Public Meeting: CIP Area Designation

Full notice including Key Map here: https://www.fortfrances.ca/sites/default/files/c2-2026_notice_of_public_meeting.pdf

TAKE NOTICE that Council will hold a Public Meeting on Thursday July 30th, 2026, for the purposes of providing information to the public on proposed amendment to the Official Plan relating to the development of the Town’s Community Improvement Plan.

The Town is seeking to amend section 9.3.1 of the Town’s Official Plan, relating to Community Improvement Plans, to establish new anticipated Community Improvement Plan Areas as part of the Town’s Community Improvement Plan redevelopment. This amendment would look to include all lands within the Town of Fort Frances as a project area, as well as three distinct special project areas that have been identified for great economic importance.

The Town of Fort Frances will hold a public meeting to provide interested parties the opportunity to make comments, identify issues, and provide additional information relative to the proposed amendments. Any person may attend the public meeting and/or make written or verbal representation either in support of or in opposition to the proposal. Individuals making an oral submission at the Public Meeting are requested to submit a written outline to the Town Clerk.

The public meeting will be held:

Meeting Date: July 30th, 2026
Meeting Time: 12:00 p.m. or as soon thereafter as can be accommodated
Location: Fort Frances Civic Centre – Council Chambers

If you wish to be notified of subsequent meetings or the adoption of the proposed Official Plan Amendment, or of the refusal of the request to amend the Official Plan, you must make a written request to the Clerk’s Office, 320 Portage Avenue, Fort Frances, ON P9A 3P9.
For more information about this matter, including information about appeal rights, contact the Municipal Planner between 8:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. on weekdays at 807-274-5323 ext. 1216 or by email at jburrows@fortfrances.ca.