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memara@fortfrances.com
The Planning and Development Executive Committee made the recommendation to council to approve the request submitted by Newfort Developments to delay their development project in town and have their deposit returned to them.
Newfort Developments had an intention to construct an 18-unit apartment complex in the Town of Fort Frances on 814 Scott St. starting this year.
However, with about a 25 per cent increase in building costs and previous border restrictions from Ontario to Manitoba, George Friesen, president of Newfort Developments, wrote a letter to the Fort Frances council asking to have their deposit returned back to the company.
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kkellar@fortfrances.com
A group of concerned community members are calling on the Town of Fort Frances and other stakeholders to save the green space on the former St. Michael’s school grounds.
The group of 58 community members is calling itself Save the Knights of Columbus Park – Green Space for Kids in East Fort Frances, and their mission is to preserve the playground equipment and green space that currently exists next to the old St. Michael’s school building. Recently the property was sold to and is currently owned by the Rainy River District Social Services Administration Board (RRDSSAB), who have announced plans to turn the old school building into a combined seniors housing and EarlyON centre, and convert the green space into several apartment units and parking spaces. At a town of Fort Frances council meeting in April of this year, council granted DSSAB’s request to rezone the property to Residential Type 2 (RS), with a site-specific permitted acce
Staff Writer
memara@fortfrances.com
Fort Frances council is expected to make a vote and choose two different names for Colonization Road East and Colonization Road West next Monday.
On Monday, the Planning and Development Executive Committee agreed on nine names that will be presented to council in order to vote on two names to replace Colonization Road East and Colonization Road West.
Members of the committee agreed to have different names for both roads to avoid confusion for emergency and ambulance personnel as they are not connected to each other.
Colonization Road East will be renamed to one of the following five names: Agamiing (at the shore) Drive, Shoreline Drive, Harmony Drive, Nibi (water) Drive or Sunrise Drive.