The last week has been a tough one for residents of the Fort Frances-Rainy River area, particularly so for the elderly, and those with underlying health problems. First there was the news that, due to the paramedic shortage, the Emo ambulance station was being temporarily closed. Then came the news that all three doctors in Rainy River would be ending their service, meaning that the Rainy River Health Centre could be shutting its doors.
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Today's TBNewsWatch article highlights some of the work I have been doing to secure our border. The bottom line is, more resources are absolutely needed to solve this problem.
Read Morepeople in Toronto and Ottawa made a decision. That decision was that they, the senior bureaucrats, know more about the problems in Northwestern Ontario than those of us who live here, who work here, and who were elected to represent the people here. This is wrong. This needs to change.
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