Organizers are pleased with how well plans are going for the third-annual Women’s Health Symposium, which is slated for Saturday, May 10 from 9 a.m.-3 p.m. at Fort Frances High School. The goal of the event is to offer information about various aspects of women’s health and wellness through speakers, […]
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The Rainy River District “Best Start” Network will hold the opening celebration of the Fort Frances “Best Start” hub on Saturday, April 19 from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. at the Fort Frances Children’s Complex on Portage Avenue. A cake-cutting ceremony will highlight the celebration at 11:30 a.m. The “Best Start” hub […]
The Community Arts and Heritage Project (CAHEP) will be in Fort Frances this Saturday (April 12) to give residents an opportunity to self-identify areas of interest in arts and heritage education programming. CAHEP, a successful community arts education organization based in Thunder Bay, is interested in sharing its best practices […]
In conjunction with National Victim of Crime Awareness Week (April 13-19), the Rainy River District Victim Services Program is holding its first-annual “Dash & Dine” this Sunday. Following the theme “Finding the Way Together,” the event will feature both a run/walk on Sunday afternoon and then a dinner at La […]
Following the final public consultation meeting regarding the possible closure of F.H. Huffman School here last night, the Accommodation Review Committee likely will make its recommendation next week. The committee will meet Tuesday (April 15) in the Huffman gym at 4 p.m. to discuss the four options put forward: 1. […]
Drama students at Fort Frances High School staged a series of puppet shows Friday to teach local elementary students about disabilities. Through assistance from the Northwestern Independent Living Services (NILS) and a grant from the Ontario Trillium Foundation, the drama students used “The Kids on the Block” puppets to share […]
It had been their dream when they we just 18 years old, and now Pat Gartshore and Dan Onichuk have turned that fantasy into a reality by opening Gartch’s International Pub here. “It wasn’t in the cards then, but we’re not getting any younger so we decided to go for […]
While Canada Day may not be on everybody’s minds quite yet, organizers already are planning this year’s “Fun in the Sun” queen pageant and are putting out a call for contestants. Organizer Melissa Gushulak said Friday that registration forms are available at the Fort Frances Chamber of Commerce office (474 […]
Michael Brady, a Grade 11 student at Fort Frances High School, is looking forward to attending World Youth Day in Sydney, Australia this summer. But since he will be going “Down Under,” he’s seeking support from the community to help him raise some of the funds in order to attend. […]
As a follow-up to last year’s presentation from three men about recovering from addictions, the local Substance Abuse Prevention Team, along with the Gizhewaadiziwin Health Access Centre, brought in another set of speakers last week. But this time the presenters were female. And they spoke to students and community members […]
With news last week that Greyhound has applied for a schedule change that would see service between Fort Frances and Thunder Bay discontinued, district residents aren’t going to take the proposed cut lying down. In the face of the proposed route cancellation, a group of concerned citizens is circulating a […]
While bolstering its ranks has been an item on the “to do” list for some time, the Fort Frances Chamber of Commerce will be creating a new temporary position later this spring to focus on membership development. “Membership is something we’ve needed to focus on a little bit more in […]
