Staff The Atikokan Crisis Centre won’t be renamed just yet due to the sheer volume of new name suggestions submitted by the public. The centre’s board of directors had hoped to choose a new name at its monthly meeting this past Tuesday, but postponed making a final decision. “The board […]
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Staff In an effort to give town residents a chance to do a little cleaning up before the snow flies, the town will suspend the collection of some tipping fees at the local landfill on Saturday, Nov. 7 for half-ton vehicles and utility trailers. Tipping fees will be waived from […]
Press Release Riverside Health Care Facilities, Inc. is issuing the following precautionary measures to the public to help reduce the spread of infectious diseases. The public must not visit if they are experiencing any ’flu-like symptoms, including fever, a new or worse cough, unexplained shortness of breath, nausea, vomiting, or […]
Staff Many Canadian troops won’t be coming home for the holidays, but the upcoming festive season hopefully will be made brighter for them thanks to the Christmas care packages being assembled by the local Legion ladies’ auxiliary. “[The troops] really appreciate it,” said auxiliary president Sylvia Gunderson, noting this is […]
Press Release Riverside Health Care Facilities, Inc., in conjunction with the Ontario Medical Association, is requesting employers reconsider their sick-note policies this ’flu season so doctors can dedicate their time to treating the more seriously ill rather than those who are recovering and only require return-to-work documentation. “Our emergency departments […]
Press Release Ontario has released a proposed “Growth Plan for Northern Ontario” designed to set the region’s economy on a strong, globally-competitive footing. Over the next couple of months, Northern Ontario residents, youths, aboriginal peoples, community leaders, business, industry, and other experts will have the opportunity to help chart the […]
Press Release Ontario NDP leader Andrea Horwath is pleased the government finally is moving forward with a plan for full-day learning, but says families shouldn’t have been forced to wait six years for action. “Parents are facing real challenges and have been waiting a very long time for the help […]
Staff The OPP is looking for information following an act of vandalism at the Cranberry Peatlands Interpretive Trail in Alberton. Sometime between Oct. 18 and 20, a park bench the Rainy River Valley Field Naturalists had installed earlier this month was demolished and thrown into the pond. The bench—which has […]
Duane Hicks With daily headlines about viruses and vaccines pushing the possibility of a pandemic to the forefront of the public consciousness, the local Community Control Group has plans in place to keep essential services running just in case there ever is an outbreak. “Obviously, the H1N1 [’flu] has been […]
Duane Hicks While some members of the public have expressed concern over “cracks” in the reconstructed underpass, Operations and Facilities manager Doug Brown told council Monday night that those are concrete construction joints and do not have to be repaired. “We’ve got these concrete construction joints that are within the […]
Heather Latter The H1N1 adjuvanted vaccine has arrived at the Northwestern Health Unit and immunization clinics are now underway. After kicking off yesterday in Rainy River, the clinics began today in Fort Frances while the first H1N1 vaccinations will be administered in Emo tomorrow starting at 9 a.m. The clinics, […]
Duane Hicks Town council approved the replacement of the grit removal system at the sewage treatment plant here at Monday night’s regular meeting—upgrades that will save the town a lot of money in the long run. Council awarded Tender No. 09-OF-14 to Venshore Mechanical Ltd. at a cost of $775,800 […]
