Author Archives: Randy Thoms
Airport Secures Federal Funding
The Falls International Airport has secured federal funding for a major upgrade. A grant of $14-million from the Department of Transportation will go toward improvements to the airport's runway and ru...
May 13, 2019
Aviation Pioneer Dies
An important figure in the aviation history of International Falls has died. Francis Einarson was 91. He passed away Friday. Einarson started Einarson Flying Service with his brother Jim in 1948, late...
May 13, 2019 File photo
Local Agencies Benefit From Mental Health Funding
Mental health services in the Rainy River district are among those receiving funding announced last week by the provincial government. Over four-million dollars has been earmarked for agencies and pro...
May 13, 2019
Local Sports Report For Monday, May 13
Fort Frances Muskies boys soccer team edged Sioux North 1-0 to take third place at the Challenge Cup tournament held in Kenora. The girls team lost to Kenora' Thomas Aquanis Saints 2- 0 in their third...
May 13, 2019
Death Under Investigation
OPP and Treaty Three Police are looking into the death of a man at Onaming First Nation. The body of 42-year-old Clayton Bob was discovered last Tuesday near a road in the community. A post mortem exa...
May 13, 2019
Job Loss At Ontario Library Service-North
More cuts to Ontario Library Service-North. A release issued by librarians across northern Ontario says half of the agency's unionized staff have been eliminated with a sixth person reduced to part-ti...
May 10, 2019
More Budget Details Revealed
Some specific details on the Ford government's spending plans have been revealed. Treasury Board President Peter Bethlenfalvy has tabled the annual estimates which provide a more line-by-line look at ...
May 10, 2019
Beyak Suspended From Senate
Northwestern Ontario Senator Lynn Beyak has been suspended from the Senate. The Senate accepted the recommendations of its ethic committee late yesterday which includes Beyak being suspended without p...
May 10, 2019
More Grade 7 and 8 Students Heading To Fort High
Fort Frances High School will see a few more students this September. Trustees with the Rainy River District School Board approved at their meeting this week the plan to relocate grade 7 and 8 classes...
May 10, 2019
Overpass Reduced To A Lane Saturday
Traffic along the Mill Road overpass in the east end of Fort Frances will be reduced to one lane beginning this weekend. Town officials say traffic lights put in place earlier this week will be operat...
May 10, 2019 Traffic lights at overpass will be operational again Saturday.
