Parking Changes Coming

The town of Fort Frances has taken a step toward getting motorists to use a new parking lot on Nelson Street.

Monday, town council accepted an administration report that will lead towards a ban of on-street parking on Nelson between Victoria Avenue and Portage Street.

Town planner Faye Flatt says parking on Victoria between Front Street and Nelson will be eventually banned as well, but they'll wait for the parking lot to be completed first.

"Until we get that parking lot transferred to the municipality, we're prohibiting parking on Nelson Street on both sides," says Flatt.

The ban on Nelson is expected to take effect following passing of a new by-law at the next council meeting.