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Dec 28, 2020
3 min

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 Ont...

Dec 28, 2020
2 min

Statement

The following statement was made by Councillor Douglas W. Judson: Tonight council had a thoughtful initial discussion on whether to renam...

Dec 28, 2020
7 min

Remarks on Colonization Road

The following remarks were delivered by Councillor Douglas W. Judson during the meeting of Fort Frances town council held on November 23,...

Dec 28, 2020
2 min

‘Colonization in Context’ panel set for Wednesday

While Fort Frances town council considers a process to rename Colonization Road, an online panel discussion has been planned for Wednesda...

Dec 28, 2020
6 min

An Open Letter to Constituents

Dear Constituents: Words are our most inexhaustible source of magic, capable of both inflicting injury and remedying it. This parting wis...

Dec 28, 2020
7 min

Resolution seeks public process to rename Colonization Road

Colonization Road could provide a new path to reconciliation in Fort Frances. Today a resolution was introduced by Councillor Douglas Jud...

Dec 28, 2020
2 min

Statement from the Town of Fort Frances and the Agency One First Nations

This statement is issued on the behalf of and at the direction of the leadership of the Town of Fort Frances and the Agency One First Nat...

Dec 28, 2020
6 min

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...

Dec 28, 2020
3 min

Statement

On July 28, 2019, I wrote the Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry. I asked them to come clean with the people of Fort Frances abou...

Dec 28, 2020
4 min

Fact Check: Municipal Role in COVID-19 Shelter Services

Article | A lively discussion has been playing out on social media about the role of our municipality in the delivery of shelter and supp...

Dec 28, 2020
7 min

Top 10 Takeaways from Budget 2020

2020 is a challenging financial year for the Town of Fort Frances. Yesterday Council approved an increase to the overall tax rates of 3.2...

Dec 28, 2020
1 min

Councillors urge Senator's removal

This article originally appeared in the Chronicle Journal on February 21, 2020.

Dec 28, 2020
3 min

Statement

Statement | Today, the undersigned municipal councillors issued the following statement: “We are councillors in Northwestern Ontario. We ...

Dec 28, 2020
6 min

Remarks from January 13, 2020 Meeting of Fort Frances Town Council

Remarks | Check against delivery. Good evening, and happy new year. I would like to begin tonight on a sombre note and remember the victi...

Dec 28, 2020
7 min

Private interests, public forests, and political influence: what Fort Frances learned in 2019

This column originally appeared on NetNewsLedger on January 12, 2020. Last month, the Supreme Court of Canada ruled that a 1985 indemnity...

Dec 28, 2020
5 min

Myth-Busting on Proposed Single-Use Products Bylaw

Several items which appeared in the Fort Frances Times and Daily Bulletin over the past week contained some misleading information about ...

Dec 28, 2020
7 min

Remarks to Fort Frances Chamber of Commerce General Meeting

Check against delivery. Good afternoon. Before I begin, I want to acknowledge that we are gathered here today in Treaty #3 territory, whi...

Dec 28, 2020
2 min

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 pub...

Dec 28, 2020
3 min

Remarks on the Rainy River District Judicial Vacancy

Remarks of Douglas W. Judson from the May 15, 2019 meeting of the Rainy River District Municipal Association. Check against delivery. Tha...

Dec 28, 2020
3 min

Judson Calls for Municipal Support of Pride

Remarks of Douglas W. Judson from the May 15, 2019 meeting of the Rainy River District Municipal Association. Check against delivery. Goo...

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