Water and sewer costs in Fort Frances are going up.Fort Frances council has approved a 4.5 per cent increase for residential users.
Mayor Roy Avis says it helps offsets a loss of revenue caused by the idling of Resolute Forest Products operations.
Avis says Resolute, one of the town's biggest water users, saw its consumption of water drop drastically.
Changes have also been made to the metered rate to the industrial, commercial and institutional sectors.
