Press Release Ontario needs a new conversation about health—and very little of that conversation is about health care, says Ontario’s Chief Medical Officer of Health. This conversation has to have a clear understanding that the factors that influence health, and the ways through which we can improve health, lie for […]
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Press Release Riverside Health Care is lowering operating costs, and reducing the environmental footprint of its facilities in Fort Frances, Emo, and Rainy River, thanks to Union Gas and the Ontario Hospital Association. Union Gas and the OHA’s Green Hospital Champion Fund provided $17,600 in incentives to help Riverside complete […]
Press Release Ontario is strengthening its partnership with Kids Help Phone to ensure bullied children and youth have the support they need to grow and reach their full potential. The province will continue to support Kids Help Phone, which offers confidential 24-hour counselling services over the phone and online, for […]
Press Release Ontario is helping businesses succeed in becoming more accessible to Ontarians with disabilities. In the next 20 years, an aging population and people with disabilities will represent 40 percent of total income in Ontario—that’s $536 billion. Making sure all Ontarians have accessible customer service is not only the […]
Duane Hicks Town council has adopted designated parade routes for significant community events. At the Nov. 28 council meeting, the Police Services Board had requested the town consider adopting one or more optional routes for processions such as the Fort Frances Canadian Bass Championship, Canada Day, and Santa Claus parades. […]
Duane Hicks It’s clear some local residents do not want town council to re-zone the “Nelson Street Park” for residential development. During a public meeting at the Civic Centre on Monday night, seven individuals—backed by family and neighbours—spoke against the proposed re-zoning of the property, located between Minnie Avenue and […]
Press Release The Thunder Bay Regional Health Sciences Centre’s cancer program has been selected by Cancer Care Ontario, an agency of the Ontario government and the government’s cancer advisor, to host parts of its Quality Assurance Services Team in Information Technology Development Services. The new partnership will mean new development […]
Press Release The holiday season is a time to give, but it also is a time when some people may try to take advantage of the giving spirit. To help families protect themselves, Ontario is offering some consumer tips on purchasing gift cards, donating to charities, and shopping online. These […]
Press Release Legislation introduced last week would, if passed, ensure that the annual Rent Increase Guideline is capped at 2.5 percent to protect tenants and families. The proposed changes also would ensure that the annual Rent Increase Guideline never falls below one percent. Tenants would benefit from greater certainty that […]
Press Release Statement by local MPP Sarah Campbell on the Ministry of Natural Resources restricting access to Crown land in Northern Ontario: “Northerners are becoming increasingly frustrated because the Ministry of Natural Resources has been restricting access to lakes that people have been travelling to for generations. “Between 1996 and […]
Press Release The Ontario Fire Marshal’s Public Fire Safety Council last week released its list of top tips for holiday fire and carbon monoxide safety. The “12 Days of Holiday Fire Safety” campaign is a compilation of what the council says—based on its unique insights—are the things homeowners need to […]
Dave Ogilvie The Borderland Community Orchestra’s annual Christmas concert, which was held last week at Donald Young School in Emo, was well-attended by people from across the district. The orchestra played a variety of modern and classic Christmas tunes to a full house. The concert also featured Emma Dykstra reading […]
