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.
11 March 2021
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.”
The Town of Fort Frances welcomes Karyn Haney, the new deputy clerk. Haney began her new role in December, after Kathy Lawson retired following 24 years of service in the town.
“I’m still training,” Haney said. “Kathy [Lawson]’s position was fairly in depth. I’m just trying to pick up where she left off. I’m working with a great group of people. This is an exciting time for the future of Fort Frances.”
Haney was born in Fort Frances and lived in town until she moved to British Columbia in 2006. Prior to moving, Haney worked 20 years at Rainycrest long-term care home in the administrative department.
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The Fort Frances council will have its final meeting of the month tonight. During the meeting, council will decide on whether to approve the tenting bylaw. The report of the amendments to the tenting bylaw were approved during the last council meeting.
If council approves the bylaw, it will be in effect starting in May when tents could be erected on residential properties in Fort Frances. Under the approved report, if a resident wishes to have more than one tent on their property from May until September, they should file an application to the municipal planner.
Council will also look at a request submitted from Energy Fitness to waive $1,060 in property tax late fees. In her letter, Jackie Lampi-Hughes, owner of Energy Fitness says she has paid $304,000 in taxes since opening her business, but is not sure her business will survive the pandemic because of ongoing closures and the limited number of individuals allowed indoors.