Local News from Across the Rainy River District
The Northwestern Health Unit (NWHU) is reporting a COVID-19 positivity rate of 28.8 per cent. Ontario’s percent positivity rate for the past seven days was 13.2 per cent. Dr. Kit Young Hoon, medical officer of health at the NWHU, said they are not seeing a decreasing positivity rate like many […]
Northern Ontario municipal leaders are calling on the province to create a made-in-the-North solution to deal with the opioid crisis, increase in mental health issues and rising rates of homelessness. The Northwestern Ontario Municipal Association (NOMA), the Federation of Northern Ontario Municipalities (FONOM) and the Northern Ontario Service Deliverers Association […]
The Seniors Companion Project is looking for volunteers for its friendly phone call program. Take a little time out of your week to alleviate loneliness in a senior – and even yourself! Training and full support are provided. Call Andrea Avis at 271-6370, or e-mail seniorsproject@fortfrances.ca. Seniors looking to receive […]
Young First Nations (FN) children in Northern Ontario are suffering respiratory tract infections because of poor housing conditions. Those are among the findings that were part of a study carried out in several Northern Ontario locations that included research from the Northern Ontario School of Medicine (NOSM). Details of the […]
Conservation groups in the United States are celebrating a victory for the Boundary Waters Canoe Area (BWCA) Wilderness following an announcement by the Biden administration last week. On Wednesday, January 26, Department of Interior Secretary Deb Haaland announced it was revoking two federal mining leases that had been issued to […]
The Northwestern Health Unit (NWHU) reported yesterday that over 61 per cent of children aged five to 11 have now had their first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine. Dr. Kit Young Hoon, medical officer of health at the Northwestern Health Unit (NWHU), said she thanks the parents who have decided […]
In less than a week, Rainy River District farmer Kim Jo Bliss will be welcoming about 40 calves. This is less than what Bliss usually gets in a year because she had to get rid of cows due to drought. Bliss expects the first calf to arrive Feb. 15. “Right […]
The Sales Barn in Stratton will see volunteers do some work on the old pole and take out the old seating area and the kitchen, on Feb. 5. Kim Jo Bliss said they also need someone to clean after the cattle sales or after an event is hosted. “Right now […]
Surveys, surveys, everywhere. If you live and work in Northern Ontario, you no doubt have been targeted by a survey. Likely more than one. You may even receive a few on the same day. The reason for that is simple. Statistics Canada, believe it or not, has finite resources. Meaning […]
When I was growing up we never heard terms such as polar vortex or Alberta Clipper and were never under a “Cold Weather Advisory”. The ‘old timers‘ would say,” We are in for a cold snap!” An old tin Fahrenheit thermometer nailed to our clothes line pole gave us an […]
As outlined in the January 26 edition of the Times, the critical problem of having adequate medical practitioners for the Rainy River District has again raised its head. This is a chronic problem made even more desperate by the Covid 19 Pandemic and extreme burnout threatening medical staff across the […]
KENORA – RAINY RIVER — The Ontario government is providing over $28 million to help 322 small and rural municipalities find better and more efficient ways to deliver local services for residents and businesses. The funding is being delivered through the Municipal Modernization Program and will support the following projects […]
