Safety News
100% Report Card!
Rainy River Valley Safety Coalition is one of eighteen Canadian Safe Communities to report a perfect 20/20 Attribute Score.
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By Duane Hicks, Staff writer
Fort Frances Times Ltd.
There continues to be no doubt the district deserves the title of a “Safe Community” after the Rainy River Valley Safety Coalition scored a perfect 20 out of 20 for the third-straight time on the National Report Card from Safe Communities Canada.
Rainy River District scored a five out of five in four categories on the report card.
These scores were above the national averages of 4.1, 4.4, 4.4, and 4.9 in leadership, priority setting, sustainability, and community engagement, respectively.
Initiative Spotlight
Silander retires after 30-year career
By Duane Hicks, Staff writer
Fort Frances Times
After more than 30 years on the job, first as a paramedic, then ambulance manager, and most recently the patient safety and risk management co-ordinator for Riverside Health Care Facilities, Inc., Grace Silander retired last week.
But while she will have more free time on her hands, including spending some of that with her husband, Barry, Silander plans to keep up her longstanding commitment to the Rainy River Valley Safety Coalition.
“I am excited about retiring, but also a little apprehensive,” she admitted in an interview last week.
“It’s been well over 30 years since I last didn’t have to make sure I was ready to be on the job.
