Duane Hicks
Who will be the 30th Citizen of the Year here?
The Town of Fort Frances once again is putting out a call for nominations to honour a citizen who has made an impact on the community.
“The nomination process is set to open and will close on Thursday, Oct. 26 at 4 p.m.,” town clerk Lisa Slomke said at Monday night’s council meeting.
“The award is presented annually to a resident of the Town of Fort Frances who’s made a positive contribution to our community and its citizens,” she noted.
Nomination forms can picked up at the Civic Centre or downloaded off the town’s website at www.fortfrances.ca
“Hopefully we get lots of applications,” said Slomke.
Also at Monday night’s meeting, council:
•approved tax adjustments for properties located at 333 Third St. W., 335 Third St. W., and 602 Fourth St. W. resulting from house demolitions;
•received an offer to purchase advertising and tickets for a Voyageur Lions Club magic show, with no further action to be taken;
•received a sponsorship request from the Montreal Canadiens’ alumni, with no further action to be taken;
•approved the town’s 2017 accessibility plan;
•approved a “bronze” sponsorship ($600) for the Riverside Foundation for Health Care’s “Making Magic for District Health Care” gala on Oct. 14;
•received a sponsorship request from the Fort Frances Girls’/Women’s Hockey Association for the 2017-18 hockey season, with no further action to be taken, but did approve a “bronze” sponsorship ($175) for an Oct. 19 community event sponsored by the FFGWHA and Fort Frances Minor Hockey Association;
•endorsed parent and child codes of conduct for the Fort Frances Children’s Complex;
•endorsed a memorandum of understanding between the Memorial Sports Centre and Fort Frances High School for lockers to be placed at the Ice For Kids Arena for the hockey academy;
•approved an expense claim for Coun. Wendy Brunetta, in the amount of $70, for her attendance at the Fort Frances Sports Hall of Fame ceremony;
•approved a travel expense claim for Coun. June Caul, in the amount of $848.32, for her attendance at the Association of Municipalities of Ontario conference held Aug. 12-17 in Ottawa;
•agreed to renew a lease agreement with Pitney Bowes for an additional 60-month term on the mailing machine located at the Civic Centre;
•held a public meeting re: the town stopping up, closing, and selling off portions of Flinders Avenue to the Northwest Catholic District School Board;
•passed a bylaw to approve an easement agreement with the Township of Alberton;
•passed a bylaw to approve an agreement Nortrax Canada Inc. for the purchase of a wheeled excavator through a public tender process; and
•approved a list of 44 obsolete items be declared surplus and disposed of (these items will appear for bid in the Fort Frances Times and on the town’s website).
