Duane Hicks While the turnout may not have been quite a great as organizers had hoped, those who did come out to the inaugural Chronic Pain Management and Addiction Prevention Symposium on Saturday at the Townshend Theatre here found no shortage of information. About 80 people, including representatives from various […]
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Duane Hicks Starting in January, district residents suffering from chronic pain will be able to access an intensive chronic pain management program that uses a mindful approach, combining appropriate medical treatment, meditation, and exercise. The “Mindfulness-Based Chronic Pain Management Program” will be offered at La Verendrye Hospital via tele-conference in […]
Peggy Revell The Rainy River District School Board is seeing some declines, but also some success stories, with the recent release of provincial testing results from the Education Quality and Accountability Office (EQAO). “Every year we look at our results and we identify successes to celebrate and, again, challenges to […]
Peggy Revell Reaction is mixed as the Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corp. prepares to roll out even more regulations—this time with a “No-Play-At-Work” rule that will ban registered retailers and their employees from purchasing lottery tickets from their own stores. “Honestly, I’m sick and tired of being accused of being […]
Peggy Revell Fort Frances residents soon will be seeing a change in scenery when looking across the upper Rainy River following a recent waterfront development agreement between the City of International Falls and Voyageurs National Park. “The entire project is entitled the ‘Voyageur Heritage Centre, Voyageurs National Park Headquarters, and […]
Staff With the Riverside Foundation for Health Care’s second-annual “Oktoberfest” party now only a week and-a-half away, those wanting to roll out a barrel of Bavarian fun still have a chance to get tickets for the fundraiser. Foundation director Teresa Hazel said this morning that about half of the tickets […]
the OPP The Fort Frances OPP is seeking public assistance in locating a missing youth. Stephanie Nelson, 15, of Fort Frances is described as a First Nations female, 5’8” tall and 125 pounds with a slim build. She has shoulder-length dark brown hair, and was wearing a black T-shirt, blue […]
Staff One year after the Town of Fort Frances made a push for more people to get licences for their pets, more dogs and cats have got their tags. As first reported a year ago, only about two dozen canines had licences at that time. Since then, that number has […]
Staff Some Fort High students are heading off to France next March—and they’re hoping for some community support with a bottle drive fundraiser this Saturday (Sept. 26). “Come out and help support the kids, it’s for a really good cause,” encouraged Jessica Anderson, one of the teachers organizing the trip […]
Staff Construction crews put down the top lift of asphalt on Nelson Street, from Portage Avenue to Victoria Avenue, and on Victoria from Nelson Street to Front Street, on Saturday, with more paving to get underway this week. Nelson Street was closed to all traffic starting at 7 a.m. today […]
Staff 75 workers affected here AbitibiBowater announced yesterday it will be idling the #6 paper machine here indefinitely and cutting jobs as part of its newest round of corporate streamlining, which will see production suspended at several Canadian and U.S. mills. Local mill manager John Harrison said this morning that […]
Staff FORT FRANCES—Riverside Health Care Facilities, Inc. will amalgamate the two nursing floors at La Verendrye Hospital here onto one effective Oct. 12, with Complex Continuing Care and Pediatrics being moved down to St. Andrew’s. “Mainly it’s occurring because of low [patient] census,” Riverside president and CEO Wayne Woods explained […]
