Wendy Brunetta was born and raised in Fort Frances.  She is married to John and they have 2 grown sons John Paul (married to Kati) and Jesse.  Wendy worked at Child and Family Services for 32 years as a Human Resources Manager.  She retired in 2015.  She continues to put her Human Resources certification to use in her consulting Business, HRx Consulting. 

Throughout her life, Wendy has been a dedicated volunteer with Fort Frances Little Theatre, Tour de Fort, St. Francis School Council, the Muskie Touchdown Club, St. Mary’s Church Choir, and various other groups in the community.  She was nominated for the Chamber of Commerce Tony Beyak Volunteer Award in 2004.  Wendy was elected to Council for the Town of Fort Frances in 2014.  In her down-time, Wendy enjoys golfing, curling, travelling, and spending time with family at the cabin on Jackfish Lake. 

June Caul is a lifelong resident of Fort Frances.  She is a retired teacher.  June has a daughter and son who both reside and work in our community, and June has five grandchildren.  She has been very involved as a volunteer in the community for over thirty years; she is a member of the Substance Abuse Prevention Team, the Right Relations Committee, Fort Frances Kiwanis Club, the Age-Friendly Community Committee, Youth Centre Committee, the Chair of her Church Council and Rainycrest Auxiliary and helps to organize the Annual Christmas Dinner each year.  June is a past member of the Assisted Living Action Group, SALT (Seniors and Law Enforcement Together) Committee and a past director of the Fort Frances Bass Championship.

June is very excited to be the first female Mayor of Fort Frances and looks forward to moving our community into the future.  Fort Frances has the lowest power rates in Ontario, excellent potable water and is a very friendly community.  We have an excellent Library and Technology Centre, Museum, Parks, Marina, the new Rainy Lake Square in the heart of our downtown area, Memorial Sportsplex with two skating surfaces, a swimming pool, gym and squash courts.  We will continue working with Resolute Forest Products to hopefully acquire a buyer and developer for the paper and kraft mill, create an amicable partnership with our First Nations neighbours to redevelop the Point Park, design and develop our recently acquired Mill Woodyard to hopefully include residential, business and recreational opportunities to enhance our community for residents and tourists.  We need to expand residential properties to welcome new residents, have safe, secure transitional housing for seniors, and welcome new businesss.  We continue to build on our asset management plan to ensure the constant improvement of our infrastructure.

The next four years hold many opportunities for our great community and Mayor and Council look forward to serving our residents and neighbours.

Mike Behan moved to Fort Frances in June of 1987 to become the sports reporter at the Fort Frances Times.  He took over as editor on May 1, 1990 - a position he has held ever since.  He is married to his wife Cheryl for 27 years and has a grown stepson, Nathan, who lives north of Devlin with his wife Kate and their daughter Sloan.

Mike always has been active in the community.  He first sat on the Fort Frances Museum & Cultural Centre board and then on the Fort Frances Chamber of Commerce board for a number of years in the mid to late 1990s, including serving one term as president.  He also sat on the Muskie Touchdown club and volunteered for the Fort Frances Aquanauts while Nathan played high school football and was a swimmer.

Most recently, Mike has been president of the Fort Frances Bowling Club for the past four years and currently is in the middle of a two-year term as President of the Sunset Country 5 pin Bowling Association, which includes clubs in Fort Frances, Dryden, Kenora and Balmertown.  Mike curled three seasons when he first moved to town but his real passion is bowling.  He enjoys bowling in the local Thursday night league and also competes at the zone and Provincial level.  He has won five Provincial medals in all since 2012 - two individually (one gold and one silver), as well as two as a member of the Sunset Country men's team (silver and bronze) and one as a member of the Sunset Country mixed team (bronze).

Mike is looking forward to his new challenge as a town councillor, with the goal of helping to make Fort Frances an even better community for all.

Andrew Hallikas was born and raised in Fort Frances.  His family has lived here for three generations.  Andrew is a graduate of the University of Waterloo and the University of Western Ontario.  He is an educator having taught Physics, Science and Mathematics at Sandwich Secondary School in Windsor, St Clair College, Fort Frances High School and Confederation College.  Andrew is married (41 years) to Debbie and has three children. 

He is a union leader and proud member of the Ontario Secondary School Teachers' Federation having served as District President, Chief Negotiator, Regional Bargaining Coordinator, Provincial Bargainer and Provincial Councillor among other positions.  Andrew retired as the Head of Science and Mathematics at Fort Frances High School. 

He has served two previous terms on Council and since then, has volunteered his time on a number of Boards and Committees.  He is a firm believer in equality, equity, diversity, inclusiveness and social justice.  Andrew strongly believes that everyone should give back to their community in some form.

Douglas W. Judson maintains a private legal practice and currently serves as CEO of the Treaty 3 Investment Group – an economic initiative of Grand Council Treaty 3. He is committed to using his skills as an advocate and community organizer to drive change, bring fresh perspective, and continue to provide fiscally-responsible leadership at town hall.

Doug has been drawn to public service since beginning his professional career on Parliament Hill, as an aide to two former MPs. He has since worked on both federal and provincial election campaigns. Doug began his legal career with a prominent Bay Street law firm, has worked with the in-house legal teams of two financial institutions, and has held posts in the federal public service in Ottawa. He has served as a per diem Crown Attorney and has experience in Indigenous justice.

Doug maintains a busy volunteer presence in our community. He currently serves on the board of the Northwest Community Legal Clinic, as President of the Rainy River District Law Association, and as Co-Chair of Borderland Pride. He is also on the executive of the Canadian Bar Association’s SOGI section, and recently concluded a term on the Law Society of Ontario’s Equity Advisory Group. He has previously served as President of the Law Students’ Society of Ontario and on the board of Start Proud.

Doug is a graduate of the JD/MBA program at Osgoode Hall Law School and the Schulich School of Business, and holds degrees in political science (BSocSc) and commerce (Hon. BCom) from the University of Ottawa. He has also studied at Lakehead University, the London School of Economics, Monash University (at Prato, Italy), and the Hebrew University of Jerusalem.

Doug grew up in Emo, but now lives in Fort Frances with his partner, Peter Howie, who practices law and serves on the local hospital board.

Rick Wiedenhoeft was raised in Fort Frances from the age of 8 years as his family moved here from Wisconsin.  He is a retired high school physical education teacher, retiring in 2002.  He is married to Linda, with two grown sons Greg and Chris and four grandchildren.

Since his retirement, Rick has remained active refereeing high school football, basketball and volleyball and has done some coaching at the high school as well.  In 2003 he was elected to Town Council and served 11 years from 2003 to 2014.  During his 4 years off, he co-chaired the committee which after 3 years of fundraising, brought tennis courts back to the Fort after a 12 year absence.

Rick enjoys working out and staying fit, cycling, curling and helping with elementary school sports tournaments.  He also enjoys spending time at his cabin on Rainy Lake with friends and family.