The local Business Improvement Association is making two requests to the Town of Fort Frances—one to do with getting a break on electrical charges and another with changing BIA board membership—which council will receive at its regular meeting tonight.

A full slate of Fun in the Sun activities is planned for Canada Day, despite the fact it falls on a Sunday this year. The Br. #29 Legion Ladies Auxiliary will host their annual Canada Day pancake breakfast from 7-10 a.m. upstairs at the Legion. The cost is $5 for adults and $3 for children under 10.

No new fires were reported in the Northwest Region over the weekend, leaving just three blazes on the “active” list. Red Lake Fire #11 is burning in the remote northern sectors of Red Lake District. It is being observed through aerial reconnaissance, with the most recent patrol placing the fire at an estimated size of 1,400 hectares.

Chris Pronger of the Stanley Cup-winning Anaheim Ducks will be in his hometown of Dryden on Wednesday afternoon for a parade and ceremony.