Author Archives: Randy Thoms
Gas Tax Program Under Review
The Ford government is still intent on reviewing the provincial gas tax fund. Under that program, municipalities receive a share of taxes collected at the pump for transit improvements. Transportation...
Aug 23, 2019
Interim Liberal Leader Critical Of Ford Government
The provincial Liberals are calling the past 12 months at Queens Park a wasted year. Interim Leader John Fraser addressed municipal reps in Ottawa this week. Fraser doesn't think the Ford government i...
Aug 23, 2019 Photo courtesy AMO Videos/YouTube
Child Benefit Program Helping Local Families
It appears most families are taking advantage of a child benefit program offered up by the federal government. Figures released by Revenue Canada show over 82-hundred families in the Thunder Bay-Rainy...
Aug 22, 2019 Vladimir Pustovit / CC
Lone Fire For MNRF Crews
An island fire on Lake of the Woods adding to this year's forest fire totals in northwestern Ontario. The blaze was identified yesterday on the island near Splitrock Island which is located about 60 k...
Aug 22, 2019
Minnesota Is The Friendliest
Minnesota is being identified as the friendliest state in the US to visit. The land of 10-thousand lakes comes out on top of a poll conducted by the travel site Big Seven Travel. Travelers also named ...
Aug 22, 2019 Photo courtesy J. Stephen Conn/Flickr
Local Sports Report For Thursday, August 22
The crowning of a champion in the Rainy River District Women's Fastball League will have to wait until next week. The Fort Frances Her-ricanes and the Renegades had to call their game off last night w...
Aug 22, 2019
New Cannabis Store Applications Approved
The Alcohol and Gaming Commission has sifted through some 5,000 applications to award 42 licenses to operate new cannabis stores in Ontario. Two will go to proponents in Kenora and Thunder Bay. The Co...
Aug 22, 2019
E.A. Started On Bending Lake Project
A federal environmental assessment has started on the proposed Bending Lake Iron project. Ambershaw Metallics is proposing an open-pit iron ore mine to be located about 50 kilometres southwest of Igna...
Aug 22, 2019 Photo courtesy Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency
Visitor Centres Preparing For Fall/Winter Hours
Voyageurs National Park is getting ready for the fall and wintertime. It's announced it will reduce hours at its visitors' centers beginning September 23. The Kabetogama Lake and Ash River Visitor Cen...
Aug 22, 2019
Thunder Bay Segment Next Week
If you're a fan of the Amazing Race Canada, there's be some northwestern Ontario flavour to the show next week. An episode with the competitors in Thunder Bay will air next Tuesday. Taping was actuall...
Aug 22, 2019 Supplied photo
