Author Archives: Randy Thoms

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 ...

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...

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...

Organizers of the Fort Frances Sports Hall of Fame are preparing for their next induction ceremony. It will take place in August 2025. The committee is now welcoming nominations of athletes, builders ...

There are calls for new Ontario homes to be ready for the expansion of electric vehicles. NDP MPP Jennifer French would like to see a change to the Ontario Building Code that would require home builde...

More water is flowing through the dam on the Rainy River. Additional gates were opened earlier this week to bring the level of Rainy Lake back to a more normal mark. Recent rainfall around the basin l...

June is Pride Month. It was kicked off in Fort Frances with a flag-raising ceremony at the Civic Centre on Friday Borderland Pride's co-chair, Doug Judson, says the month is about promoting equity, di...

An arbitration award has been made for members of the Elementary Teachers Federation of Ontario. Ontario's public elementary teachers and occasional teachers have been awarded an over 11% pay hike. Th...

Financial literacy will be part of province-wide testing next year. Students in grade 10 will be required to score 70% or better to meet graduation requirements. Education Minister Stephen Lecce says ...

Another development is proposed for the former mill property in Fort Frances. The BMI Group is looking to convert a former paint shop into a business development office. It would be used by Big Grassy...