Author Archives: Randy Thoms
Local Sports For Tuesday, September 24
Fort Frances Lakers are back in the rankings of the Canadian Junior Hockey League. They're ranked 12th after the first week of play. The defending SIJHL champions Thunder Bay North Stars are in 18th. ...
Sep 24, 2019
Crime Stats On Par From Last Year
Crime stats in Fort Frances this year are running similar to last year's figures. OPP have responded to over 22-hundred calls to the end of August, just over a hundred more than last year. Incidents o...
Sep 23, 2019
Home Ownership, Veterans And Cell Phones Part Of Campaign Promises
On day eleven of the election campaign, Jagmeet Singh is focusing on part-time and precarious workers. The NDP Leader says his government would give more health coverage to people who currently have t...
Sep 23, 2019
Special Meeting To Be Held Tonight
International Falls city council will hold a special meeting tonight to discuss how to fill a vacancy left by the sudden death of Mayor Bob Anderson. He passed away in hospital Friday morning. He was ...
Sep 23, 2019
Cost Of Natural Gas Goes Down
The price you pay for natural gas is coming down. Enbridge Gas has received approval from the Ontario Energy Board to decrease the rates its customers pay effective October 1. The price change reflect...
Sep 23, 2019
NWO Hall Of Fame Preview: Bill Houlder
We are just a few days away from the 38th Annual Northwestern Ontario Sports Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony. It's being held Saturday in Thunder Bay and this week 93.1 The Border is featuring the Cla...
Sep 23, 2019
Local Sports For Monday, September 23
A strong start for the Fort Frances Lakers to begin a new SIJHL season. Matthew Dyck scored the overtime winner Saturday as the Lakers got by Thief River Falls 3-2 in Thief River Falls. Friday, they o...
Sep 23, 2019
Thousands Of Dollars Taken In Scams
Some Fort Frances residents have fallen victim to scam artists. OPP report seven incidents over the summer months with three people losing money. A 64-year-old was bilked $47-thousand in a credit card...
Sep 23, 2019 Rusty Clark ~ 100K Photos / CC
Where Do The Federal Liberals Go From Here?
Can the federal Liberal campaign move forward in light of the blackface controversy surrounding leader Justin Trudeau? Political science professor Mario Levesque with Mount Allison University thinks t...
Sep 20, 2019
Local Search For New Tenant
Officials in International Falls are looking for someone interested in taking over the Kmart store after it closes in December. Koochiching Economic Development Authority's Paul Nevanan says they've d...
Sep 20, 2019
