2009-03-30
12:27:46
A group of citizens has formally made its request to the town of Fort Frances to consider purchasing AbitibiBowater's hydro-electric assets in the town.
In a letter to Mayor Roy Avis and the Fort Frances Power Corporation, the group believes the Power Corporation has the resources to make such a deal happen, and other financial partnerships could be secured as well.
It says keeping the dam in local hands would guarantee a continued future supply of power for the town while protecting existing jobs at the mill.
