Author Archives: Randy Thoms

The issue of homelessness is raising its head in Atikokan. Atikokan's Housing and Homelessness Committee says it has seen a noticeable rise in recent years. Chair Tammy Faykas says there is also a lac...

The city of International Falls is proposing an 8% hike to its 2025 budget. Spending is pegged at over $19.1 million. The preliminary tax hike is down from an initial 15% hike considered when budget d...

Another member of Sir John Franklin's Northwest Passage expedition has been identified. DNA and genealogical data have helped researchers from the University of Waterloo and Lakehead University in Thu...

Recognition in Fort Frances of those who went to residential schools. The Survivors Flag was raised at the Fort Frances Civic Centre as a lead-up to the National Day of Truth and Reconciliation. Mayor...

Students across the Rainy River District are getting an opportunity to learn more about Indigenous ways of life. They took part in Seven Generation Education Insitute's annual Fall Harvest. The event ...

Ontario's Premier feels some people are not working but should. Doug Ford twice this week remarked about people receiving some form of government assistance but are healthy to work. He says it costs t...

A new board overseeing policing in the western half of the Rainy River District is up and running. Members, this week, were officially sworn into the new OPP Detachment Board during an inaugural meeti...

The mayoral candidates in International Falls have put forward their platforms for election in November. Four took part in a debate sponsored by the International Falls Chamber of Commerce and broadca...

A second non-confidence motion has been put before MPs in the House of Commons. It comes less than 24 hours after an original one from the Conservatives was defeated. The Liberals got help from the ND...

Voyageurs National Park will soon close two of its visitor centers for the season. The Kabetogama Lake Center shuts down next Monday while Ash River closes on Friday. The Rainy Lake Center will remain...