Fort Frances, ON, Canada / 93.1 The Border
Apr 26, 2021 11:13 AM
A request to rezone the former St. Michael’s School property to permit low rent apartments comes back to town council tonight.
The Rainy River District Social Services Administration Board is behind the project.
The town has received eighty letters from area residents objecting to the rezoning.
Many are upset with a proposal to have five eight-plexes on what was the school’s playground.
A report from administration notes the land is private property, and the town has no authority to order the greenspace and playground remain open.
It also states it’s not within the town’s authority to negotiate land swaps as part of a rezoning request.
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Fort Frances, ON, Canada / 93.1 The Border
Mar 16, 2021 11:08 AM
Owners of the Flint House are looking to set up a food truck along the Fort Frances waterfront.
They’re eying space near the former Shevlin Woodyard.
It would be temporary. Owner Duane Cridland says it’s an effort to minimize the pandemic’s impact on their Scott Street restaurant.
“We’re just trying to do anything we can literally do to keep our doors open, keep afloat with this COVID. I see no end in sight of us having any American activity this summer. In the summertime, they’re 35 to 40 per cent of our business,” says Cridland.
The Sorting Gap Marina in Fort Frances could be heading to private hands.
The town’s Community Services committee supports a recommendation to seek ‘Requests for Proposal’ to see if there is any interest from the private sector to run the facility on a leasing arrangement.
The site was operated on a lease shortly after it was constructed in the 1990s. The town took over operations in 2002.
Recreation and Culture Manager Aaron Bisson says it might now be a good time to consider leasing out the site again.
“The Sorting Gap Marina, in my opinion, is better suited for operation by a for-profit business that can expand on what’s currently offered there and provide an even better experience down on our waterfront,” says Bisson.
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