Author Archives: Randy Thoms

More attention to the high rate of murdered and missing Indigenous women and girls. A Walking with Our Sisters event took place in Fort Frances on Tuesday. It attracted about 20 participants despite b...

It will be at least three years before King Charles III appears on a new Canadian $20 bill. The Bank of Canada is working on a redesign of the bank note. It will feature a portrait of the King with th...

The provincial government is adding more money to the Critical Minerals Innovation Fund. It assists with projects that improve the critical minerals sector. Mines Minister George Pirie says it will he...

More than sixty people took part in a Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls walk to raise awareness of the issue. The walk was one of several activities held as part of a MMIWG summit. Parti...

May is Community Living Month., It draws awareness of the job performed by agencies that support people with an intellectual disability and their families. Ted Scholten, Chief Executive Officer of Com...

The town of Fort Frances has appointed an interim fire chief. Dave Robertson is filling the position that was being handled by Tyler Moffitt. Moffitt has not been on the job since January, and the tow...

Several changes are being made to the Northern Ontario Health Travel Grant. The program reimburses people who have to travel to access healthcare not available in their community. Beginning this fall,...

Minnesota is closing in on the 35th anniversary of a volunteer program for clearing litter and debris along highways and rest areas. With spring in full bloom, officials call on residents to maintain ...

There is more money for the construction and maintenance of forest access roads. The provincial government is providing an extra six million dollars, bringing the existing fund to over $59 million. Th...

The Ontario Energy Board has been tasked to identify options that lower electricity rates charged to public electric vehicle chargers. Energy Minister Todd Smith is hoping to have a preferred rate by ...