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Visit the Judson Howie LLP website for news about our firm. My column in the Kenora Miner & News is available online. News from organizations I work with is available on their respective websites (see the Rainy River District Law Association, Borderland Pride, and the Federation of Ontario Law Associations).
David Kircher is Lying, while Council Blocks the Truth
In January 2022, Council learned that Mayor June Caul illegally leaked a legal opinion to David Kircher, as part of a months-long...
Mar 15, 2022
The Agenda | Learning to Live Without Plastics
On February 10, 2022, Douglas W. Judson, councillor for the Town of Fort Frances, appeared on TVO's The Agenda with Steve Paikin to...
Feb 10, 2022
Fort Frances Times | The Accountability of Elected Officials is a Matter of Public Interest
The Fort Frances Times received a letter to the editor from Diane Maxey, which it printed in its January 19, 2022 edition. The editor...
Jan 19, 2022
A Final Word on Colonization Road
From the outset, the project to rename Colonization Road was meant to be a landmark reconciliation moment for Fort Frances. It did not...
Dec 17, 2021
TVO | Why Ontario must reform municipal codes of conduct
This opinion piece by Ontario municipal councillors Douglas W. Judson, Justin Towndale, and Cameron Kroetsch was published by TVO on...
Nov 23, 2021
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 23, 2021
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...
Sep 3, 2021
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...
Jun 15, 2021
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...
Dec 27, 2020
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...
Jul 7, 2020
Toronto Star | There will be no Pride month in tiny Emo. Northwestern Ontario town’s decision sparks anger, disappointment
Douglas W. Judson, co-chair of Borderland Pride, was interviewed by Emma Teitel of the Toronto Star for this article, published on May...
May 28, 2020
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...
Apr 20, 2020
Politico | House Democrat trying to enlist Trudeau in fight to save boundary waters
Douglas Judson, councillor of the Town of Fort Frances, was interviewed for this article in Politico by Lauren Gardner. You can read it...
Mar 21, 2020
NNL | Private interests, public forests, and political influence: what Fort Frances learned in 2019
This column by Douglas W. Judson originally appeared on NetNewsLedger on January 12, 2020. Last month, the Supreme Court of Canada ruled...
Jan 13, 2020
Campaign to Save the Boundary Waters to present on threat of copper mining to Canadian waters
Media Release | Fort Frances, ON – On Wednesday, August 14 from 7:00 to 8:30 PM, the Campaign to Save the Boundary Waters will hold a...
Jul 30, 2019
Fort Frances Times | No apologies for speaking out against racism: Judson
This letter to the editor was submitted for the April 10, 2019 edition of the Fort Frances Times. | Dear Editor: In a letter published...
Apr 8, 2019
CBC | Disappointed but not surprised, Fort Frances councillor says of rejected mill bid
This article originally appeared on CBCNews.ca | Local and provincial politicians say they're disappointed that a deal that promised to...
Mar 19, 2019
Chronicle Journal | Ontario stays out of town's mill, wood dispute
This article appeared in the Chronicle Journal. |
Feb 15, 2019
Northern Ontario Business | Bidding process for Fort Frances mill gets nasty
This article appeared in Northern Ontario Business. | A prospective buyer of the closed Fort Frances paper mill will have “zero” chance...
Feb 15, 2019
Pulp & Paper | Resolute, Fort Frances at odds over sale of pulp mill
This article appeared in Pulp & Paper Canada. | February 14, 2019 – Resolute Forest Products and the town of Fort Frances, Ontario are at...
Feb 14, 2019
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