Author Archives: Randy Thoms

Ontario's Finance Minister Peter Bethlenfalvy will unveil the details of this year's provincial budget on Tuesday afternoon. New funding for municipalities to build the infrastructure needed for new h...

A slow-moving Colorado low continues to bring snow to parts of the Rainy River District. Environment Canada says it could be late tomorrow by the time the system moves out of the area. A winter storm ...

The Fort Frances Library and Technology Centre will open fewer hours starting next week. The change is the result of budget cuts. The library will close earlier on Mondays and Thursdays starting April...

No injuries following two fires in Atikokan early Monday morning. OPP say two buildings on Riverland Farms Road in the Highland Park area were found to be on fire at around 3 a.m. Both fires were on t...

One of the first developments planned for the former mill property in Fort Frances has advanced a step. The town's Committee of Adjustment is giving its blessing to proposed official plan and zoning c...

Ontario's Finance Minister is offering some insight into what may be contained in next week's budget. Peter Bethlenfalvy is not tipping his hat too much about what will be in the fiscal document, but ...

The Fort Frances Public Library and Technology Centre is reducing its hours. Budget cuts will leave the library opening 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Mondays and 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Thursdays, beginning on Ap...

Plans for a new customs facility in International Falls will include the latest in energy-efficient technologies. The U.S. government is earmarking $86 million toward using things like heat recovery s...

A budget advancer from the Ford government. One-point-eight billion dollars goes toward two programs intended to help municipalities put in place the infrastructure required for new housing programs. ...

Ontario's Education Minister is expressing his disappointment over teachers' unions and the opposition for not wanting to support a request to extend the number of days retired teachers can return to ...