Local News from Across the Rainy River District
Amy Mann is one of the unlucky teenagers whose Grade 12 year was disrupted by COVID-19, over and over and over again. Mann, now a 21-year-old, recalled feeling incredibly frustrated about Manitoba public health officials’ unclear explanations related to moving students in and out of remote learning in 2020-21. “I […]
Riverside Health Care, in conjunction with the Northwestern Public Health Unit, has declared a COVID-19 Outbreak at La Verendrye General Hospital (LVGH). This outbreak is isolated to the First Floor In-Patient Unit of the facility. Currently, visitation is limited to two individuals at a time, per patient, and only one […]
Northwestern Health Unit is reminding everyone to stay safe this respiratory illness season and to prevent unnecessary hospital visits by staying up to date on vaccinations. All eligible people are encouraged to get their influenza and COVID-19 vaccines as soon as they are available. Everyone needs to do their part […]
Nursing staff – and the funding needed to pay for it– is one of many challenge being faced by healthcare across Ontario, and Riverside Health Care is no exception. According to a statement from Riverside Healthcare, significant human resource shortages since the pandemic has forced Riverside to look to alternate […]
Riverside Health Care, in conjunction with the Northwestern Public Health Unit, has declared an end to the COVID-19 outbreak at Rainy River Health Centre. We would like to remind everyone that we remain a mask-friendly facility and we encourage our team members and visitors to be diligent in always preventing […]
Riverside Health Care, in conjunction with the Northwestern Public Health Unit, has declared an end to the facility-wide COVID-19 outbreak at Rainycrest Long Term Care Home. We would like to remind everyone that we remain a mask-friendly facility and we encourage our team members and visitors to be diligent in […]
Riverside Health Care, in conjunction with the Northwestern Public Health Unit, has declared that the COVID-19 outbreak at Rainycrest Long Term Care Home is now facility wide, adding the Special Care Unit to the outbreaks previously announced in the East wing on May 2 and the West wing on April […]
Riverside Health Care, in conjunction with the Northwestern Public Health Unit, has declared a COVID-19 Outbreak in the West wing at Rainycrest Long Term Care Home. Enhanced visitor restrictions are in place that permit two (2) visitors or caregivers at a time in the affected units. In addition, visitations with […]
A Northern Ontario teacher who discouraged people from wearing masks and getting vaccinated during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic is facing disciplinary action. At a Feb. 16 Ontario College of Teachers hearing, Annalisa Kay Schmoll, also known as Annalisa Kay Meyer and Annalisa Selmeci, pled guilty to professional misconduct […]
High interest rates, housing costs and inflation continue to cause gloom in Ontario’s economic outlook, according to the Ontario Chamber of Commerce’s eighth annual Ontario Economic Report. Daniel Tisch, president and chief executive officer of the Ontario Chamber of Commerce, said rising costs of living and doing business have driven […]
January 18 is the deadline for business owners who received Canada Emergency Business Account (CEBA) loans to repay $40,000 of the $60,000 borrowed and access $20,000 in loan forgiveness. According to Angela Halvorsen Smith, Executive Director of the Rainy River Future Development Corporation (RRFDC), many small businesses in the Rainy […]
Riverside Health Care in conjunction with the Northwestern Health Unit has declared a COVID-19 Outbreak at La Verendrye General Hospital. This outbreak is isolated to a few patients on the first floor of the facility. Extra measures are also in place to prevent spread, including enhanced masking, reduced visitation and […]
