Author Archives: Randy Thoms

Two initiatives to help people find more information about Canada's residential school system have been released. An environmental scan report provides information about building locations and the con...

An opportunity to learn some basketball skills from professionals playing in Portugal. Thunder Bay's Karissa Kajarinne will put on the camp next month for youth in grades 4 to 12. She says her partner...

The provincial government is making a number of changes to a program established to attract immigrant workers to the province. The Ontario Immigrant Nominee Program allows employers to nominate worker...

The town of Fort Frances is voicing its support for its staff. It comes in a statement that responds to legal action filed by former Councillor David Kircher. Kircher is asking the court to overturn a...

WestJet continues to deal with the impact of the labour dispute with its aircraft engineers. A deal was reached Sunday, but WestJet had cancelled over 11,00 flights and parked 130 planes. As of Tuesda...

New electric vehicle charging stations are planned for several rest areas in northern Ontario. The provincial government has identified 15 locations. They include rest areas at the Ontario-Manitoba bo...

There will be no Canada Day fireworks in Fort Frances on Monday. Organizers says the forecast for bad weather is prompting the early decision to cancel. No other Canada Day activities have yet been im...

Plenty of mineral exploration activity is expected this summer in northwestern Ontario. BC-based Kenorland Minerals says it will conduct work at five sites covering more than 330 thousand hectares bel...

An early celebration of Canada Day in Emo. The Borderland Racing Association, with support from the Rainy River Valley District Agricultural Society and the township of Emo, will host a pre-Canada Day...

A mining exploration company working in the Nestor Falls area reports strong gold finds. Alberta-based Golden Rapture Mining says it is identified in samples from its Phillips Township property. A tot...