Local News from Across the Rainy River District
There are still plenty of opportunities for our area forests, but the town, its partners and the remaining shareholders in the new forest license will have to seek them out. That’s the message that Mike Willick of the Boundary Waters Forest Management Corporation (BWFMC) gave to Fort Frances town council […]
On Dec. 4, Ernie Hardman, Minister of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs announced the provinces Security from Trespass and Protecting Food Safety Act. The legislation went into effect on Dec.5. The purpose of the legislation is to prohibit trespassing on farms and other properties on which farm animals are located […]
The Thunder Bay Health Science Centre has closed new admissions to its 1A Oncology unit, after declaring an outbreak of COVID-19. The decision to declare or end an outbreak is made in collaboration with Thunder Bay District Health Unit (TBDHU), the hospital said in a release on its website.The Ontario […]
The Northwestern Health Unit has received reports of five new cases of COVID-19 in Kenora since Friday, with one new case reported in the Dryden/Red Lake region on Saturday. For reasons of privacy, NWHU does not release or comment on information about the location of COVID-19 test results. Information about […]
On December 3, the Thunder Bay District Health Unit (TBDHU) began actively investigating an outbreak of COVID-19 associated with Barrick Hemlo, Williams Mine located outside of Marathon. This is being done in close collaboration with mine management. Three individuals with COVID-19 have been identified in recent days, all associated with […]
The Government of Ontario has placed Thunder Bay District Health Unit (TBDHU) in the “Orange – Restrict” category of the provincial COVID-19 Response Framework: Keeping Ontario Safe and Open. Strengthened public health measures will further help control the spread of COVID-19 in the TBDHU area. It came into effect at […]
Stuff a Cruiser is almost here! The annual Christmas food drive will take place Saturday, December 5, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Volunteers will be on hand to accept donations outside Walmart, Safeway and The Place in Fort Frances, Cloverleaf Grocery in Emo and Beaver Mills Market in Rainy […]
Police Briefs (FORT FRANCES, ON) – The Rainy River District Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) is looking for assistance from the public. On Saturday November 28, 2020 officers of the Rainy River District OPP responded to a Break and Enter at McTaggarts Store on Scott Street in Fort […]
A new academic study released on Monday in northwestern Ontario finds health care staff are over-worked and facing psychological distress during the pandemic. Dr. James Brophy and Dr. Margaret Keith, academic researchers affiliated with the University of Windsor, led the investigative study on health care workers’ experiences in Ontario’s hospitals […]
Purolator has teamed up with emerging Canadian artists to help spread a little holiday cheer this year. The shipping company has selected 13 artists from across the country – one from each province and territory – to design a unique and festive shipping box that will be made available at […]
The Thunder Bay District Health Unit has reported a second active outbreak in a long-term care setting. Yesterday, and outbreak was declared in The Walford Thunder Bay, after one staff member was recently confirmed to have COVID-19. In collaboration with the Walford Thunder Bay, TBDHU has initiated a thorough assessment […]
The Northwestern Health Unit (NWHU) announced that there are no new cases but there are currently 17 active COVID-19 cases. There are 13 in the Kenora region, one in the Dryden/Red Lake region and three in the Sioux Lookout region. To date there have been 121 positive COVID-19 cases. Between […]
