Peggy Revell Local speech pathologist Ann Anderson soon will be on her way to the other side of the world after being selected by the Canadian Association of Speech-Language Pathologists and Audiologists to be part of a delegation heading to China at the end of the month. Anderson, who works […]
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Press Release A total of 135 consumers shared their thoughts and opinions on everything from their satisfaction with customer service to store hours to what they would like to see added to the local business community in the first-ever Fort Frances Chamber of Commerce consumer survey, which ran from Aug. […]
Press Release Screening saves lives. Many studies have shown that regular mammograms for women aged 50-69 reduce deaths from breast cancer by up to a third. Close to 63 percent of Ontario women are being screened for mammograms every two years, but we need to do better. In an interview […]
Nancy Daley Fulton If you become physically ill, you would go to a doctor. You would be diagnosed, treated, and life would go on as usual or with modifications. You likely would talk to your family, friends, and co-workers about it. When people are diagnosed with a mental illness, however, […]
Paige Desmond Atikokan Crisis Centre executive director Donna Kroocmo says the issue most affecting district women is poverty, yet when interviewed and asked about women’s issues, none of the candidates in the Thunder Bay-Rainy River riding touched on this point. According to Kroocmo, poverty or the risk of it is […]
Peggy Revell Children in the Thunder Bay-Rainy River riding may not be old enough to vote, but local candidates are hoping to catch the ear of parents with promises of child-care solutions come election day. Three of the four main political parties and their local candidates are championing some form […]
Paige Desmond A demographic often forgotten when it comes to counselling, district First Nations’ men now have two unique services available to help them heal through group work. Offered by the Fort Frances Tribal Area Health Services Inc.’s Counselling Unit, the “In Search of Your Warrior” program and the men’s […]
Paige Desmond With youth out-migration a proven problem for Northern Ontario, youth employment is a key issue facing the four local candidates in the Oct. 14 federal election. Statistics show the 15-29 age group in Fort Frances decreased by 19.2 percent from 1996-2001 (a comparable decrease to Northern Ontario as […]
Peggy Revell District residents will have the chance to check out what type of home-based businesses are in the area thanks to an expo planned for Friday, Oct. 17 at the Adventure Inn here. “I think [people] are going to be surprised at some of the businesses that are out […]
Duane Hicks FORT FRANCES—Exceeding its campaign goal of $750,000 by more than $54,000 over the past two weeks, the “Building for the Future” committee has been overwhelmed by the community support for a new Fort Frances Public Library and Technology Centre. While more pledges are likely to come in this […]
Jessica George With one-in-five people diagnosed with a mental illness in their lives, and with the onset of most mental illnesses occurring shortly after puberty in adolescence, raising awareness for mental illness within the teenage population is pertinent. For these reasons, Nancy Daley, who works at the Canadian Mental Health […]
Jessica George FORT FRANCES—Emergency lights were flashing along McIrvine Road by the railway crossing last Thursday. The surrounding area was littered with wrecked cars, the fields were crowded with concerned and anxious students from the high school, traffic slowed, and emergency personnel worked feverishly to rescue victims using the “jaws […]
