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With June comes the “Strawberry Social.”

Conveners Shirley Scofield and Linda Booth have preparations well underway. The freezers are ready for the takeout sales.

Cake, strawberries and ice cream are ordered and sub-conveners are in place for the event which will be held on the hospital grounds.

With the announcement that interlibrary loans are returning to Fort Frances, some might say there's cause for celebration.

However, according to Fort Frances Public Library CEO Caroline Goulding, there could still be cause for concern.

“We're getting our mail rebate like we always used to get,” Goulding said.

The Northwest District Cathollic School Board is pleased to announce that St. Francis School has been awarded Ophea's Healthy Schools Certification.

Ophea's Healthy Schools Certification recognizes and celebrates school communities for promoting and enhancing the health and well-being of students, school staff, and the broader community.

As obesity rates continue to climb, a local school has been working hard to promote physical activity.

The Northwestern Health Unit (NWHU) has partnered with ParticpACTION to promote the brand new “Community Better Challenge” at St. Francis School, where students are being encouraged to get active from May 31 to June 16.

The second United Beef Club meeting was held at the home of Neil and Angela Haw on Tuesday, May 28, 2019.

The junior leaders started off our meeting with a halter judging activity.

All members were divided into two groups and had to place leather and rope halters one to five. Each group had to give reasons as to why they placed each halter where they did.

The Northwestern Health Unit (NWHU) is encouraging individuals working or exploring the outdoors with friends, family or pets, to make small changes that can help to prevent tick bites.

The risk of contracting a tick-borne disease is lower if you take steps to prevent tick bites:

4-H Canada welcomed last month's announcement by The Honourable Marie-Claude Bibeau, Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food, of the Government of Canada's investment of up to $3 million for the development and delivery of innovative 4-H programs and initiatives across Canada over the next three years.

Human remains first located last month in an area near the community of Big Island First Nation has been positively identified as those of Bradley Kirkrude Jr., 26, of Big Island First Nation Territory.

The Ontario Provincial Police and Treaty Three Police Service commenced an investigation after Kirkrude was reported missing on Oct. 8, 2018.

There were six new forest fires in the Northwest Region by the late afternoon yesterday.

At the time of this update there were four active fires in the region, one of which is not under control.

Dryden fire #6 is a 0.1 hectare fire located off McGogy Road, approximately five kilometres north of Dryden. The fire is under control.