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The Fort Frances Senior Centre is back with its woodworking workshop that takes place at the garage in front of the Senior Centre.
These workshops operate under the guidelines of the Northwestern Health Unit (NWHU). Under the Yellow-Protect framework, the shop will be open two times a week with a limited capacity of four individuals indoors and a 72-hour window between each usage as per the NWHU’s guidelines.
Ken Noble, 82, Dr. John Spencer, 84, and Dave Beazley, 70, were all turning wood into masterpieces on Monday when they were finally able to use the workshop.
The woodworking workshop has been running for 30 years before COVID-19 ended its streak. Noble said the woodworking space has gained more prominence in the last seven years. There was a lot of interest in the woodworking workshop before the shutdown, and when the health unit allowed limited indoor gatherings, interest surfaced again, he said.