Author Archives: Randy Thoms

It could cost extra to launch a boat at the Sorting Gap Marina in Fort Frances. Town council is supporting an increase that would move the daily fee to ten dollars. Administration had proposed doublin...

There is little appetite from some members of Fort Frances council to trim the library budget. Administration put forward a proposal for a 5% reduction, double that proposed by the library board. The ...

There has been an increase in health care and education spending by the Ford government. The Financial Accountability Office says an extra $2.6 billion was directed toward education in the last three ...

Ontario Provincial Police are investigating the cause of an overnight fire in downtown Fort Frances. Members of the Fort Frances Fire Rescue Service were called to the back of a building in the 400 bl...

The MPP for Kiiwetinoong is seeking stronger protection for First Nation youth in group homes. Sol Mamamka's comments are a response to a Global News report that indicates Indigenous children and yout...

An island on Rainy Lake has helped launch a new snack in Canada. Havoc, the newest chip in the snack aisle, was introduced with a 15-foot monolith appearing on Nowhere Island on Leap Day. Jess Spauldi...

A new club is being formed at the Fort Frances Library and Technology Centre. Cooking is the theme. The Cooking Collective aims to introduce more people to cookbooks while offering an opportunity to e...

The operating budget for Fort Frances has been trimmed a bit. Administration presented a list of changes for council to review Monday night. The proposed service cuts and revenue opportunities would h...

A tentative deal has been reached between the provincial government and the Ontario English Catholic Teachers' Association. OECTA is the last teachers' union to come to an agreement. It was done after...

The opposition continues to fight for changes to the Northern Ontario Travel Grant program. The program provides partial coverage of expenses when someone seeks medical care away from home. A proposal...