Local News from Across the Rainy River District
The date has been set for vaccine clinics. Dr. Kit Young Hoon, medical officer of health at the NWHU, said they are happy to announce that they will begin offering regularly scheduled COVID-19 vaccine clinics across the region starting the week of March 22. Young Hoon said the first clinics […]
Fort Frances council approved the request submitted by the Community Service Division to lease the Sorting Gap Marina to a for profit organization. Aaron Bisson, culture and recreation manager, said the Community Service Division is tasked with providing service to Fort Frances residents. This includes departments within the division such […]
The COVID-19 pandemic not only saw the businesses closures and mental health challenges; it also saw a rise in domestic violence. Due to lockdown restrictions, many victim services have had to modify how they help victims because physical locations had to close, forcing staff to work from home. According to […]
On Monday the new Abinoojii Gamig Family Centre opened in their new location on 821 McIrvine Rd. This new facility will house the Zaagi’idiwin Headstart Program, Prenatal Nutrition Program, CAP-C (Family Support) Program and Healthy Babies and the Healthy Children Program. Sheila McMahon, executive director at the United Native Friendship […]
The Fort Frances Senior Centre is back with its woodworking workshop that takes place at the garage in front of the Senior Centre. These workshops operate under the guidelines of the Northwestern Health Unit (NWHU). Under the Yellow-Protect framework, the shop will be open two times a week with a […]
Tonight will be the first meeting of the month for the Fort Frances council. The second and final one of the month will be on March 22. Aaron Bisson, recreation and culture manager, submitted a request for consideration to have the Sorting Gap Marina leased to a for profit organization. […]
A funding of $ 10,709 from the Government of Canada to support the Royal Canadian Legion’s Fort Frances Branch was announced by Thunder Bay-Rainy River MP Marcus Powlowski yesterday. The announcement was made on behalf of Lawrence MacAulay, Minister of Veterans Affairs and Associate Minister of National Defence. “COVID-19 has […]
The Fort Frances Chamber of Commerce along with the Ontario Chamber of Commerce (OCC) are urging the government to address some points in order to help with the province’s recoil from the economic fallout brought by the pandemic. In releasing the 2021 pre-budget submission, focus was directed towards recovery, growth […]
A COVID-19 outbreak at Rainycrest Long Term Care Home has been declared over by the Northwestern Health Unit (NWHU). The outbreak was originally declared on February 27, 2021, by the NWHU after two staff members at the Home tested positive through surveillance testing. These asymptomatic staff members were immediately re-tested […]
The word quarantine has been used a great deal in the past year and we have never experienced anything like the restrictions that this serious virus has imposed on us and the world. Down through history there have been diseases of epic proportions and we all learned about the Black […]
Like many across the world in the past year, students enrolled in Confederation College’s Community Integration through Co-operative Education (CICE) program have felt the impacts of COVID-19 but they are still striving to move forward with both their education and their future in the workforce. The current cohort of CICE […]
The Town of Fort Frances welcomes Karyn Haney, the new deputy clerk. Haney began her new role in December, after Kathy Lawson retired following 24 years of service in the town. “I’m still training,” Haney said. “Kathy [Lawson]’s position was fairly in depth. I’m just trying to pick up where […]
