Author Archives: Randy Thoms

The cost of farmland in northern Ontario is on the rise. A new report from Farm Canada Credit says its value rose 8.9 per cent in the past year. The cost per acre is still the lowest in the province. ...

The track and field coach for Fort Frances High School would like improvements to the school's track facilities. "The problem is that it's not even. It's not level. It's not consistent material that y...

The MP for Thunder Bay-Rainy River is welcoming the decision to make permanent the Rural and Northern Immigration Program (RNIP). The program served as a pilot to help area businesses bring in skilled...

The owners of the mill property in Fort Frances are preparing for one of their first major development projects. The BMI Group proposes a wellness centre within the wellness precinct of the overall de...

Riverside Health Care is dealing with another respiratory outbreak. This one is at Rainycrest Long Term Care in Fort Frances. It impacts the home's east wing. Visitors restrictions are in place, allow...

It could cost more for seniors to eat at the Sister Kennedy Centre. A proposal to generate more revenue includes increasing the cost of meals served as part of a lunch program. Seniors now pay five do...

Visitor restrictions at Emo Health Centre have been lifted. The measures affecting the centre's long-term care wing were imposed Monday because of a gastrointestinal outbreak. Riverside Health Care sa...

The provincial government says it continues to remove barriers to create better opportunities for women and girls as it celebrates International Women's Day. This year's theme is "Invest in women: Acc...

The Rainy River District School Board is adding a third student trustee to its board table. This youth will represent the interests of the area's Indigenous students. A student to fill the position wi...

The official start of the forest fire season in northwestern Ontario is less than a month away, but the union representing forest firefighters says the region does not have the personnel it needs. Acc...