Author Archives: Randy Thoms

No candidate yet for the riding of Thunder Bay-Rainy River, but the Green Party will have one for the Kenora riding. The riding association will select their candidate on September 3. Two people are s...

Another delay to crowning a champion in the Rainy River District Women's Fastball League. This time weather preventing the Fort Frances Her-ricanes and the Renegades from playing last night. Their gam...

A 15-year-old from Atikokan is hoping a singing career is in his future after recording five tunes in Los Angeles. Alex Sampson says the recent trip took place after a music industry official heard hi...

Fort Frances will once again play host to the Dudley Hewitt Cup. The five-day event will run April 28 through May 2 at Ice for Kids Arena. It's the third time Fort Frances has hosted the Ontario Junio...

The mayor of Fort Frances is calling the Fort Frances jail deplorable. The mayor along with other members of council toured the facility prior to attending the Association of Municipalities of Ontario...

Unifor is adding its voice to the call for provincial action in restarting the idled mill in Fort Frances and protecting the area forestlands. The union is expressing its disappointment with the condi...

A voice for Fort Frances on the Thunder Bay Regional Health Sciences Centre board. Town councillor Doug Judson has announced on Twitter he's accepted an appointment to the board. He says he's looking ...

An Ontario city councillor would like to see First Nation communities identified on provincial travel maps. Cornwall's Elaine MacDonald says she noticed the absence when she and other members of that ...

The PARO Centre For Women's Enterprise is now accepting nominees to its their 25th Anniversary Event and Awards Gala. The awards honour women in business and in leadership roles in northwestern Ontari...

Mayor June Caul is hopeful after meeting with Natural Resources Minister John Yakabuski over their concerns with the conditions attached to the recent sale of the mill in Fort Frances. It was during t...