The opioid crisis in northwestern Ontario has been in the spotlight recently, with the Northwestern Health Unit releasing its latest opioid report and the results of a supervised consumption feasibility study. The stats in Fort Frances sent shockwaves through the small community and are beginning to spark action.
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There is some new art being erected on the grounds of Seven Generations Education Institute Fort Frances campus.
It’s a large silhouetted dancer adorned with red jingles.
It’s a project of the Binesiwag Center for Wellness.
Support Person Erika Jourdain says it aims to spark a dialogue about the National Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women, Girls and 2 Spirited Folx crisis in Canada.
“You know, every single day, there are new faces on our social media that put these people on display. Rather than having just their faces there, (we’re) hoping that they’ll be able to see part of that dancer there as well,” says Jourdain.