With the recent influx of positive COVID-19 cases across the Rainy River District, Riverside Health Care has become aware of two new positive cases within our continuum of care. One case has been identified as a staff member at LaVerendrye General Hospital and the other is a resident of our […]
Local News
Merna Emara
Staff Writer
Staff Writer
The province of Ontario has renewed the lease agreement with the Town of Fort Frances to rent the vacated OPP building. The extension came after the OPP moved to their new location on McIrvine Road. Cody Vangel, chief building officer and municipal planner for the Town of Fort Frances, said […]
Ken Kellar
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
Premier Doug Ford has announced that Ontario will be returning to a State of Emergency due to increasing COVID-19 cases. In the his daily press conference today, Ford said the state of emergency will last at least 28 days with the possibility that it could be extended if numbers have […]
Press Release
Northwestern Health Unit (NWHU) urges the public to get tested for COVID-19 if they have any symptom of the virus. Some people infected with COVID-19 may show very mild symptoms that go away quickly, however, they can still spread the virus to others. NWHU reminds the public that anyone with […]
Ken Kellar
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
It might be time to put 2020 in the rearview mirror, and while no one in town might be happier to do so than the mayor, there are still some successes to be celebrated and lessons to be brought forward into the new year. Fort Frances Mayor June Caul and […]
Ken Kellar
Local Jounalism Initiative Reporter
Local Jounalism Initiative Reporter
It’s that time of year again when Alzheimer Awareness comes to the fore, and even in the midst of a pandemic the Alzheimer’s Society of Kenora/Rainy River District is doing their best to raise awareness and educate others about dementia. January is Alzheimer Awareness month for the society, and in […]
Staff
Most people may associate camping with summer and mosquitoes, but Fort Frances resident Alana Stewart didn’t want to wait. “I was feeling stir crazy and needed to get out and do something,”she said. So on December 30, she decided to put her survival skills to the test. She headed out […]
Press Release
The Northwestern Health Unit has declared an outbreak at the Pathways Atelier Day Care in Fort Frances, located in St Mary School, and has issued a closure order. The facility has been closed. An outbreak in a day care is declared when there is one or more confirmed cases of […]
Tonight will be overcast with a low of -5 C (23 F). Tomorrow will see clearing skies in the late morning and cloudy periods overnight with a high of zero (32) and a low of minus-six (21). Wednesday will be cloudy during the day with a chance of flurries overnight […]
Press Release
Due to the increase in cases of COVID-19 in Fort Frances this weekend, and in collaboration with School Board partners, the Medical Officer of Health for the Northwestern Health Unit, Dr. Kit Young-Hoon, is recommending that Fort Frances schools delay in person learning for an additional two week period, January […]
Riverside’s Fort Frances COVID Assessment Centre has a new location for appointments starting on Friday, January 8, 2021, which will allow for drive-thru service. This new fully drive-thru testing centre is located off Sinclair Street to the West of the Staff Parking Lot behind LaVerendrye General Hospital. Swab tests will […]
Press Release
The Fort Frances Public Library Technology Centre is pleased to announce that Curbside delivery will once again be available next week. Curbside delivery hours are: Curbside Delivery will continue for the foreseeable future and will be augmented by in-person hours when we have been given permission to open the doors. […]
