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Press Release More detailed information now will be provided in custody and access court cases before decisions are made, better protecting children in times of family breakdown and distress. On Monday, new provisions under the Family Statute Law Amendment Act, 2009, came into effect. For children and families involved in […]

Press Release Ontario is strengthening and improving access to justice by making the family courts easier to use, more focused, and more affordable. Improvements to family justice will: •provide more information to families up front about the steps they need to take and the impact on children when relationships break […]

Press Release A health care milestone for the Kenora-Rainy River District was reached yesterday at the Dryden Regional Health Centre. Dr. John Porter gave Gary Rumpel of Kenora a “new knee.” Rumpel is the 1,000th patient to receive a knee arthroplasty through a northwest regional tri-hospital joint replacement program. The […]

Press Release The NDP supports the Progressive Conservative resolution advocating for a “Bullying Awareness and Prevention Week,” NDP education critic Rosario Marchese said last Thursday. “The New Democrats support any initiative that focuses attention on bullying and the government’s failure to deal with it,” said Marchese. “What we have is […]

Press Release In January, a 7.0-magnitude earthquake rocked Port-au-Prince, Haiti, destroying homes and affecting millions of Haitians. It is estimated more than 200,000 Haitians were killed during the quake and millions have been left homeless. Canadians responded quickly with an outpouring of compassion. Many Canadians are still concerned, including Fort […]

Press Release New requirements for the training and testing of security guards and private investigators working in Ontario will establish higher professional standards. A new basic Training and Testing Regulation, under the Private Security and Investigative Services Act, 2005, will: •starting April 15, 2010, require those applying to become security […]

Staff While the report indicates there are 1,800 more doctors practising medicine in Ontario than there were in 2003, and medical school spaces have been increased by 23 percent, with twice as many students expected to graduate in 2013 than did in 2003, the question remains how many of them […]

Pastor Sean Ward By Pastor Sean Ward The Apostolic Way United Pentecostal Church Marriage is planned In the beginning of man’s history, God created a man called Adam. Shortly after, God saw that is was not good for man to be alone so He created Eve out of the rib […]

Press Release The Riverside Foundation for Health Care is pleased to present a new, educational fundraiser this year, “Dinner with Dr. Vergidis & Friends.” It will take place Friday, April 23 at the Memorial Sports Centre auditorium, starting at 6 p.m. Dr. Dimitrios Vergidis, the oncologist for the Riverside Chemotherapy […]

Press Release The community project, “What Hooks You Here,” is looking for some inspiration in the form of colour photos or original artwork that will be used to create a working design. If you haven’t heard, “What Hooks You Here” is a Community Arts and Heritage Education Project—an opportunity for […]

Press Release The Grand Council Treaty #3 is undertaking a comprehensive initiative with the Treaty #3 Residential School Survivors Support Program. The project will have the capacity and flexibility to meet the diverse needs of a potentially-large number of former Indian residential school students in a variety of Treaty #3 […]