Stephanie Hagenaars Participants at the Northwest LHIN’s consultation session here Thursday evening jotted down their ideas of what is most important to them when asked how health care can improve in the region. Later, these ideas were grouped into bigger categories to be voted on to find the top three […]
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Sam Odrowski Cathie Sinninghe showed off some of her artwork that’s on display at “From the Grind Up” on Scott Street over the next few weeks.
Stephanie Hagenaars Fort Frances resident and LHIN board member Darryl Allen talked about the Northwest LHIN before opening the discussion about health care to those on hand. Behind him, a large board listed health-care priorities next to the other regions in Northern Ontario that were gathered during previous consultation sessions.
Stephanie Hagenaars Church of the Holy Spirit members Lorine Ring, left, Marlene Yuill, and Tania Cox sold assorted community-baked goods Saturday afternoon for the church’s outreach program. All proceeds from the bake sale and donations will go to various projects to offer services to those who need it here in […]
Stephanie Hagenaars Hazel (left) and Carole Wilde, Arnold and Betty Brown, and Randy and Garry Wilde relaxed with a cup of coffee after enjoying a buffet-style meal at the Mother’s Day luncheon held Saturday at Knox United Church here. The event also featured a sale of homemade pies and other […]
Stephanie Hagenaars After brainstorming ideas in groups, Northwest LHIN director of communticaions and engagement Petronilla Ndebele assisted participants as they voted for what categories they felt were most important in the Fort Frances region. Each participant was given three red circle stickers to cast their votes in any way they […]
Jamie Mountain This hand-crafted wooden Canada geese replica, courtesy of Ray Coran, will be among the items up for auction this Friday (May 11) at the annual Ducks Unlimited banquet at the Fort Frances Curling Club. Cocktails are at 5:30 p.m., with dinner at 6:30. Tickets, which cost $50 each […]
Sam Odrowski Weechi-it-te-win Family Services here is introducing a new program to provide trauma informed, culturally safe, developmental and rehabilitative support services to the district’s 10 First Nation communities. The organization is in the midst of opening an office to support the new program, located upstairs at the Nexus Credit […]
Press Release Karen Kejick, a community leader and local advocate for women, children, and families, officially was nominated as the Ontario Liberal candidate for Kenora-Rainy River on Sunday. “I’m running to be our MPP in Kenora-Rainy River because I want to stand up for the northwest and bring the health-care […]
Press Release The executive for the La Verendrye General Hospital Auxiliary held its regular meeting on Tuesday, May 1 in the upstairs meeting room at the hospital. Joy Lockman is gearing up for the annual “Strawberry Social,” which will take place on Thursday, June 14 from 1:30-3:30 p.m. on the […]
Press Release To kick off the fishing season, and let tourists know how much they mean to us and our local economy, the Town of Fort Frances will be holding a “Welcome Rally” at the border for American anglers crossing the border next Friday (May 18) at 11 a.m. All […]
Skies will be clear tonight, with an overnight low of zero C (32 F) and north-northwest winds gusting up to 28 km/h. Tomorrow will be mainly sunny but cooler, with a high of just 12 (53) and low around zero (32). Look for continued north-northwest winds gusting up to 17 […]
