Author Archives: Randy Thoms

No injuries following a houseboat fire on Rainy Lake. Ontario Provincial Police posted on their Facebook page that it occurred Saturday near Goose Portage. A photo showed the boat completely engulfed ...

Thirty-eight special constables have joined the Ontario Provincial Police and Nishnawbe Aski Police Service, They graduated from the Provincial Police Academy in Orillia last week. They were formerly ...

Two road projects planned for Fort Frances this year may not happen. Town council is expected to discuss, at their meeting tonight, an administration report that recommends the improvements to Third S...

A new steel walking bridge is proposed in Atikokan. It would replace an existing one at Maple Crescent that crosses the Atikokan River. A 2023 inspection found it and one at Main Street to be in sever...

The agency that watches over Ontario's electricity needs says the province has an adequate supply that will take it well into next year. The Independent Electricity System Operator forecasts the deman...

A report from the University of Toronto raises concern about lead in some schools and daycares across the province. The University's Investigation Journalism Bureau found that 13% of all tests of drin...

Ontario's Premier wants some protection for a province's electric vehicle industry. In a statement posted on Facebook, Doug Ford asks the federal government to impose tariffs on all Chinese imports, i...

Fort Frances town council is being asked to consider donating more to the Canada Day fireworks display. The town makes an annual contribution of $7,500. But organizers say while the town's contributio...

The International Rainy-Lake of the Woods Watershed Board is closely monitoring flooding conditions around the Rainy and Namakan Lake basin. As much as 125 millimetres of rain fell in some areas earli...

The Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry has placed the Dryden, Fort Frances and Atikokan areas under a flood watch. The Ministry says recent storms resulted in some areas experiencing high wate...