Riverside Health Care Facilities, Inc. wishes to advise the public that its facilities in Fort Frances, Emo, and Rainy River have not been adversely affected by the recent Meditech system failure in the Thunder Bay Region. Riverside was set to go online with Meditech this week, however, start-up has been […]
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An association of Canadian doctors has pushed the federal government to provide $1 billion to help combat a national shortage of heath-care workers. The Canadian Medical Association has said health reform experts have identified disparities among all types of physicians, specialists, nurses, and technicians. The shortage of doctors has been […]
The Rainy River District School Board is pleased to announce the appointment of Diane Carlson to the position of literacy co-ordinator for kindergarten-Grade 8, effective in September. The literacy co-ordinator provides professional resources to teachers, and plans, co-ordinates, and facilitates training sessions to support the successful implementation of literacy strategies […]
Children who are breast-fed have a lower likelihood of becoming obese, suggests a recent study in the journal “Pediatrics.” The study examined the benefit from breast-feeding on childhood adiposity and found in populations with higher obesity rates, there also were lower breast-feeding rates. “There’s a ton of different studies on […]
After a series of close calls involving trucks heading into the mill yard, the town is urging motorists to heed the stop sign at the corner of Front Street and Victoria Avenue. At Monday night’s council meeting, Fort Frances CAO Mark McCaig said AbitibiBowater mill manager John Harrison had contacted […]
FORT FRANCES—While the “Building for the Future” campaign has slowed down in recent months due to uncertainty as to when, and where, a new library may be built here, campaign chair Mark Kowalchuk said organizers haven’t been resting on their laurels. “We haven’t stopped fundraising,” he stressed Thursday. “We’ve gone […]
FORT FRANCES—May 26-June 2 has been deemed “Safe Kids Week” across Canada—a campaign held to raise public awareness of children’s safety issues. The theme this year is focusing on pedestrian safety and, as in past years, activities are being held locally to help children learn about staying safe. Anne Marie […]
Ontario smokers soon will have to pick the type of cigarettes they’d like to purchase by looking through a binder at their local convenience store as the provincial government has banned cigarette displays. The province believes by taking this step, many lives will be saved—despite increasing concern among store owners […]
FORT FRANCES—With the restriction on non-essential outdoor water use now in effect for the next 10 weeks, local residents still may get a chance to water their gardens and flowers on a limited basis—depending on whether an analysis of water use indicates it’s feasible. Operations and Facilities manager Doug Brown […]
While water restrictions necessary for upgrades at the water tower will go into effect tomorrow (May 28), the town is looking into the possibility of residents still being able to water their vegetable gardens and flowers sometime during the next 10 weeks. During last night’s council meeting, Mayor Roy Avis […]
Council will vote on a bylaw to authorize the levy and collection of taxes for all municipal purposes in the Town of Fort Frances for 2008 at tonight’s regularly-scheduled meeting. If approved, tax bills will go out to property owners in mid- to late-June. Taxes will be payable in two […]
The third-annual Tim Perreault Memorial golf tournament at Heron Landing on Couchiching went off without a hitch Saturday, drawing a full slate of 22 teams. The foursome of Maurice Fillion, Andrew Easton, Mel Larson, and Earl Klyne took first place in a playoff over Randy Allan, Dwayne Morrison, Ken Morrison, […]
