Author Archives: Randy Thoms

A sidewalk is going in on McIrvine Road that will lead to the Fort Frances High School. The project was first proposed in 2017 but concerns from an adjacent property owner led it to be put on hold. Th...

The head of the committee which drew up the proposed changes to moose hunting regulations in Ontario admits there still could be changes. John Kaplanis says the group he chaired stuck with the directi...

The Transportation Safety Board is continuing to investigate a fatal plane crash north of Kenora that occurred this past spring. The Piper J3C-65 crashed on March 30 while en route from Pistol Lake to...

The Minnesota Department of Health says vaping is causing severe lung disease in some teens and young adults. The department says there have been four documented cases in the state and similar inciden...

Kevin Metke's goal in the 82-minute stood as the winner as CJ Contracting blanked Centra Pipelines 1-0 to capture the Borderland Soccer League's men's division title. The two teams played to a scorele...

The town of Fort Frances is calling on the province to cancel woodcutting rights Resolute Forest Products has in the Crossroute Forest. Town leaders are upset with restrictions placed on a title for t...

Discussions continue between the town of Fort Frances and area First Nations over the future of Point Park. Mayor June Caul says the town's First Nations Advisory Committee is working in partnership w...

A break for users of early morning ice at the Memorial Sports Centre in Fort Frances. Town council approved at its meeting last night to revert the 6-8 a.m. time slot on weekdays to non-primetime stat...

A 17-year-old is facing impaired driving charges following a weekend motor vehicle accident southeast of Emo. OPP were called to the scene on George Road at around 7 a.m. Sunday. Along with an impaire...

The leader of the newly formed People's Party of Canada is not being invited to take part in the upcoming federal elections leaders debates. The Leaders Debate Commission says the party, with leader M...