Staff
Successful applicants for a share of the town’s $37,500 allocation from the Moffat Family Fund will be handed cheques at tonight’s regular council meeting.
A total of nine local groups will get varying portions of the pot this year.
Individuals and organizations were invited back in March to submit their requests, including a specific dollar amount and the rationale behind it, to the local Moffat Family Fund committee.
A total of 19 applicants responded, requesting $112,993 in funding in all.
The selection committee—consisting of Couns. John Albanese, Andrew Hallikas, and Paul Ryan, along with Marie Howells, Angel Sandoval, Linda Hamilton, and Fort Frances CAO Mark McCaig—then had to pare those applicants down to a number that could split the $37,500 the town once again was allotted to give to local groups that benefit children, families, and the less advantaged.
This is the ninth-straight year the town has gotten money from the Moffat Family Fund to hand out to local groups and service clubs with the aim of helping youths and families.
Also at tonight’s meeting, council will hear a presentation from Joerg Ruppenstein, president and CEO of the Fort Frances Power Corporation regarding the upcoming transition to time-of-use electricity rates.
And there will be a presentation by Randy Thoms, chair of the Canada Day Celebrations Committee, who will give an update on Canada Day activities.
Tonight’s council meeting is scheduled to start at 6:35 p.m. It will be preceded by the committee of the whole, which will meet in-camera starting at 4:30 p.m.
Other business on the agenda includes:
•a report regarding partnership agreements for extended day childcare programs;
•a report regarding volunteer firefighter reimbursement;
•a review of a proposed resolution to ban plastic bags from the Municipality of Emo;
•a request from the Evangelical Church re: calendar parking exemptions;
•a report regarding an adjustment to the westerly limit of the approved community safety zone;
•a letter from North Air Services re: amendments to the Taxi By-Law;
•a report regarding an extension of an option to purchase from solar energy company, SkyPower Ltd.;
•a purchase enquiry by Thunder Bay Truck Centre re: McIrvine Road–Part 3 48R-3747 (Roll #1-088-50);
•a 2011 bear response agreement with the MNR;
•a report regarding the town’s Health and Safety Policy;
•a report regarding updated Bill 168 Violence and Harassment in the Workplace policies/package;
•child care service audited statements;
•a request to Fort Frances Power Corporation re: solar panel project financing;
•purchase card expense for Mayor Avis;
•travel expense claims for Couns. Andrew Hallikas and Paul Ryan for attending the “Think North II” summit in Thunder Bay (June 13-14);
•a report regarding a special Committee of the Whole meeting to with per diems;
•a report regarding the museum and cultural centre operating grant;
•the awarding of Tender 11-OF-09 (2011 road reconstruction and watermain improvement);
•a public meeting re: applications for tax adjustment at 655 Second St. East;
•a bylaw to deem Lots 3 and 4 on Plan SM-44 to no longer be lots on a registered plan of subdivision (1107 Second St. East);
•a bylaw to authorize a license agreement for purposes of utilization of the town’s geospatial data with Neegan Burnside Limited; and
•a request from Rainy River Coun. G. Armstrong re: a district strategic planning request.
