Questions are being raised about the number of OPP officers patrolling the streets of Fort Frances.
A new contract is being considered with the O-P-P offering an option of reducing the number of officers to 19.
Councillor Ken Perry says that's still above the national average.
"The average police officer in Canada per capita is 2 per thousand (residents)," says Perry, "and in Ontario it's 2 per thousand. I'm asking we investigate and ask our police force why we have to be at 2.34 if we go to 19. Right now we're at 2.58 officers per thousand."
Councillor Rick Wiedenhoeft says because the contract is based on calls for service, the number of officers required may be warranted.
