Tuesday, August 28, 2012

Town Thanked For Helping Evacuees


The town of Fort Frances has received some recognition for its work in housing evacuees from Sandy Lake First Nation last month.

The community was a temporary home to about 80 residents, flown out of their community because of smoke from forest fires burning nearby.

In a letter to the town, Community Safety Minister Madeleine Meilluer applauds the town and its staff for being consummate professionals, flexible to changing priorities and quick to respond.

It's the first time Fort Frances has had to play a host role in forest fire evacuations.