Author Archives: Randy Thoms
OPP Standing Up To Use Of Amber Alerts System
You won't hear any apology coming from provincial police over the use of amber alerts in the middle of the night. Sergeant Stacy Wayley uses the word 'selfish' when describing people who call 911 to c...
Jul 12, 2019
Pikangium Residents Now In Saskatchewan
Evacuees from Pikangikum First Nation have started arriving in Saskatchewan. As many as 2,000 people are being brought to Regina, Saskatoon and Prince Albert. Flights out of the remote community resum...
Jul 12, 2019 Photo courtesy Pikangikum Community Evacuation/Facebook
Warnings But No Damage Reported
No reports of any activity after Environment Canada issued a tornado watch for the Fort Frances area yesterday. The watch was also issued for the Morson, Sioux Narrows-Nestor Falls and Kenora areas. I...
Jul 12, 2019 Environment Canada issued this advisory yesterday afternoon
Lake of the Woods Property Owners Meet
About four dozen people turned out of the Lake of the Woods District Stewardship Association annual meeting held in Kenora this past week. Executive Director Diane Schwartz-Williams was pleased with t...
Jul 12, 2019
Federal PC Leader Visits NW Ontario
Andrew Scheer is making a stop in northwestern Ontario today. The federal Conservative leader is visiting Kenora. He's speaking at a community BBQ and meeting with that community's business leaders.
Jul 12, 2019
Northwestern Ontario Teacher Recognized
An Indigenous Educator who considers Onigaming First Nation as one of her homes has been recognized by the Canadian Teachers' Federation. Tesa Fiddler has been named its Outstanding Indigenous Educato...
Jul 12, 2019 Tesa Fiddler accepting award at the recent meeting of Canadian Teachers' Federation
Increase To Canada Child Benefit
Those with children are getting some extra dollars from the federal government. The Canada Child Benefit is increasing by as much as $143 per child this month. That brings the maximum annual benefit t...
Jul 12, 2019
Local Sports Report For Friday, July 12
In the Rainy River District Men's Fastball League last night, the Lakers defeated Dawson 12-1. Matt Godin slugged a homer for Dawson. Couchiching beat Manitou 24-2. Mike Jourdain homered for the Raide...
Jul 12, 2019
Thunder Bay Looking For Help With Evacuees
Thunder Bay is preparing to host 400 Pikangikum evacuees as fires threaten their homes. It believed there may be another 600 who came to the city on their own. City Manager Norm Gale notes although th...
Jul 11, 2019
Fifteen Blazes Now Active
Two new forest fires in northwestern Ontario were reported by the Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry yesterday. One is burning along the Ontario-Manitoba border near Frances Lake, north of Ken...
Jul 11, 2019 Forest fire near Keewaywin First Nation (Photo courtesy Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry)
