Lawsuit Considered

Store owners are threatening to sue the government over its decision to put an end to some small-town stores operating as driver's licence renewal depots.

About 60 of the 265 retail-based driver's licence renewal depots are to be moved into established ServiceOntario outlets in January.

A provincial spokesperson could not say if the Fort Frances depot was among those to be relocated, but says the strategy is part of a plan to integrate services by putting driver's licence and health card renewals under one roof.