Alongside thousands of readers worldwide, Fort Frances Public Library patrons can discover a remarkable true story through the largest global digital book club, Big Library Read. From April 1-15, book lovers can borrow, read and discuss Abu Bakr al Rabeeah and Winnie Yeung’s heartbreaking yet hopeful “Homes: A Refugee Story” […]
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Sam Odrowski
Good news was recently announced regarding health care services in the district. Riverside Health Care is receiving $1.353 million from the province in hospital pressure funding to provide patients and residents with better care. Local MPP Greg Rickford visited La Verendrye Hospital on Friday to make the announcement. “This operational […]
Sam Odrowski Riverside Health Care board chair Janice Bezley thanked local MPP Greg Rickford at La Verendrye Hospital on Friday for the $1.35 million in hospital pressure funding that the province allocated to Riverside Health Care.
Sam Odrowski In partnership with the Fort Frances Public Library, dietician, Rylee Blaskey of the Fort Frances Family Health Team taught participants of the “Canada Food Guide 101” workshop how to cook nutritious meals at home on Thursday. Dieticians from the Gizhewaadiziwin Health Access Centre. Valley Diabetes, and Riverside Health […]
Sam Odrowski Shannon Mackey of Home Grown Kombucha joined five other local small business owners in the basement of Curvy Chick on Scott Street for its Shop Small Pop-Up Market back on March 23. She educated potential customers on the health benefits of drinking Kombucha.
Sam Odrowski Grade 5 student Matthew Strain hammered his birdhouse as experiential learning lead Jean Bujold held it in place at St. Francis School last Tuesday. The construction of the birdhouses was part of the “Bluebird Project” conservation effort, where students in Grade 1-6 are invited to build bluebird nest […]
Janelle Clouston performed “Mysterious Summer’s Night” by composer Larysa Kuzmenko at the Townshend Theatre yesterday as part of the Rainy River District Festival of the Performing Arts. -Ken Kellar photo
Sam Odrowski March was nutrition month and dietitians across Fort Frances recently put healthy eating under the spotlight. In partnership with the Fort Frances Public Library two information sessions were hosted on March 28 to teach people about the new Canada’s Food Guide that was released earlier this year. Attendees […]
By Dave Campbell The Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS — The losses taken last weekend by Duke, Gonzaga, North Carolina and Purdue pulled the curtains on their seasons, one painful game short of the Final Four. Those teams that made it to Minneapolis ? The guys from Michigan State, Texas Tech, Auburn […]
By Mike Stobbe The Associated Press NEW YORK — One morning last fall, 4-year-old Joey Wilcox woke up with the left side of his face drooping. It was the first sign of an unfolding nightmare. Three days later, Joey was in a hospital intensive care unit, unable to move his […]
By Carla K. Johnson And Candice Choi The Associated Press With CBD showing up everywhere, U.S. regulators announced Tuesday they are exploring ways the marijuana extract could be used legally in foods, dietary supplements and cosmetics. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration said it will hold a public hearing May […]
The Canadian Press TORONTO — The financial strength of Canada’s defined benefit pension plans apparently improved over the first quarter of 2019, recovering some of the ground they lost when stock markets took a dive last December. Two of Canada’s largest pension advisory firms say conditions for Canadian defined benefit […]
