) region, along with the rest of the province will be entering phase 2 of the province’s reopening model today. Dr. Kit Young Hoon, medical officer of health at NWHU, said their teams will be sending communications out to local businesses and workplaces to ensure that […]
Couchiching First Nation has administered more than 3,000 vaccines and is nearing the end of vaccinating all their residents. Armand Jourdain Senior, Couchiching Health and Recreation director, said they started vaccinating Couchiching residents in early February. With this being the fifth month of the community’s vaccination campaign, Jourdain said the […]
We often forget how vulnerable we are to diseases that were part of our history. Canadian statistics show that 1 in four children died of some cause by the time they were five in the first decade of the twentieth century. We have come far in preventing death through disease. […]
Dear editor, We can finally see the light at the end of the tunnel — COVID-19 will soon become endemic as we vaccinate the vast majority of the population. Our health unit is among the leaders in vaccination with over 70 per cent of adults having received at least one […]
Northwestern Health Unit (NWHU) will begin to wrap up their COVID-19 mass immunization clinics by the end of July. This gives the public a few more weeks to book either their first or second dose appointment to get vaccinated. The vaccine is recommended for anyone aged 12 or older and […]
Ontario’s ombudsman says public health units lack independent oversight and the government should address the gap as soon as possible. Paul Dube released his annual report today, outlining trends and investigations his office handled between April 1, 2020 and March 31, 2021. Dube says the pandemic made public services more […]
Today the Northwestern Health Unit received report of one new positive COVID-19 test result in the District of Rainy River area, bringing the number of active cases in the Rainy River region to six. There is one positive case associated with the Kenora region, in an individual who is not […]
TORONTO – Ontario is reporting 210 new COVID-19 cases today and three deaths from the virus. Health Minister Christine Elliott says 37 cases are in Toronto, 26 are in Waterloo Region, 25 in Grey Bruce and 15 in Peel Region. Monday’s numbers are based on 13,071 tests. There are 218 […]
OTTAWA – Canada should have enough COVID-19 vaccine by the end of this week to fully inoculate three-quarters of all Canadians over the age of 12. Brig. Gen. Krista Brodie, the military commander managing national vaccine delivery logistics for the Public Health Agency of Canada, says Pfizer-BioNTech is to send […]
