Stacey Cridland, left, Grace Cridland, Lori Ford and Christine Cridland shared their artwork from Paint Nite at the Fort Frances Legion Br. 29 on Thursday evening. The event helped support the not-for-profit Rainy Lake Gymnastics Academy and generated $930. -Submitted photo
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CMHA Fort Frances geriatric mental health worker Sarah-lynn Klassen and Seniors Companion Project co-ordinator Andrea Avis led the first group of prospective volunteers through an information session for the project on Monday afternoon at the Fort Frances Public Library. The project will be running several additional volunteer information sessions in […]
Ken Kellar In someone else’s hands, an old puzzle might be just that, but in the hands of a dementia patient, it can be a game-changer. The Fort Frances Branch of the Canadian Mental Health Association (CMHA) recently began working with La Verendrye General Hospital to provide activation materials to […]
Jodi Caul, past president of the Emo Lions Club, has been busy providing Spot Vision Screening tests to Kindergarten and Grade 1 students across the district. The Lions Club International website states, “Eighty percent of all visual impairment can be prevented or cured. The first step to prevention is awareness.” […]
Millie Witherspoon, left and Sue Hatfield worked away at their beaded mitten projects during a workshop at the Kay-Nah-Chi-Wah-Nung Historical Centre last Thursday. The event was part of the historical centre’s Ozhichigan Workshops series that’s being offered until March. The Ojibwe meaning of Ozhichigan is to make something good with […]
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The school boards in Northwestern Ontario have teamed up to once again offer families a Regional Kindergarten Registration Week for 2020. During this special week, March 2 – March 6, schools across the region will be hosting open house events and activities to support families with registering their child for […]
Dave Ogilvie
Emo correspondent
Emo correspondent
The Country Band, “Country Rewind” will perform some of the greatest country hits, Karaoke Style in the Emo Legion on Feb. 8, 2020, starting at 7 p.m. The cost of admission for the evening of entertainment and dancing will be only $5. Sing along, dance and enjoy a night down […]
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Nothing is quite as important to a child starting school as the ability to see clearly. Those young minds are like sponges, soaking up information at a prodigious rate. But if they have to struggle to see the books, boards, and displays around them, their early education as well as […]
Submitted Kenora-Rainy River MPP and Minister of Indigenous Affairs Greg Rickford spoke with area First Nation chiefs and members of the Rainy Lake Tribal Area Business and Financial Services Corporation following an announcement at Seven Generations Education Institue’s Fort Frances campus on Jan. 10. The nearly $153,000 in funding that’s […]
Dear editor, I would like to use the space in your paper to bring some hopefully helpful suggestions to the people who plan aspects of the life of a senior. First of all, I would like to thank the Town of Fort Frances for allowing me to become a Senior […]
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Canadians are being asked to raise a fork to Canadian agriculture as part of a national social media campaign to celebrate Canada’s Agriculture Day on Feb. 11. Canada’s Agriculture Day is a great opportunity to pay tribute to our producers and to express our immense appreciation for their contributions to […]
I was thinking the other day about the definition of belonging, of what it means to be part of something outside of ourselves, to feel a connectedness with others, be it friend or family. This time of year, where ice and snow and cold sometimes create barriers, a sense of […]
