By Maya Ekman, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, NWOnewswatch.com FORT FRANCES — More than a month after nominations opened, the city received its first filing for a mayoral candidate on Wednesday. Brent Calder of Fort Frances, now retired, was a construction and project manager and a representative on the Métis Nation Council. “I’m a retired person, and I think it’s time for me to give back to Northwestern Ontario, in particular, Fort Frances, for everything that they’ve given me in the past,” he said. “And with my experience on there, I’m sure I could be a benefit to Fort Frances,” said Calder. Candidate nominations opened on May 1 and will close on Aug. 21. The municipal election in Fort Frances, and across the province, is set for Monday, Oct. 26. Maya…
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