New, less confusing namefor Rural Frontenac Community Services

Craig Bakay | Aug 23, 2017

For many summers now, Northern Frontenac Community Services (NFCS) has invited the community to a barbecue at Oso Beach. It’s generally been a low-key affair, designed to foster community spirit and spend an enjoyable afternoon featuring some local entertainment. It draws a crowd every year, and this year was no exception, as over 300 parents and senior’s lined up for a chicken and fresh corn dinner from Cota’s Mobile catering while kids played games and ate watermelon that was being offered up by NFCS staff.

This year’s affair had a little twist — NFCS is now RFCS, Rural Frontenac Community Services. And they chose the barbecue to unveil a banner and introduce the new name to the public.
“Northern Frontenac Community Services will continue to be our legal name but our new operating name will be Rural Frontenac Community Services,” said Louise Moody, executive director. “For the last 12 months, we have been considering how we could increase awareness of the range of services and programs we presently offer across Frontenac County.
“We also wanted to establish stronger connections with the families who use our children and youth programs in South Frontenac and residents throughout the County who volunteer or use our Frontenac Transportation Services.”
She said that during their consultation process about the name, three themes emerged.

“These are: we are community — unified, welcoming and friendly; we are connected — offering a wide range of services and understanding what services are available in our community; and we are collaborative — partnering with other agencies to broaden and strengthen services offered and networking to create a web of support for all individuals.”
She said consultations wrapped up in the spring and the new website, www.rfcs.ca and signage will be ready for September.