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A crosswalk painted as part of an initiative to celebration the 100th anniversary of the Royal Canadian Legion, Town of Fort Francese Council agenda hand out, August 7, 2025.

Permission sought to paint crosswalk in Fort Frances

By Randy Thoms Aug 8, 2025 | 5:33 PM

The Royal Canadian Legion is hoping to see crosswalks near its branches across Canada repainted.

It is part of an initiative to commemorate the Legion’s 100th anniversary in 2026.

A request to paint a crosswalk near the Fort Frances Branch comes before town council on Monday.

The Fort Frances Legion came to be in 1927.

A few potential designs are being offered.

One has a silhouette of a lone soldier above the words ‘Lest We Forget’ with the crosswalk in red and white.

Another has a line of silhouetted soldiers walking across a blue and white striped crosswalk.

A third option has maple leafs within the crosswalk and the words ‘In honour of those who have sacrificed.’

In a letter to the town, the Legion notes that a number of communities have already committed to painting crosswalks.

Those in Ontario include Barrie, Cochrane, Hamilton and Sarnia.