Duane Hicks
The Town of Fort Frances is being asked to take part in a nation-wide mural mosaic project to commemorate Canada’s 150th birthday in 2017.
The project is called “Canada 150 Mosaic.”
Project co-ordinator Tracy Oliver notified council last night that if the town was interested, the project would come to Fort Frances at a time it chooses within the next two years leading up to the 150th celebration.
She explained that “Canada 150 Mosaic” would work with local citizens to create a community mural here.
This mural then will become part of the national mural to be made in time for July 1, 2017.
“It would be wonderful to see the project bring a mural to Fort Frances,” Oliver wrote in a letter to council.
Council received her letter at its meeting regular meeting last night.
The request was referred to the Community Services executive committee for its recommendation.
To learn more about the mural mosaic project, visit www.muralmosaic.com
For more information on Canada 150 plans, go to www.canada150mosaic.com
Also at last night’s meeting, council:
•referred concerns from Elm Avenue resident Bob Dobransky, regarding smoke from an adjacent property, to the Planning and Development executive committee for its reconsideration;
•referred a request from 65176 Ontario Inc. (Chad Avis), re: land described as Part 1, Plan 45R3119, to the Planning and Development executive committee for its recommendation;
•agreed to proclaim April 19-25 as “National Victims of Crime Awareness Week” in the Town of Fort Frances;
•passed a bylaw to authorize the sale of certain municipal lands (industrial park) to Tom Veert Contracting Ltd.;
•passed a bylaw to establish tax ratios for prescribed property classes;
•passed a bylaw to amend certain user fees (effective May 31, three-month locker rentals at the Memorial Sports Centre will be available for $29 for residents and $36.25 for non-residents);
•approved a report to ensure that tender 15-OF-09 for three pickup trucks is awarded to Jim MacDonald Motors Ltd. at a total cost of $85,083.09 (all taxes included); and
•accepted the February drinking water systems monthly summary report and approved it prior to it being made available to the general public.
