City Seeks Uses For Gardens

The City is looking for a consultant to study the future use of the Fort William Gardens.  City Facilities Manager Michael Smith says they want the consultant to examine what possible uses the garden could have if and when an event center is built.  Smith says the deadline to apply is September 26th.

Franken and Rafferty chat

There was a brief discussion over the weekend on how to improve access across the Canada-U-S border. Thunder Bay-Rainy River M-P John Rafferty says his talk with Minnesota U-S Senator Al Franken in International Falls set the stage for a much broader discussions in the near future. Rafferty says Franken was well understanding of the issues, including the turn-back of American tourists with often decades old drunk driving charges.