Author: Heather Latter


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    November 2024 Enumeration to Provide Insight into Homelessness in Atikokan

    Atikokan, Ontario – 2024/11/06 – On November 20, 2024, the District of Rainy River Services Board (DRRSB), in collaboration with local service providers, will conduct a comprehensive Point-in-Time Count to…

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    Warming Centre Opens Friday

    The warming centre ensures that everyone has a safe, warm place to go during the coldest months of the year. Starting November 8, the Out of the Cold Warming Centre…

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    DRRSB Advances Approach Amid Paramedic Shortage

    Fort Frances, Ontario – 2024/10/21 – The District of Rainy River Services Board (DRRSB) is continuing to respond to the ongoing paramedic shortage that impacts emergency services across the district.…

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    Scheduled Disruption of Service – Fotheringham Court

    The District of Rainy River Services Board (DRRSB) has scheduled a temporary disruption in service, as follows: Date of Disruption: Monday, October 21, 2024 & Tuesday, October 22, 2024 The…

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    Event Being Held to Promote Careers as ECEs

    Fort Frances, Ontario – 2024/10/16 – The District of Rainy River Services Board (DRRSB) and Confederation College Rainy River District Campus are hosting a special event on Thursday, October 24,…

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    EMS Exemplary Service Medals Awarded

    Primary Care Paramedics Stanley Vlotaros, Donna O’Sullivan & Deputy Chief Christopher Wielinga received the Emergency Medical Services Exemplary Service Medal last night! The EMS Exemplary Service Medal, established on July…

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    Join Us for Socktober! 

    This October, we’re excited to announce that we’re hosting Socktober—a month dedicated to collecting socks for those in need! Did you know that socks are one of the most requested…

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    Community Partners in Fort Frances Launch an Awareness Campaign on Homelessness

    Fort Frances, Ontario – 2024/10/01 – To address homelessness in our community, the Fort Frances Homelessness Committee, made up of local community partners, is launching an awareness campaign. Homelessness is…

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    September 2024 Newsletter

    Please view the September 2024 edition of our newsletter, which includes department updates, achievements, and information for the third quarter of the year.

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    DRRSB Celebrates Completion of HOPE

    Fort Frances, Ontario – 2024/09/19 – The District of Rainy River Services Board (DRRSB) is excited to announce the completion of its newly named HOPE centre at 324 Victoria Avenue,…


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