Local News from Across the Rainy River District
One thing we know about seniors is that they love to chat. Socializing never requires many resources or planning, but with COVID-19 even that has become a rare commodity. The pandemic has many senior citizens feeling isolated and lonely. Many feel forced to stay in and away from […]
The Ontario government announced on Monday that the stay-at-home orders for most of the province will be extended, but the province will begin to transitioning back to a colour-coded shut down system to gradually reopen the economy. Lisa MacLeod, Ontario’s Minister of Heritage, Sport, Tourism and Culture Industries laid out […]
Dr. Kit Young Hoon, medical officer of health at the Northwestern Health Unit (NWHU), said they have received another shipment of the COVID-19 vaccine to complete the first doses for residents of long-term care homes and elder care homes in the area. Young Hoon adds that the shipment is […]
Paramedics in the Rainy River District have found themselves on the cutting edge of COVID-19 testing with a new pilot program. The trial, said Rainy River District Paramedic Services deputy chief Chad Buist, began in December of 2020 and will help the province determine its long term COVID-19 strategy. The […]
Enrolment numbers at the Confederation College for the years 2020/2021 are lower compared to 2019. Kathleen Lynch, president of Confederation College, said because of COVID-19 inconveniences, they saw a tad lower domestic enrolment, but an even more significant decrease in first year international enrolment compared to last year. Last year, […]
As the province mulls over how to re-open the province, the Fort Frances Chamber of Commerce has a few ideas of its own. It has been actively lobbying on behalf of small business during the pandemic and have outlined a list of recommendations which it feels would help its sector […]
Nicole Winfield The Associated Press ROME–The Vatican is calling for a new paradigm of care for older people after what it calls the “massacre” wrought by the coronavirus pandemic, which has disproportionately killed people living in nursing homes. The Vatican’s Pontifical Council of Life issued a position paper Tuesday that […]
Shawn Jeffords The Canadian Press TORONTO – Ontario will begin to gradually reopen its economy on Wednesday but the government said it would move regions back into lockdown if COVID-19 cases spiked. Premier Doug Ford said the province’s state of emergency would expire as scheduled on Tuesday and regions would […]
Holly McKenzie-Sutter The Canadian Press Toronto’s top doctor says now is not the time to prepare to ease pandemic restrictions in the city, even as the province starts rolling back restrictions in regions with lower case numbers. Dr. Eileen De Villa said Monday that the concerning presence of new, more […]
The Canadian Press OTTAWA – The Public Health Agency of Canada says Ottawa plans to distribute more than 70,000 Pfizer-BiotNTech vaccine doses this week ahead of a major ramp-up, but no Moderna doses are on the schedule. The agency says 70,200 Pfizer doses are forecasted for delivery to the provinces […]
Adina Bresge The Canadian Press \As concerns about internationally imported COVID-19 variants hit closer to home, public health authorities are asking – and increasingly, ordering – people to find alternative accommodations so they can self-isolate safely. Here are some examples of how hotels and quarantine facilities are being used to […]
Dr. Kit Young Hoon, medical officer of health at the Northwestern Health Unit (NWHU), said on Friday it was still unknown whether the stay at home order will be ending this week or not, though an announcement is expected today or tomorrow. “I know that small businesses in our […]
