Victim’s Family Concerned by Delay in Coyle Sentencing
Statement For immediate release: October 25, 2022 The following statement is made on behalf of Melvin Fletcher Jr. and Melissa Fletcher:...
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- Aug 29, 2022
- 4 min
Family Seeks Justice for Woman Killed by Fort Frances Nurse
Statement For immediate release: August 29, 2022 The following statements can be attributed to Melvin Fletcher Jr. and his daughter,...
- Jun 16, 2022
- 2 min
Statement on the Law Society Treasurer Election
The following statements can be attributed to Douglas W. Judson, Chair of the Federation of Ontario Law Associations (FOLA): FOLA...
- May 24, 2022
- 3 min
FOLA welcomes recommendations of the Competence Task Force
Statement | The following statement was issued by the Federation of Ontario Law Associations on May 24, 2022. The following statement can...
- Mar 15, 2022
- 3 min
Statement from Councillor Douglas W. Judson
“Tonight I walked out of a meeting of Council of the Town of Fort Frances in protest of a series of undemocratic actions taken by my...
- Feb 14, 2022
- 3 min
Statement Regarding Litigation with Mayor Caul
Today Councillor Douglas W. Judson made the following statement: “As previously reported, on September 3, 2021, I commenced an...
- Jan 11, 2022
- 3 min
Statement on the Mayor's Misconduct
Statement | Today Councillor Douglas W. Judson made the following statement: "Last night the Mayor publicly apologized to Council for her...
- Oct 26, 2021
- 2 min
Integrity Sanctions Dismissed After Hearing Fraught with Procedural Errors
Tonight Councillor Douglas W. Judson made the following statement: “Tonight Council voted 5-1 to dismiss the unlawful sanction that was...
- Oct 23, 2021
- 4 min
Legal Proceeding Challenges Mayor's Abuse of Authority
Councillor’s seeks judicial guidance to address alleged abuses of office and clarify the limited powers of the head of council. Mayor...
- Oct 22, 2021
- 2 min
Town Exposed to Litigation for Failing to Provide Due Process
Unlawful procedural and substantive fairness concerns raised after staff refuse to allow councillor to file response to Integrity...
- Oct 20, 2021
- 3 min
Statement on Integrity Commissioner Report
Charter challenge and judicial review threatened over factually incorrect, legally flawed, and unconstitutional findings Today Councillor...
- Oct 13, 2021
- 3 min
Demo Permit Seals Fate of $23M Taxpayer-Funded Mill Asset
A demolition permit has been issued for the biomass facility that is part of the former Fort Frances mill property. The permit seals the...
- Sep 19, 2021
- 3 min
Comment on Procedural Decision of September 17, 2021
Statement | There has been some media and community interest in a special session of Committee of the Whole of Council of the Town of...
- Sep 12, 2021
- 2 min
Northwestern Ontario candidates share views on 2SLGBTQIA+ issues
Conservative candidate Adelina Pecchia fails to respond to questions The results of a survey of Northwestern Ontario’s federal...
- Sep 4, 2021
- 2 min
Borderland Pride campaign raises over $4,000 for LGBTQI+ refugee support
Media Release | Borderland Pride is proud to announce that in less than one week, its online fundraising campaign raised a total of...
- Jun 15, 2021
- 4 min
Fort Frances council demands federal-provincial intervention in sale of International Bridge
At its regular meeting on June 14, 2021, Council of the Town of Fort Frances adopted the following resolution, which was introduced by...
- May 10, 2021
- 2 min
Statement on Council Decision
Statement | “Tonight Council took a step toward building a more inclusive Fort Frances. We did that by replacing symbols of systemic...
- May 8, 2021
- 3 min
Final survey of shortlisted names for Colonization Road calls for Indigenous recognition
Media Release A community survey administered in Fort Frances has once again signalled broad public support for the municipality to make...
- May 2, 2021
- 2 min
Fort Frances survey shows strong support for Indigenous name for Colonization Road
Media Release | An online survey about the new names proposed by the public for Colonization Road East and West in Fort Frances has...
- Jan 25, 2021
- 2 min
Statement
“I welcome the news that Senator Lynn Beyak has decided to leave office. It’s about time. “I have called for the Senator’s removal or...
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