Dear editor, When a subset of a population reacts differently than the total population to a stimulus, there are usually reasons for this variance. An obvious situation occurs in the world today: COVID 19 is the stimulus. Let’s look at some examples: Northwestern Ontario is clearly a subset of Ontario, […]
COVID-19
By Elizabeth Donaldson
Special to the Times
Special to the Times
The word quarantine has been used a great deal in the past year and we have never experienced anything like the restrictions that this serious virus has imposed on us and the world. Down through history there have been diseases of epic proportions and we all learned about the Black […]
By Ken Kellar
Local Journalism Initiative reporter
kkellar@fortfrances.com
Local Journalism Initiative reporter
kkellar@fortfrances.com
Like many across the world in the past year, students enrolled in Confederation College’s Community Integration through Co-operative Education (CICE) program have felt the impacts of COVID-19 but they are still striving to move forward with both their education and their future in the workforce. The current cohort of CICE […]
By Merna Emara
Staff Writer
memara@fortfrances.com
Staff Writer
memara@fortfrances.com
When COVID-19 was declared a pandemic last March, everything was up in the air – except most flights. There were no exceptions to this. Private airports also experienced unprojected deficits. Tom Batiuk, Fort Frances Airport supervisor, said operations at the airport drastically changed with the hit of the pandemic. “The […]
By Holly McKenzie-SutterTHE CANADIAN PRESS TORONTO – Some Ontario seniors braved frigid temperatures Monday to get a COVID-19 vaccine as several regions in the province moved ahead with their plans to vaccinate the general public. With the broad launch of a provincial booking portal still two weeks away, some local […]
By Natali Trivuncic
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
ntrivuncic@fortfrances.com
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
ntrivuncic@fortfrances.com
The province released its vaccine timelines last week, specifying anticipated vaccine rollout dates for age groups. Dr. Kit Young Hoon, medical officer of health at the Northwestern Health Unit (NWHU), said they expect rollout for northwestern Ontario to be a few weeks behind as it has been the case with […]
By Camille BainsTHE CANADIAN PRESS VANCOUVER – Essential workers who are more likely to contract and transmit COVID-19 should be prioritized for immunization with the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine now that a national panel is not recommending it for seniors, two experts say. Caroline Colijn, a COVID-19 modeller and mathematician at Simon […]
By Jamey KeatenTHE ASSOCIATED PRESS GENEVA – A leader of the U.N.-backed project to deploy COVID-19 vaccines to needy people in both rich and poor countries acknowledged Tuesday that the rollout has gone slower than expected in some places because of issues with shipping and approval, but insisted that “ultimately” […]
Press release
The Northwestern Health Unit (NWHU) has declared a COVID-19 outbreak at Rainycrest Long Term Care Home as a result of two staff members testing positive. In addition to the protocols instituted by the NWHU related to close contacts of these individuals, we are implementing additional precautions to prevent the spread […]
By Natali Trivuncic
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
ntrivuncic@fortfrances.com
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
ntrivuncic@fortfrances.com
The Northwestern Health Unit (NWHU) has received its first reported COVID-19 variant of concern lab result on Friday. Dr. Kit Young Hoon, medical officer of health at the NWHU, said the U.K. variant was found in a previously reported case in the Dryden area and is not known to be […]
Press release
On Friday, the Government of Ontario announced that the Thunder Bay District Health Unit (TBDHU) will be moving into the “Grey – Lockdown” zone of the provincial COVID-19 Response Framework: Keeping Ontario Safe and Open. Additional public health measures will further help control the spread of COVID-19 in the TBDHU […]
THE CANADIAN PRESS TORONTO – Ontario reached the sobering milestone of 300,000 COVID-19 infections today after reporting 1,062 new infections and 20 more deaths linked to the virus. Today’s figures bring the province’s total case count to 300,816 since the onset of the pandemic. Health Minister Christine Elliott says Toronto […]
