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...
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- Jul 5, 2021
- 3 min
Remarks on Summer Rec Programs (June 28, 2021)
Remarks | On June 28, 2021, Council received a report in response to a letter from a member of the public inquiring about summer youth...
- 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...
- Mar 22, 2021
- 5 min
Judson Remarks on Colonization Road Renaming
The following remarks were delivered by Councillor Douglas W. Judson at the March 22, 2021 meeting of the Committee of the Whole of...
- Mar 15, 2021
- 4 min
Remarks from Committee Discussion of Colonization Road
On Monday, March 15, 2021, the Planning and Development Executive Committee of the Council of the Town of Fort Frances considered the...
- Feb 16, 2021
- 6 min
Municipal Budget 2021: An Explainer
Recently, there has been some buzz on social media in response to council’s decision to raise taxes by 2% in this year’s budget....
- 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...
- Dec 27, 2020
- 3 min
Fort Frances councillor welcomes single-use plastics bylaw
Media Release | On January 1, 2021, the Town of Fort Frances will become one of the first municipalities in Canada - and the first in...
- Nov 23, 2020
- 2 min
Statement
The following statement was made by Councillor Douglas W. Judson: Tonight council had a thoughtful initial discussion on whether to...
- Nov 23, 2020
- 7 min
Remarks on Colonization Road
The following remarks were delivered by Councillor Douglas W. Judson during the meeting of Fort Frances town council held on November 23,...
- Nov 22, 2020
- 2 min
‘Colonization in Context’ panel set for Wednesday
While Fort Frances town council considers a process to rename Colonization Road, an online panel discussion has been planned for...
- Nov 13, 2020
- 6 min
An Open Letter to Constituents
Dear Constituents: Words are our most inexhaustible source of magic, capable of both inflicting injury and remedying it. This parting...
- Nov 10, 2020
- 7 min
Resolution seeks public process to rename Colonization Road
Colonization Road could provide a new path to reconciliation in Fort Frances. Today a resolution was introduced by Councillor Douglas...
- Jul 7, 2020
- 6 min
A Final Word on Pride 2020
Dear Friends: Pride Month 2020 in the Borderland region is in the history books, and the ink now dry on another chapter in a year defined...
- Apr 20, 2020
- 5 min
Righting Rural Inequities in a Post-COVID Canada
Article | A country quiet has fallen on city streets around the world, while calls for social distancing have brought Canadians together...
- Mar 3, 2020
- 7 min
Top 10 Takeaways from Budget 2020
2020 is a challenging financial year for the Town of Fort Frances. Yesterday Council approved an increase to the overall tax rates of...
- Feb 21, 2020
- 1 min
Councillors urge Senator's removal
This article originally appeared in the Chronicle Journal on February 21, 2020.
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