Ontario pharmacists soon may have the ability to prescribe drugs to patients as Queen’s Park looks to join other provinces to expand the prescribing powers of pharmacists, non-physicians, and nurses. Health minister George Smitherman has said the implementation of this would have to be done with much caution, but that […]
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Certificates, medallions, and some hardware were handed out Monday during the Fort Frances High School’s annual “recognition assembly” for academic achievement. Principal Gord McCabe congratulated the students on their accomplishments so far, and encouraged all grades to step up and try to be involved in their school as well as […]
Glen Fenster of Aventura, Fla. took a rest Monday night at the Super 8 Motel here after a hard day of biking. Starting out from Denver, Colo., Fenster first headed to California, travelled up the Pacific Coast to Vancouver, then went across western Canada to Fort Frances, where he crossed […]
The local Salvation Army is hoping area residents step up with donations after its annual “Red Shield Appeal” last month raised only half of its $20,000 goal. And the ministry says it needs to raise that other $10,000 in order to meet the needs of the community. The Salvation Army […]
Fort Frances OPP is asking for public help in identifying a suspect wanted in connection with a break-and-enter at an Emo residence on Friday night. Sometime between 10 p.m. and midnight, a male kicked open the door of the residence and confronted the lone occupant before fleeing, police said in […]
As of Monday, the new Meditech system was up and running smoothly at La Verendrye Hospital in Fort Frances, with work underway yesterday to implement the system at the Emo and Rainy River health centres. Meditech is a health information system that ties into a regional database. The first phase […]
The Rainy River District School Board’s results for the 2008 Ontario Secondary School Literacy Test indicate the district’s students continue to perform well in the areas of reading and writing. Of the 277 Grade 10 students who wrote the test for the first time in March, 83 percent passed both […]
The La Verendrye General Hospital Auxiliary, noticing the low quantities of basic amenities in hospitals, has proposed addressing the problem by donating “emergency care packages” to those in need. On Friday, auxiliary members Marlene McQuarrie (vice-president) and Betty Cox (sick and visiting) made the first donation of many to Karla […]
People across the country gathered last Wednesday afternoon to hear the long-awaited public apology by Prime Minister Stephen Harper, on behalf of Canada, for the wrong-doings aboriginal children were subjected to at residential schools. Locally, the Fort Frances Chiefs Secretariat set up the banquet room at La Place Rendez-Vous so […]
A partnership between Northern Bulk (part of the Gardewine Group) and the Rainy Lake Tribal Development Corp. was formed following last year’s announcement that a biomass fuel boiler would be built in Fort Frances by AbitibiBowater. The two companies, which formed the new business Rainy Lake Logistics, came together to […]
Twenty-one teams have registered to take part in this year’s “Relay for Life” here, but organizer John Rafferty noted additional ones are still welcome to sign up. “Our target is 25 so if there are four more teams hiding out there, we’d love to hear from them,” he said, adding […]
Tristan Shumaker of Rainy River has decided to join Fort Frances resident Tania Cox in this year’s “Cuts for Cancer,” with the hope of raising $2,000 by shaving off his curly locks. “It’s just something I’ve always wanted to do,” the 19-year-old stressed, noting although he has not directly been […]
