Staff
A new fire chief for the Fort Frances Fire and Rescue Service will be announced at tonight’s regular council meeting.
As previously reported, former fire chief Gerry Armstrong retired from the position at the end of 2010 after four-and-a-half years in the role.
Frank Sheppard, chief of operations and training, was appointed interim fire chief until a permanent replacement was hired.
Also tonight, the Fort Frances Canadian Bass Championship Inc. will make a presentation to council to request financial and in-kind services for this year’s tournament, as well as to ask to meet with council to discuss the future of the FFCBC here.
The public portion of tonight’s meeting is scheduled to start at 5:50 p.m. The committee of the whole will meet in-camera first starting at 4 p.m.
Other business on tonight’s agenda includes:
•a report regarding private home day care providers’ pay;
•a report regarding handicapped parking at the Memorial Sports Centre;
•a report regarding the north-side sidewalk on Third Street East from Portage Avenue to Mowat Avenue;
•a report regarding transferring Mine Centre waste to the Fort Frances landfill site;
•a report regarding a proposed community safety zone;
•a report regarding media communication as approved by the Administration and Finance executive committee;
•a report regarding an agreement with the closed meeting investigator;
•travel and per diem claims for Mayor Roy Avis, Couns. John Albanese and Rick Wiedenhoeft, and CAO Mark McCaig for attendance at the OGRA/ROMA conference Feb. 27-March 2;
•a notice regarding town property being declared surplus and being sold;
•the Ministry of Infrastructure and Northern Development, Mines and Forestry Growth Plan for Northern Ontario 2011;
•a request from the Canadian Cancer Society to proclaim April, 2011 as “Daffodil Month” in the Town of Fort Frances;
•a request from Fort Frances High School “chem-free” grad committee re: waiving of rental fees for the arena and auditorium for this year’s party;
•a bylaw to approve an agreement with the Northern Ontario Heritage Fund for financing of a post-secondary graduate internship under the Northern Ontario Youth Internship Program;
•a bylaw to authorize the sale of certain land to 65176 Ontario Inc.;
•a bylaw to approve an agreement with Kenora Central Ambulance Communications Centre and the Ministry of Health for the operation by Kenora Central Ambulance Communications Centre of a communications service for the District Fire Service.
•a bylaw to authorize the entering into of a certain contract with respect to the provision of janitorial services;
•a request for input on the 2010-13 Rainy River District OPP Business Plan by the Police Services Board;
•a special meeting of council requested from the Police Services Board; and
•a letter regarding the status of the Rainy River Future Development Corp.’s events tent.
