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Staff writer kkellar@fortfrances.com A new art installation in the area is aiming to spark conversation and awareness around an important social issue. In a partnership between Binesiwag Centre for Wellness and Seven Generations Education Institute (SGEI), a large piece of art in the form of a traditional jingle dancer is being installed on the grounds of SGEI’s Fort Frances campus and will remain there for the rest of the month, hopefully inspiring those who pass by to ask questions and ...

It still hasn’t completely sunk in for Brent Tookenay. “It was a big surprise” he said. “It’s a pretty nice honour, it was not expected at all. It was pretty cool.” In an announcement that might not be so surprising to those who know him and his work, Tookenay was revealed to be among the recipients of the Governor General of Canada’s Meritorious Service Decoration for February 2021. Along with several dozen other individuals from across Canada, Tookenay was awarded the Meritoriou...

By Ken Kellar kkellar@fortfrances.com It’s the little touches that help to make a place feel more like home, and while the Out of the Cold Warming Centre isn’t a permanent home for any of its visitors, it is proof that little things can still make a big difference. The warming centre has recently come into possession of a pair of guitars for those who visit to make use of. The idea itself came from Out of the Cold’s Dave Ashworth, who is also a prominent local musician, and he put out the...

Like many across the world in the past year, students enrolled in Confederation College’s Community Integration through Co-operative Education (CICE) program have felt the impacts of COVID-19 but they are still striving to move forward with both their education and their future in the workforce. The current cohort of CICE students are nearing the end of their two-year program, which gives adults with learning challenges the chance to experience college, and earn valuable work experience. Clas...

17 March 2021 While Best for Kitty does have approximately half a dozen cats currently in our care, many of those are coming off extended periods as “strays” and require some socialization before they are ready for adoption. That is allowing us to once again feature “Cosmo” an approximately six month old female […] 16 March 2021 Diana Nixon, famously known for operating “Diana’s Needle Art Embroidery” recently retired and sold ...