Staff
The Fort Frances Lakers would like to sell beer next season.
Town council will receive a letter from head coach and general manager Wayne Strachan at its regular meeting tonight seeking permission to sell beer at its games.
“The request is based on the premise that the Lakers are trying to attract more fans and, of course, generate some much-needed revenue,” Strachan wrote.
“Piggy-backing on this request, the Fort Frances Lakers Hockey Association/Board is also seeking permission to use the lFK Arena upstairs canteen to sell the beer,” he added.
“Approval of this request will help the Fort Frances Lakers Hockey Association/Board generate some necessary revenue,” Strachan noted.
He added it needs to be made clear this request is for Lakers’ games only and not for any other user groups.
A working arrangement also would need to be discussed and mutually agreed to with the canteen vendor.
“This request is paramount and necessary to extend and consolidate the viability of the Fort Frances Lakers Hockey Team,” Strachan stressed.
“Mayor Avis and council, your expedient reply will be gratefully accepted in the ‘spirit of community vibrancy!'” he added.
Council is expected to refer the request to the Community Services executive committee for its recommendation, with input from the Planning and Development executive committee.
Meanwhile, town council has a full agenda tonight, with four presentations among its many items.
Jon Evans and Jeff Savage of BDO Canada LLP will present draft financial statements for 2016.
Library board chair Andrew Hallikas and library CEO Caroline Goulding then are scheduled to present the 2016 annual report for the Fort Frances Public Library Technology Centre.
Jackie Muller and Jeff St. Pierre of the Ontario Clean Water Agency will present the 2016 operational summary for the wastewater treatment plant, after which a representative from the Rainy River Future Development Corp. will present an economic development activity report.
The delegations are scheduled to begin at 6:30 p.m.
The committee of the whole will meet first at 5 p.m., but will go in-camera for an indefinite length of time to discuss one item (performance appraisal of an identifiable individual).
Other business on tonight’s agenda includes:
•a site plan control agreement for 850 King’s Highway (the proposed site of Great Canadian Oil Change);
•minutes of settlement for the following properties: 221 First St. E. (2017), 1218 Second St. E. (2017), 820 Kaitlyn Dr. (2017), 801 Cornwall Ave. (2017), 1319 Idylwild Dr. (2017), and 810 Cornwall Ave. (2017);
•a bylaw to designate and deem a certain plan of subdivision, or part thereof, to not be a registered plan of subdivision (333 and 335 Third St. W.);
•a bylaw to authorize the execution of an agreement with MSO Construction Ltd. for surface treatment of roadways at various locations in Fort Frances, as awarded through the public tender process (17-OF-08); and
•a bylaw to licence and regulate fences within the municipality.
