After many months on the market, the Calvary Tabernacle Church on Butler Avenue has been sold and the congregation will be moving out shortly. “We’re out of here at the end of the month. Everybody’s pretty excited about that,” said Pastor Stephen Laing. He explained the property had been for […]
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The Health Services Review Appeal Board’s ruling Tuesday against the Northwestern Health Unit means the issue of whether to ban smoking in all enclosed public places once again is one that will be coming back to district municipal councils, including Fort Frances. “I was in attendance at the Northwestern Health […]
Beds at La Verendrye hospital already are being freed up after an announcement Tuesday by the Ministry of Health and Long-term Care approving 10 temporary beds for Rainycrest Home for the Aged here. “It’s definitely good news for the hospital,” said Wayne Woods, CEO of Riverside Health Care Facilities, Inc. […]
Steve Latimer and Sarah Vanderplaats will provide a one-two punch as guest speakers at the Fort Frances Chamber of Commerce’s monthly luncheon this coming Tuesday at the Rainy Lake Hotel. The emphasis of their discussion will be on staffing and training programs offered in the Fort Frances area. Latimer, the […]
The local public school board’s School Violence Prevention Team recognized district students for their efforts to promote anti-bullying with a ceremony last Wednesday afternoon at Fort Frances High School. While the SVPT held a poster contest for district students the previous two years, this year they asked them to write […]
The Health Services Review Appeal Board ruled yesterday that the Northwestern Health Unit does not have the right to legally make businesses “butt out” in the name of public health, although this power does lie with individual municipalities. A written copy of the decision from the appeal board released yesterday […]
Do you find yourself forgetting things? Well, much of this might be related to stress in the workplace, says the executive director of the Kenora-Rainy River branch of the Alzheimer Society. So Margaret Schonewille is encouraging all area businesses to take it easy for “Stress Down Friday” this Friday (Feb. […]
More tickets are being sold, more prizes and auction items being donated, and more volunteers jumping on board all the time. In short, the Riverside Foundation for Health Care’s annual fundraiser—which this year is in the form of a chair auction and casino on Saturday, Feb. 28 at the Memorial […]
The local Business Improvement Association named the winners of its first “My Special Valentine” contest last week. Entrants—ranging from three-year-old Chad Westover and Grade 8 students at St. Francis School to seniors like Chris Lowe—submitted either poems, artwork, or simply Valentine messages of love to the BIA. Judges Jen O’Reilly […]
The Valley Adult Learning Association will continue to provide workplace training to adults facing “employment barriers” thanks to a $27,900 grant from the Trillium Foundation. The goal of the program is to work closely with adult and local employers to develop employment readiness goals that will best suit the needs […]
The Ministry of Health and Long-term Care has approved 10 temporary beds for Rainycrest Home for the Aged here. This raises the home’s bed capacity from 135 to 145. The announcement will help alleviate the acute care bed usage at Riverside Health Care Facilities, Inc., Rainycrest administrator Jill Colquhoun said […]
While it’s still too early to tell how the recent $100 million sponsorship program scandal in Ottawa will affect the Liberal government’s election plans, local riding associations continue to move forward with their preparations. As first reported in last week’s Times, the Thunder Bay-Rainy River riding association for the Conservative […]
