Duane Hicks Whether used to identify lung disease or monitor the effectiveness of asthma treatments, spirometry is a commonly-performed breathing test to measure the lungs’ capacity to move air in or out of the them. While such testing always has been offered at the Fort Frances Community Clinic, the Fort […]
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Duane Hicks With work on the 2011 budget well underway, town council passed a bylaw to institute an interim tax levy at its regular meeting last night. As in previous years, the interim levy is equal to about half of the total amount of taxes property owners paid in 2010. […]
Staff Town council will receive a financial request from Safe Communities Rainy River District for $.50 per capita funding for its 2010-11 programs at tonight’s council meeting. This rate is the same the group asked for—and received—last year. This money would be used to “help our communities become safer to […]
Charles Dickens’ novel, “Oliver Twist,” vividly described the deplorable treatment of workers, particularly young children, in England in the 1830s. In the United States, the situation also was abysmal. Generally, workers were given no consideration whatsoever. This reached a climax in March, 1911. A fire in a shirtwaist factory killed […]
Duane Hicks While the new “blue box” recycling bins on Sixth Street West have been getting plenty of use this week, already some garbage has begun to show up in the mix—and the town wants to send the message that this isn’t acceptable. Environmental and Facilities superintendent Doug Herr said […]
Duane Hicks Not all of the signage is even up yet but people already have been utilizing the new “blue box” recycling depot on Sixth Street West behind the Public Works building. The pull-off to access the four large blue bins only was plowed out Tuesday but they were almost […]
Press Release As part of its “Open Ontario” plan, the McGuinty government has enhanced existing or introduced new tax credits in 2010 that make it a little easier for hard-working Ontario families to manage their household costs, including: •the Children’s Activity Tax Credit, which helps parents with the cost of […]
Press Release Ontario’s investments in cancer care are producing results and have established the province as a global leader, according to a new international study. The study, published in “The Lancet,” looked at survival rates for four cancers—lung, breast, colorectal, and ovarian—in six countries. For colorectal cancer survival, Ontario ranked […]
Press Release Ontario’s seatbelt law celebrated its 35th birthday on Jan. 1. Today, 92.8 percent of all Ontarians buckle up—that’s up from just 17.2 percent who wore seatbelts before the mandatory law took effect. Ontario was the first province to require all drivers and passengers to wear a seatbelt. The […]
Press Release The Rainy River District School Board, Northwest Catholic District School Board, and Equity and Inclusive Education Regional Strategy have teamed up to present renowned author and Order of Ontario recipient Dr. Eva Olsson. Dr. Olsson, a Holocaust survivor who was sent to Auschwitz-Birkenau and then Bergen Belsen, spent […]
Press Release Ontario is helping families stay healthy and save money by providing greater access to a variety of health services. Ontario’s publicly-funded immunization program is helping families save up to $790 per child while providing protection to pre-school aged children against 12 different diseases. Through their schools, kids also […]
Press Release A new website is providing an online home to Koochiching Aging Options across the river. The site, a source for news and information on aging issues, will act as a local guide to resources for older adults and those who care for them. Koochiching Aging Options, a non-profit […]
