Author Archives: Randy Thoms
Local Sports Report For Wednesday, October 16
Nick Swain's goal with 33 seconds remaining in the third gave the Fort Frances Lakers a 4-3 home win over the Red Lake Miners last night. The Lakers rallied from a 3-1 deficit with a pair of late seco...
Oct 16, 2019
Labour Taking Anti-Scheer Stance
Canada's unions are urging voters next Monday to vote against Conservative leader Andrew Scheer. The Canadian Labour Congress says Scheer is seeking a mandate to cut services. Their appeal comes on th...
Oct 16, 2019
Voting Underway On Education Workers Contract
Voting has started on the tentative agreement reached for education workers represented by the Canadian Union of Public Employees. It will continue for the next two weeks. CUPE leaders are recommendin...
Oct 16, 2019
Ontario And Minnesota Crews Lending Help
A state of emergency is still in place in Manitoba where 25 Hydro One employees from northwestern Ontario are now working. They were called in on the weekend to help Manitoba Hydro deal with several p...
Oct 16, 2019 Photo courtesy Manitoba Hydro/Facebook
Legion Seeks Support From Federal Leaders
The Royal Canadian Legion wants the federal leaders to focus some of their attention on veterans. It's identified 17 different priorities for the parties to consider. Dominion President Thomas Irvine ...
Oct 15, 2019
New Gold Delays Optimization Study Release
New Gold is delaying the release of a comprehensive mine optimization study for its Rainy River mine. The study includes a review of alternative open pit and underground mining operations with the aim...
Oct 15, 2019 Photo courtesy New Gold
Area Woman Honoured For Heroism
A woman from Rainy River is among three recent Confederation College graduates recognized for heroism. Taya Stamler along with Riley Tucker and Devon Wanakamik were recognized by the Office of the Ont...
Oct 15, 2019
Local Sports For Tuesday, October 15
Fort Frances Lakers dropped a pair of games to the expansion Wisconsin Lumberjacks, losing 6-5 in overtime Friday night at the Ice for Kids Arena and 1-0 the next night in Spooner. The Lakers are home...
Oct 15, 2019
Ministry Watching For Potential Flooding
The Ministry of Natural Resources says there is the potential for flooding in parts of the Rainy River district. It's issued what it calls a Flood Outlook, noting water levels around the district are ...
Oct 11, 2019 synspectrum / CC
Plenty Of Issues For Council To Tackle
Fort Frances town council has started working on a new strategic plan. They started the discussions earlier this week with administration. Mayor June Caul says they had some good dialogue. "It was a v...
Oct 11, 2019 File photo
