The Healthy Living Food Box program is back in full swing after closing for April and May due to COVID-19, and starting in August, the program will be welcoming back its volunteer base.
FYidoctors, the world's largest optometrist-owned eye care company, has announced that Cousineau Eye Centre has joined the FYidoctors brand. The addition of the Cousineau Eye Centre marks the first FYidoctors location in Fort Frances, ON and the Northwestern Ontario region.
Northwestern Ontario and the Rainy River District are homes to many camps and lodges. In a pre-COVID-19 era, Americans would cross the border for a visit to fish, hunt, and enjoy the lake from their rented cabins or RVs.
The Town of Fort Frances is pleased to announce that effective July 17 we are in the process of a beginning a phased re-opening as a part of Stage 3. During this re-opening, the Town of Fort Frances will continue to focus on keeping our community and our staff safe.
The Town of Fort Frances will be re-opening the Point Park for tent camping effective today, July 20.
Local First Nations groups have spoken out against a proposed Kenora by-law, which would fine residents $100 for loitering. City council plans to vote on the proposed by-law tomorrow.
It is the opinion of Grand Council Treaty #3 (GCT3) and Nishnawbe Aski Nation (NAN) feels that this by-law disproportionately targets the homeless and the transient.
The Town of Fort Frances is pleased to announce that effective July 17 we are in the process of a beginning a phased re-opening as a part of Stage 3. During this re-opening, the Town of Fort Frances will continue to focus on keeping our community and our staff safe.
The Town of Fort Frances will be re-opening the Point Park for tent camping effective July 20.
It can’t be every year a beloved cultural institution in Fort Frances turns 10 years old, and as excited as everyone involved with the Fort Frances Public Library Technology Centre is to wish it a happy birthday, the occasion was marked with some disappointment as well.
Dr. Ian Gemmill, the acting medical health officer for the Northwestern Health Unit, said even though Ontario is entering stage 3 of lifting up restrictions, Ontario residents should be cognizant of precautionary measures such as maintaining a physical distance and good hand hygiene.
Riverside Health Care was pleased to see the Government of Ontario recently revise its strict visitation rules intended to prevent the spread of COVID-19 within provincial hospitals and health centres. This cautious restart of visitations involves allowing outdoor visits to occur between patients and their loved ones.
If you were disappointed by the Canada Day Cash lottery going missing this summer, the Riverside Foundation for Health Care wants you to know there’s still going to be a great chance to win some cash and help out our local healthcare providers.
