Riverside Health Care Facilities, Inc. is reminding the public to refrain from visiting patients at all its health care facilities (La Verendrye, Emo, Rainy River, and Rainycrest) if you are experiencing any of the following symptoms: Cough, fever, runny nose, sore throat, nausea, vomiting, or diarrhea. “I cannot stress enough […]
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With portion sizes increasing by two-five times over the past 20 years, Dr. Sue Pederson, an endocrinologist at the University of Calgary’s Faculty of Medicine, chose to investigate portion control. “I find that most people know what constitutes a healthy food choice,” she said. “But controlling portions and eating balanced […]
Given their love of cooking, the mother/daughter team of Peggy Johnson and Rhonda Howells recently decided to start up a catering business in town, which they named “Cooking with Care.” “We want people to know that quality is more important than quantity . . . . And that we take […]
Work carries on at the site of the new AbitibiBowater biomass boiler, with the project still on track to fire up this October, mill manager John Harrison said yesterday. “We’re on schedule,” he said. “The height of the building you see now is as tall as the building’s going to […]
Geoff Gillon, regional economic development manager of the Rainy River Future Development Corp., recently was elected president of the Economic Developer Council of Ontario for the next one-year term. “I’m looking forward to it. It’ll be exciting working with people from across the province,” Gillon enthused, though noting the new […]
In response to the controversial situation stemming from an Internet-posted video disrespecting the traditional pow-wow, Couchiching First Nation hosted a healing ceremony at its multi-use facility yesterday. Co-organizer Gilbert Smith explained the purpose of the ceremony was for both sides to come together to begin to heal as one community. […]
Town delegates found out they’ll have to foot more of the construction costs for the new library and technology centre here than previously hoped after speaking with Northern Development and Mines minister Michael Gravelle last week in Toronto. “We were requesting funding for the library and technology centre that we […]
Students at J.W. Walker are settling into their new temporary classrooms this week after an explosion and fire at their school in the early-morning hours of last Thursday. Fortunately, the fire damage was limited to the gymnasium, with water damage confined to the floors of the lower level of the […]
With work already underway to get students back in class at J.W. Walker School, Fort Frances Fire Chief Gerry Armstrong said the actions of residents, businesses, and responder agencies to last week’s gas leak and fire there are commendable. “I fully appreciate the inconvenience and, more importantly, the unknown of […]
Fort Frances OPP is seeking public assistance to solve a reported break and enter at Sight & Sound Audiotronic on Scott Street back on Jan. 21. Police were called to Sight & Sound around 5:15 a.m. at the report of a break and enter in progress there. While en route, […]
While it’s not yet known exactly when students will be able to return to J.W. Walker School, the site around last week’s explosion and fire there is returning closer to normal each day. Union Gas crews wrapped up their work at the site yesterday, Andrea Stass, the company’s manager of […]
The St. Francis Family Fun Evening will take place tomorrow (March 5) beginning at 5:30 p.m. A spaghetti dinner will be served in the gym, followed by sports activities at three stations. Families will rotate through volleyball (gym), a sports scavenger hunt (computer lab and library) and broomball (outside—dress appropriately […]
