Author Archives: Randy Thoms
More gates open at Rainy River dam
Efforts continue to keep the level of Rainy Lake within an acceptable range. Recent rain pushed Rainy Lake upward. It peaked late last week, but the level remains outside the range for this time of ye...
Jun 07, 2024
Search for missing canoeist in Quetico
A section of Quetico Provincial Park has been closed to the public. It is to allow for a search of a missing canoeist from Indianapolis. OPP say the 25-year-old man was with six others when their cano...
Jun 07, 2024
Cabinet shuffle includes new names for some ministries
There are some new names of government ministries as part of a cabinet shuffle by Premier Doug Ford as Queen's Park ended its spring session. Kenora-Rainy River MPP Greg Rickford remains as Minister o...
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Emergency department in Rainy River closes
The emergency department at Rainy River Health Centre is closed. Riverside Health Care issued notice Thursday night but does not go into specifics, other than to say it is due to unforeseen circumstan...
Jun 06, 2024
Witness testimony wraps up at tribunal
Testimony has wrapped up at the Human Rights Tribunal involving Borderland Pride and the township of Emo. Harrold Boven and Warren Toles were councillors in 2022 when Emo council defeated a proclamati...
Jun 06, 2024 Burgers to Beat MS: Help those living with MS on August 25th by visiting an A&W restaurant and buying a Teen Burger®. $1 from every Teen Burger® sold across Canada that day will be donated to the MS Society of Canada. (CNW Group/A&W Food Services of Canada Inc.)
Emo Mayor testifies at Human Rights Tribunal
Emo Mayor Harold McQuaker took his turn at testifying at the Human Rights Tribunal in a complaint brought against his community by Borderland Pride. The hearing is being conducted virtually, with McQu...
Jun 05, 2024
Pride group co-chair takes stand at Human Rights Tribunal
A Human Rights Tribunal between Borderland Pride and the Township of Emo is underway. It is over Emo council's decision in 2020 not to support a proclamation recognizing Pride Week or fly the Pride Fl...
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Forest fire hazard eases
The forest fire hazard has eased. The Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry's Aviation, Forest Fire and Emergency Services says it is now listed as low for much of the region after reaching high ...
Jun 03, 2024
Health Ministry accepting applications for new MRIs and CT scans
The Ministry of Health is preparing to issue new MRI and CT scanning units this fall. There are plans to add 49 MRI units. The Ministry of Health is now accepting applications from hospitals and clini...
Jun 03, 2024
Human Rights Tribunal begins tomorrow
A long-waited Human Rights Tribunal involving Borderland Pride and the Township of Emo begins tomorrow. The tribunal is hearing the Pride group's complaint against the township for not approving Pride...
Jun 03, 2024
