Staff The Fort Frances Family Centre has been running 24 hours a day since Saturday in response to the bitterly cold weather the area has been experiencing of late. The centre, located at 272 Scott St., usually runs from noon-4 p.m. but decided to open around the clock to help […]
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Press Release The North West Local Health Integration Network (LHIN) is pleased to announce new free, technology-based mental health resources available to residents of Northwestern Ontario. Supported by funding from the provincial government, the services are designed to help adults and youth manage mild to moderate symptoms of anxiety and […]
Staff The judging has been completed for the local Fibre Art Festival at the Fort Frances Museum & Cultural Centre. Last Wednesday, Cher Pruys, Patti Anderson, and Phyllis Johnson evaluated the 26 fabulous pieces submitted for this year’s festival. They judged in three categories: Best Original Design, Best Pattern Design, […]
Staff The annual “Forget Me Not” dinner, hosted by the Alzheimer Society of Kenora/Rainy River Districts, will be held this Saturday (Feb. 2) at La Place Rendez-Vous–one of the major fundraisers for the local non-profit organization. “It’s really important to have these dinners to raise awareness of the caregivers and […]
Press Release Northern Community Development Services (NCDS) has joined Northern Ontario’s employment agencies that deliver Employment Ontario programs in demonstrating to the government how continued investment in employment centres across Northern Ontario will result in continued quality supports for working Ontarians and businesses across the region. Across Northern Ontario, more […]
Duane Hicks After decades of writing poetry, local retired teacher and school librarian Judith Johanson now is sharing her verses with a wider audience. She’s just released her first collection of poetry, entitled “Intersections,” and will launching it during a reading scheduled for Tuesday, Feb. 12 at 6 p.m. at […]
Staff “Woodland” will be the theme of the 2019 spring art exhibit at the Fine Line Art Gallery here. Interested artists can do anything they want as long as it highlights the theme, said Fine Line co-op member Jean Richards. She noted that “woodland” could include tree-covered areas in any […]
Staff Organizers of the local “Relay for Life” are hoping to use Point Park as the site for this year’s fundraiser in June. Committee chair Anneda Supinski wrote in a letter to council that the committee would like to use the park on June 22 for the event, as well […]
Staff A local woman awaiting a second heart transplant and a kidney transplant passed away early Monday morning, but a fundraiser planned for her will go ahead regardless. A story in last week’s Times about a fundraiser for Samantha (Sam) Pearson, who has been in Ottawa for more than a […]
Staff The Fort Frances Homeless Committee is hoping to use the East End Hall as a temporary pop-up shelter through April. “As you may be aware, our committee has been working on opening a pop-up shelter in Fort Frances and has made great strides toward this goal,” committee chair Jamie […]
Press Release Borderland Pride is beginning the planning process for “Pride Week 2019”–the second edition of our community’s landmark summer celebration of LGBTQ2 diversity and inclusion. “Pride” is powered by public participation. As such, area residents from both sides of the border are invited to the Shaw Room at the […]
Duane Hicks Town officials have done their part and now only can take a “wait and see” approach as to what may happen with the prospective sale of the local pulp and paper mill. During Monday night’s committee of the whole meeting, Mayor June Caul said she and Fort Frances […]
