Author Archives: Randy Thoms

The Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry wants more hunters in the bush. It proposes changes to the point system used to allocate moose hunting tags. The ministry uses two stages to award tags; ...

Fort Frances is facing a huge hike in policing costs. The contract with the Ontario Provincial Police for 2025 is estimated at over $3.4 million. Mayor Andrew Hallikas says it is a $700 thousand incre...

The Canadian Union of Public Employees' Ontario Council of Hospital Unions wants to end the use of unregulated and untrained staff in long-term care homes. The measure was put in place during the pand...

Expect to see Ontario Provincial Police being more visible this Thanksgiving long weekend. OPP are embarking on their Operation Impact campaign, which targets motorists displaying careless and often d...

The Kenora Islanders have made a coaching change. The team announced on Facebook that it terminated the contract of head coach and general manager Gaitlin Church after nine games. Nathan Bruyere retur...

A search for a missing Fort Frances woman has come to a tragic end. Provincial Police say members of their Northwest Region Emergency Response Team found the body of the missing 23-year-old late Thurs...

Burning restrictions have been imposed in northeastern Minnesota., including Koochiching County. Campfires, burning of brush or yard waste and the use of fireworks are prohibited. The restrictions als...

Fort Frances council is being asked to continue a summer ice pilot project for another year. Summer ice was installed at the Ice for Kids Arena for the first time in July and August. Almost 600 of the...

The Assembly of First Nations is urging parliamentarians to approve legislation that sets new standards for drinking water systems in Indigenous communities. The bill is under review at the committee ...

An electrical issue is to blame for an early dismissal at Falls Elementary School. Students and staff were forced to leave their classrooms on Thursday following the smell of smoke and a power outage ...