Press Release The laboratory at Riverside Health Care here has achieved ISO 15189 Plus certification from the Institute for Quality Management in Healthcare (IQMH). This international standard for excellence requires the medical laboratory to standardize processes and procedures for its quality system, as well as technical requirements. The implementation and […]
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Press Release A seven-member team of Grade 7 and 8 students from Robert Moore School here were among the 141 students who participated in the 21st Northwestern Ontario Association for Math Education Math Olympics at Superior Collegiate in Thunder Bay on Saturday. The Rainy River District School Board has been […]
Kiera KowalskiSummer reporter A broken-down fire rescue truck brought the Watten community together during a blaze on Reef Point Road back on Good Friday. The Watten Volunteer Fire Department’s rescue vehicle, a 31-year-old truck donated by Hydro One and converted to suit its needs, failed to pass safety inspection this […]
Joey Payeur There are days that feel like entire months in Nicole LePine’s long journey back to being her old self again. The anguish mounts as her progress stagnates. LePine’s mind enters a questioning mode–wondering if the fight to regain the physical freedoms she no longer takes for granted is […]
Staff With “Tour de Fort” already looking ahead to its 2017-18 season, the non-profit group is asking town council for a reduction in its rental fees for the Townshend Theatre. “We would like to invite the Town of Fort Frances to become an in-kind sponsor of ‘Tour de Fort’ through […]
Press Release The Fort Frances Chamber of Commerce will hold its annual general meeting next Thursday (April 27) from 5:30-7 p.m. upstairs at La Place Rendez-Vous. This is an important meeting for member businesses as it fulfills the need for our organization to be accountable. It also enables members to […]
Duane Hicks Tickets are moving for the Riverside Foundation for Health Care’s annual spring ladies’ luncheon. The fundraiser, set for Sunday, May 7 in the Robert Moore School gym, once again is expected to be a sold-out event. “Usually what I see is they sell a little slow at first […]
Giselle CalderSubmitted by The Br. #29 Legion Ladies’ Auxiliary met April 12, with 30 members in attendance. The charter was draped in memory of Nancy Shaw, who had an incredible 76 years as an auxiliary member. We also draped the charter in memory of Carol Affleck, who was taken from […]
Duane Hicks Whether you donate your dollars or your time, the local Fun in the Sun (FITS) committee needs your help to make this July 1 celebration bigger and better than ever in honour of Canada’s 150th birthday. The committee has come up with several ways for people to support […]
Press Release Donors across Northwestern Ontario continue to provide hope and exceptional cancer care services thanks to donations to the Northern Cancer Fund of the Thunder Bay Regional Health Sciences Foundation. La Verendrye Hospital in Fort Frances is the recipient of two grants–totalling $14,677.41–for a new vital signs monitor and […]
Kiera KowalskiSummer reporter Since she was small, Joanne Ogden’s grandmother always said she would be a nurse, no matter how hard Ogden rejected the idea of it. Now, with almost 32 years of experience in the field, Ogden, a community health nurse here in Rainy River District, will travel to […]
Duane Hicks Scott Street certainly was hopping Saturday. An estimated 400 children flocked downtown for the fourth-annual “Egg-Stravaganza” hosted by the Fort Frances Kiwanis Club and The Shops on Scott. “It was an awesome day,” enthused Kiwanian Diane Maxey, who was lead organizer for this year’s event. “The weather was […]
