New Garbage Collection Contract

The town of Fort Frances has struck a new five year deal with Asselin Transportation for garbage and recycling pick-up services in the town's residential areas.

Total cost is estimated at just over a million dollars, an increase of about 2 per cent over the current contract.

The deal does not include the hauling of recycling materials to Winnipeg.

That will still be done by Manitoba-based Gardewine.

The town and company also plan to meet with the Fort Frances downtown BIA to discuss how the collection of recycled materials can be administered for the BIA businesses.