Author Archives: Randy Thoms

Ontario's Municipal Affairs Minister insists the provincial government is listening to the concerns of municipal leaders. Steven Clark spoke to municipal reps gathered in Ottawa at the Association of ...

The MP for Thunder Bay-Rainy River is responding to allegations the federal government done little to help the forestry sector in northwestern Ontario. Federal NDP candidate Yuk Sem Won last week was ...

The provincial government has unveiled a new health and physical education curriculum for the elementary grades with the start of a new school year less than two weeks away. The revised curriculum put...

More federal funding for Seine River First Nation and its construction of a new cultural centre. Fednor is kicking in over $812-thousand toward the costs. Last week, the community received $700-thousa...

A new poll suggests the provincial and municipal governments need to do more to resolve the housing shortage in Ontario. The study by Mainstreet Research finds 74 per cent of respondents feel more hou...

We should know today who's has won the licenses in the latest round of cannabis stores to be set up in Ontario. The Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario is expected to approve licenses for 42 new ...

Ruffed grouse hunters in Minnesota are being asked to help with a study of the West Nile virus in the state. The Department of Natural Resources has joined with their counterparts in Wisconsin and Mic...

The city of International Falls is throwing its support behind an effort to expand broadband services in Koochiching County. Bemidji-based Paul Bunyan Communications is seeking funding through the Iro...

Big news for the Goliath Gold Project near Dryden. Federal Minister of Environment and Climate Change Catherine McKenna has announced the project can proceed. The approval comes after environmental as...

Fort Frances Braves are off to the final of the Rainy River District Men's Fastball League. The Braves defeated Sight and Sound 6-1 last night to take the East crown and will seek out a third straight...