LaVerendrye General Hospital (LVGH) in Fort Frances is at the centre of a comprehensive, regional plan to cope with an outbreak of COVID-19. Over the past five weeks, Riverside clinical leaders have worked to increase its care capacity, staffing and Personal Protective Equipment supplies, in anticipation of a potential outbreak. […]
District News
(ORILLIA, ON) – Despite daily reminders to Ontarians to stay home and avoid non-essential travel, a number of recent motorcycle sightings on Ontario Provincial Police-(OPP)-patrolled roads suggests that some motorcyclists may not be taking the message seriously. With warmer temperatures in store, the OPP is issuing a reminder about the […]
Ken Kellar
A new local Facebook group is aiming to make a difference and support essential retail workers in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic. JoAnne Formanek Gustafson created the Facebook group “Make Masks for Fort Frances Essential Workers” as a way to help give back to frontline retail workers who still […]
Staff
Atikokan’s first positive case of COVID-19 is related to an outbreak at the Lac Des Iles palladium mine, 90 km north of Thunder Bay, according to the NWHU The employee is one of six who have tested positive, after contact with an infected employee. In a letter to staff, which […]
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FORT FRANCES – An emotional search has ended in tragedy. The remains of Chauncey Lyle Grover, who has been missing since mid-January, have been found. On January 22, members of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Rainy River Detachment received a request from the Treaty Three Police Service to assist with […]
Staff
One new positive case of COVID-19 has emerged in our region. It is the first case for Atikokan. According to the Northwestern Health Unit, the patient was in contact with an individual who had tested positive outside our region. The case was quarantining before symptoms and is in self-isolation. There […]
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In northwestern Ontario, approval has been granted for a testing facility to begin processing tests in Thunder Bay. Acting Medical Officer of Health for the Northwestern Health Unit, Dr. Ian Gemmill is hopeful that once open, the facilities will make quick work of the testing backlog for the north. At […]
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Alberton has become the latest community to declare a state of emergency to the province.The move was made in an effort to offset hardships brought by an extended and expanded closure of non-essential businesses, announced on Friday. “This has changed retail operations in our Township. Some businesses are forced to […]
Press Release
(FORT FRANCES) Shortly before 8:00 a.m. on Saturday April 4, members of the Rainy River District Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police were advised of a break and enter that had taken place at a business on Scott Street in Fort Frances. Officers attended the scene and conducted an investigation. […]
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Rural residents throughout northern Ontario have been given a 90 day extension on Provincial Land Taxes, to offset financial hardships incurred from COVID-19. During the outbreak, the Ontario government is deferring $15 million in property taxes for people and businesses in parts of Northern Ontario located outside of municipal boundaries. […]
Press Release
(ORILLIA, ON) – The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) encourages businesses and individuals to voluntarily comply with the short-term restrictions introduced by the federal and provincial governments to combat the spread of COVID-19. While education, awareness and compliance are preferred options, officers will apply discretion to lay charges under the provincial […]
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Two new travel-related cases of COVID-19 have been reported in the Northwestern region, according to the NWHU. The cases are both travel-related, and reside in Red Lake. “We have done a thorough follow-up with the cases, and anyone affected has been contacted and are in quarantine,” said a Twitter post […]
