Local Services Board

A meeting will be held next week to find out whether property ownersliving west of the City of
Kenora want to create a local services board.

The McKenzie Clearwater Bay Fire Protection Corporation says it needs more money to help operate.

Jill Kalika is chair of the board of the corporation and says a localservices board would allow them to set an annual levy for all propertyowners west of McKenzie Portage Road.

Kalika says they currently have names and addresses for 13 hundredproperty owners in the area, but only about 600 actually voluntarilycontribute to the fire hall.

The public meeting will be held at 7:00 Monday night at the ClearwaterBay Fire Hall.