More Funding Requests Made

Meantime, a desire by the federal government to hand out money has the town of Fort Frances with its hand out.

It's made three applications to Industry Canada.

One is for new domed sand-and salt storage unit at the public works yard costing $525 thousand.

Funding requests are also being made for new tennis courts at St. Francis Sports Fields estimated at $550 thousand and a new $72 thousand dollar above ground gasoline storage tank at the Sorting Gap Marina.