Author Archives: Randy Thoms

An expansion of the walking and bike trails on Front Street in Fort Frances could cost $4.2 million. A report proposes the LaVerendrye Parkway running through the former mill property to Legion Park. ...

The construction of a mining access road near Cat Lake First Nation is now on hold. A court judge has granted, at the request of the community, an interim order pausing the work by First Mining Gold. ...

The search for employees continues in Fort Frances. United Native Friendship Centre is holding a job fair this Thursday with several local employers on hand. Jay McFarlane, an employment counsellor wi...

Riverside Health Care is dealing with a gastrointestinal outbreak at LaVerendrye General Hospital in Fort Frances. Officials say it is isolated to the acute patient unit located on the hospital's firs...

The town of Fort Frances has issued its Declaration of Significant Weather Event. Environment Canada and the National Weather Service are forecasting the possibility of 15 to 20 cm of snow falling on ...

Ministry of Natural Resources forest firefighters continue to fight for recognition under the Workers Safety and Insurance Board. They are seeking the same coverage afforded municipal, volunteer, and ...

Hunting a moose without the proper license has cost an Atikokan man. Court was told Ministry of Natural Resources conservation officers came across two hunters in the area of Ann Bay Road, north of At...

The Beaver Brae Broncos upset the defending champion Fort Frances Muskies 5-4 at the Ice for Kids Arena in Fort Frances to win the NorWOSSA boys hockey championship for the first time in eleven years....

The St. Thomas Aquinas Saints have won their first-ever NorWOSSA championship in girls hockey. A 4-0 win at the Ice for Kids Arena in Fort Frances on Saturday afternoon sends the Kenora team to the On...

High school skiers from northwestern Ontario were shutout from the medal podium at the Ontario Federation of School Athletic Association's Nordic Skiing championships in Lakefield, Ontario. Gavin Beru...