Author Archives: Randy Thoms
Campaign Underway To Help Rainy River Woman
A fundraising campaign is underway to help a Rainy River woman who was seriously injured in a fatal motorcycle accident in North Dakota last week. Tammy Collins underwent spinal surgery on the weekend...
Sep 03, 2019 Facebook photo
Ontario Taking Carbon Tax Fight To Supreme Court
It appears the Trudeau and Ford governments will be doing some sparring at the highest court in the land. The legal fight over the federal carbon tax in Ontario is going to the Supreme Court of Canada...
Aug 30, 2019
Province Reminds Parents To Keep Those Receipts
If you're a parent with children, some money could be coming your way. A new tax credit called the Ontario Childcare Access and Relief from Expenses kicked in this year and will be applied when you fi...
Aug 30, 2019 Finance Minister Rod Phillips and Education Minister Stephen Lecce visit a day care to remind parents of new tax credit. Photo courtesy Stephen Lecce/Facebook
NDP Gather In Thunder Bay
A delayed start to the fall sitting of the Ontario legislature has left the province's official opposition time to brainstorm during a week of caucus meetings in Thunder Bay. NDP leader Andrea Horwath...
Aug 30, 2019 NDP leader Andrea Horwath (l) with Thunder Bay-Atikokan MPP Judith Monteith-Farrell
First Federal Election Campaign Office In Fort Frances Opens
The federal NDP candidate for Thunder Bay-Rainy River is the first to open a campaign office in the west end of the riding. Yuk-Sem Won has the office in downtown Fort Frances. The election is still o...
Aug 30, 2019
NDP Speaks Out Against Mining Project
The NDP candidate for Thunder Bay-Rainy River is adding her voice to those concerned about a mining project in northeastern Minnesota. Opponents say the Twin Metals sulfide-ore copper mine near Ely ha...
Aug 30, 2019
Pre-Election Funding Announcements Come As No Surprise
The federal government has been making a series of funding announcements almost daily over the last few weeks. With an election coming up in October, a Mount Allison University political science profe...
Aug 30, 2019 Photo courtesy Prime Minister Justin Trudeau/Facebook
Rainy River Man Killed In Accident In North Dakota
A Rainy River man has been identified as the victim of a fatal motorcycle crash near Minot, North Dakota, Wednesday night. The North Dakota Highway Patrol says 51-year-old Rick Bourre was driving a Ha...
Aug 30, 2019
Local Sports Report For Thursday, August 29
Fort Frances Her-ricanes defeated the Renegades 2-1 last night to capture the Rainy River District Women's Fastball League championship for a fourth straight season. Rainy River Voyageurs women...
Aug 30, 2019
Ontario Students Continue To Struggle
Math continues to be a problem for Ontario students. The Education Quality and Accountability Office has released the test results conducted in the spring. Among grade 3 students, 58 per cent met the ...
Aug 29, 2019
