The Emo & District Hospital Auxiliary recently completed their pledge to the Riverside Foundation for Health Care to purchase two Spirit Select beds and specialised mattresses for the Emo Health Centre. Valued at approximately $12,500 each, funds for one of the beds were raised through the auxiliary’s annual teas, raffles […]
News
Hailey and James Burns of Atikokan won the $1,000 Canada Day prize in the Rainy River District Mutural Aid Association cash calendar draw earlier this month. Faith Adair (Fort Frances) and Peggy Advent (Stratton) each won $100 in the cash calendar draw for the week of June 30-July 6. The […]
Jerry Zub, Norm Wood, Dale Wepruk, and Sam and Jean Arbuckle of Fort Frances are among the $40 winners in the Kenora-Rainy River Alzheimer Society’s cash calendar draw for July 2019. They’re joined by Pam and Chris Edwards (Nestor Falls), Trent Hamilton and Doreen Belair (Keewatin), Betty Getson, Cindy Burley, […]
Press Release
The Rainy River Health Centre has reopened its Emergency Department observation and treatment areas following five months of repairs initiated after a main sprinkler break. Due to significant water damage, the Rainy River Emergency Department was temporarily relocated to inpatient rooms to avoid any disruption in emergency care. With the […]
From the MNRF
There were three new forest fires confirmed yesterday evening in the region. Fort Frances fire #12 is not under control at 0.1 hectares in size and is located near Price Lake, approximately 44 kilometres west of Atikokan. Kenora fire #45 is not under control at 0.5 ha. and is located […]
Staff
Town council approved a proposal at last night’s meeting that will enhance court security and provide cost certainty to the town. The proposal provides the OPP with direction to commence a recruiting process around the first week in October for two OPP special constables who will provide local court security. […]
Jamie Mountain Local instructor Al Christiansen looked on as Vai Lockman aimed to get the skill of learning a solid backhander locked down during a junior tennis introductory clinic held this morning at the Muli-Use Tennis Courts here. There will be one more session tomorrow morning for local youth starting […]
Jamie Mountain Dana Ward of the Fort Frances Her-icanes got ready to snag a pop fly near third base during her squad’s 10-8 loss to the Couchiching Raiders in Rainy River District Women’s Fastball League action on Monday night at VanJura. The Raiders improved to 11-1 with the win while […]
The Canadian Press SASKATOON–Canada’s 13 provincial and territorial leaders are in Saskatchewan this week, but for the first time in years, the annual gathering won’t have women at the table. “Symbolically, it’s very significant that there is no woman premier,” said Sylvia Bashevkin, a political science professor at the University […]
The Canadian PressNicole Thompson Toronto’s top doctor is sounding the alarm on the province’s loosened booze rules, saying the regulations that make it easier to purchase and consume alcohol don’t take health repercussions into account. A slew of recent measures from the Progressive Conservatives–including allowing alcohol to be served starting […]
The Canadian Press OTTAWA–Indigenous children face the highest rates of poverty in the country, with almost one in every two living in households with low incomes, says a new study that shows little improvement in the situation over the last decade. The study published by the Upstream Institute, written by […]
The Canadian PressShawn Jeffords TORONTO–Ontario wants to give midwives across the province the ability to prescribe a wider variety medications, a move those in the profession say could help improve patient care. Health Minister Christine Elliott said yesterday that consultations are underway to expand midwives’ scope of practice with the […]
