FORT FRANCES, Ont. The Town of Fort Frances is moving closer toward the renaming of Colonization Road.
The municipality s Planning and Development Executive Committee voted Monday to recommend to the full council that it proceed with renaming both Colonization Road West and Colonization Road East.
The vote followed the presentation of a staff report outlining the feedback from a consultation brochure that was distributed to town residents.
According to the report, many of the 37 responses support the name change, and only a select few stated outright objections. Many respondents expressed concern for the Town s image perception in the eyes of others if change is not initiated, the report says.
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The Fort Frances council had their first biweekly meeting of March on Monday. During the meeting, three letters submitted concerning the renaming of Colonization Road were referred to the Planning & Development Executive Committee for inclusion in the collection of comments on renaming Colonization Road.
Sorting Gap Marina
Council approved the request made by the Community Service Division to lease the Sorting Gap Marina.
Aaron Bisson, culture and recreation manager, said he made the request because Fort Frances residents are better off having the Sorting Gap Marina operated by a for profit organization.
“We just don’t have the ability to offer an expanded service that potentially another operator could,” Bisson said. “I see great benefit to an operator coming in with some ideas and some plans to expand what is being offered there and turning it around and making it a profitable venture.”
Dryden, Ont., starts process to rename Colonization Avenue
Dryden City Council has accepted a proposed street renaming application for Colonization Avenue, and has begun to seek public input on the process.
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The Dryden Working Circle said the street is a hurtful reminder of the negative effects of colonization to many Indigenous and non-Indigenous peoples who visit or live in and around the City of Dryden. (Dryden Working Circle)
City councillors in Dryden, Ont., have accepted a proposed street renaming application for Colonization Avenue, and has begun to seek public input on the process.
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Single use plastic containers and cutlery. (Michael Wilson/CBC)
On New Year s Day, Fort Frances will become the first municipality in Ontario to implement a comprehensive single-use plastics ban, according to information compiled by the Retail Council of Canada.
The new bylaw bans the distribution of plastic grocery bags and prohibits businesses from providing single-use plastics for carrying and consuming food. It was remarkably easy, actually, said Coun. Douglas Judson of bringing the community and his fellow council members on board with the changes.
The bylaw, which is modelled on legislation in Nova Scotia and Thompson, Man., contains a number of exceptions. It allows plastic bags to be used to carry items such as fresh fish, dry-cleaned clothes, and loose items such as screws and nails, he said.