Councillors named to committees

Not only was the new mayor and council sworn in at Monday night’s inaugural meeting, a motion also was passed to appoint them to the numerous town committees and district and regional boards.
They are as follows:
•Administration and Finance executive committee—Couns. Roy Avis, Tannis Drysdale, and Todd Hamilton;
•Planning and Development executive committee—Couns. Hamilton, Neil Kabel, and Rick Wiedenhoeft;
•Operations and Facilities executive committee—Couns. Avis, Struchan Gilson, and Kabel;
•Community Services executive committee—Couns. Drysdale, Gilson, and Wiedenhoeft;
•“Citizen of the Year” selection committee—Mayor Dan Onichuk and Wiedenhoeft;
•Court of Revision—Couns. Hamilton and Kabel;
•Rainycrest board of management—Mayor Onichuk and Coun. Kabel;
•Fort Frances Municipal Non-Profit Housing Corp. board—Couns. Avis and Gilson;
•Sister Betty Kennedy board of management—Couns. Drysdale and Gilson;
•Town of Fort Frances Police Services Board—Mayor Onichuk and Coun. Kabel;
•Northwestern Health Unit board—Mayor Onichuk;
•Fort Frances Volunteer Bureau board of directors—Coun. Gilson;
•Rainy River District Municipal Association executive—Mayor Onichuk;
•Child Care Advisory Committee—Coun. Drysdale;
•Suggestion Awards committee—Coun. Wiedenhoeft;
•Street Lighting Inspection committee—Coun. Wiedenhoeft;
•Northern Ontario Municipal Association Crown Land Development sub-committee—Mayor Onichuk;
•District Social Services Administration Board—Mayor Onichuk;
•Negotiating committee for CUPE Local #65 (Day Care)—Mayor Onichuk, and Couns. Avis and Hamilton;
•Negotiating committee for CUPE Local #65 (Parks/Public Works/Office)—Mayor Onichuk, and Couns. Avis and Hamilton;
•Negotiating committee for Fort Frances Professional Firefighters Association—Mayor Onichuk, and Couns. Avis and Hamilton;
•Northwest Mobility cellular phone project committee—Couns. Avis and Wiedenhoeft;
•Northwest Ontario Recycle Association—Coun. Drysdale; and
•Theatre Management Advisory Committee—Coun. Wiedenhoeft.
A motion also was passed to appoint Coun. Kabel as deputy mayor.
The mayor and all six councillors also were appointed to the committee of the whole, with the chairperson to rotate on a six-month basis.
Coun. Gilson will serve as chair first until May 31, 2004, with Coun. Drysdale to be vice-chair.