Local News from Across the Rainy River District
The Ontario government, in consultation with the Chief Medical Officer of Health, is taking further action to protect the health and safety of residents, staff and from COVID-19 and the Omicron variant. This is necessary to provide optimal safety and support while balancing the mental and emotional well-being of patients, […]
As the pandemic moved into 2021, health care partners across the region and province began to experience increasing staffing shortages, an issue that has exacerbated across long term care and hospital environments in recent months. As a result of staffing shortages at Rainycrest Long Term Care Home, Riverside Health Care […]
Grade 9 students at Fort Frances High School capped off their math classes with a real-world exercise involving budgeting and helping others in the community. Over the course of a few weeks, math students in the newly de-streamed Grade 9 curriculum were tasked with buying Christmas presents on a budget, […]
A few more address changes and Don Eldridge will no longer be living on a Colonization Road. Eldridge, 48, a Colonization Road West resident is looking forward to having Sunset Drive be the new address label for his residence. Eldridge has been a vocal supporter of the name change. He […]
Besides administering COVID-19 vaccinations, 2021 was a year of many milestones for the Northwestern Health Unit (NWHU). Dr. Kit Young Hoon, medical officer of health at the NWHU, said 2021 was a challenging year that began with province-wide restrictions that shut down schools, many businesses and recreational centres. “As the […]
The kitchen is the heart of the home, so for a home like Rainycrest, that heart has to be pretty big. It takes a large and dedicated staff to create 289,080 meals and snacks for the residents at Rainycrest Long Term Care each year, and that team is set to […]
Callahan and Cassandra Armstrong’s Christmas Hallelujah has reached over 250,000 views on YouTube. The video was uploaded to Cassandra’s Star YouTube channel three weeks ago. The video was professionally recorded for them by MJ Interactive out of Emo. Nikki Armstrong said her daughters and son have always sung it at […]
With COVID-19 cases back on the rise, the current high school sports season is uncertain. The Muskies’ winter court season, boys basketball and girls volleyball, began on Dec. 9 in Atikokan and games slated to be played on Dec. 14 were cancelled due to bus shutdown. Muskie boys and girls […]
As children count down the days until Santa makes his annual visit, community groups around the district are gearing up to ensure as many people as possible who want a special holiday meal are able to get one. Beginning in Fort Frances, the Cridland family at the Flint House are […]
Northwestern Health Unit (NWHU) is responding to the urgent threat of the omicron variant of COVID-19 and the recent spike in local cases. Getting a booster dose of the vaccine is the best way to protect yourself and others from infection. “Two doses of the COVID-19 vaccine are not shown […]
TORONTO — In response to the rapidly-spreading and highly transmissible Omicron variant, the Ontario government, in consultation with the Chief Medical Officer of Health, is applying additional public health and workplace safety measures, including capacity and social gathering limits. These measures will help curb transmission and continue to safeguard the […]
Upon closure of two Fort Frances elementary schools this week due to COVID-19, Northwestern Health Unit (NWHU) recommends the immediate suspension of all indoor extra-curricular activities for those aged 4-11 in the Fort Frances, Emo, and Rainy River areas. “Indoor extracurricular activities should not take place currently in these communities. […]
