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After asking the Rainy River Future Development Corp. earlier this year to review the physician recruitment and retention model in Fort Frances, town council will hear a report back from the RRFDC at tonight’s regular meeting.
Economic development officer Geoff Gillon said Friday they have reviewed the model as asked, and will have some recommendations for council tonight.
Council passed a resolution Jan. 11 authorizing the RRFDC to develop terms of reference and a revision to the current model of the doctor recruitment committee.
The month before, council had passed a resolution to pursue changes and enhancements to local doctor recruitments efforts in Fort Frances.
Also on the agenda for tonight’s meeting is a presentation by Paul Noonan, owner of La Place Rendez-Vous, regarding council’s decision at its Feb. 22 meeting to permit weddings and receptions at Sunny Cove Camp.
The public portion of tonight’s meeting is scheduled to start at 6:30 p.m.
The committee of the whole will meet in-camera first starting at 5:30.
Other business on the agenda includes:
•a report on an affordable access to recreation policy framework;
•a tender for computers for the new Fort Frances Public Library and Technology Centre;
•a request for easement from Union Gas;
•a report regarding the zoning bylaw and sight triangles;
•a request for a waiver of a fee (Minor Variance A2/2010);
•a report regarding the execution of notice of intent to Use the Ontario Land Information Directory;
•an approval to purchase a new blueprint copier;
•a recommendation regarding participation in 2010 Pitch-In Canada Week (April 19-25);
•a municipal funding amendment agreement for federal gas tax revenues;
•a paramedics and dispatchers curling bonspiel donation request;
•POA audited statements for the year ending Dec. 31, 2009;
•travel expense claims for CAO Mark McCaig;
•travel expense and per diem claims for Mayor Roy Avis and Coun. Ken Perry;
•a request from Canadian Red Cross re: proclaiming March as “Red Cross Month” in the Town of Fort Frances;
•a request from G. Domanski re: interim tax bill 2010 at 755 Riverview Dr.;
•a financial request re: the fourth-annual Women’s Health Symposium scheduled for May 8;
•a bylaw to approve an amending agreement with the Association of Municipalities of Ontario (AMO) for the transfer of federal gas tax revenues under the “New Deal for Cities and Communities”;
•a bylaw to assume, stop up, and close, for the purpose of selling, part of a north-south lane south of Fifth Street East, north of the CN right-of-way between Portage Avenue and McKenzie Avenue;
•a public meeting notice from the Committee of Adjustment for a meeting on March 15 re: File No. A1/2010 (821 Williams Ave.) and A2/2010 (920 Victoria Ave.); and
•an invitation to attend the Northwestern Ontario Associated Chambers of Commerce spring meeting/AGM on April 15-17 in Sioux Lookout.
