Author Archives: Randy Thoms
Local Support For Dog Guides Canada
Some local support for Dog Guides Canada and its programs to train dogs to become services animals. Over $1,400 was raised during Sunday's Walk For Dog Guides hosted by the Voyageur Lions Club. Nine d...
May 07, 2019 Supplied photo
Local Sports Report For Tuesday, May 7
Three young hockey players from the Rainy River district are in the Yukon for the National Aboriginal Hockey championships. Ethan Carlson-Jourdain from Couchiching First Natio, L. Sai'zha Norwegian fr...
May 07, 2019
Catholic Education Week Celebrated
This is Catholic Education Week. The theme is Living as Joyful Disciples. Education Director with the Northwest Catholic District School Board Brendan Hyatt says there are five sub-themes. "Rooted in ...
May 06, 2019
Education Week Celebrated
This is Education week. Area schools are hosting a variety of events in celebration. Education Director for the Rainy River District School Board Heather Campbell says there's no theme for the week. E...
May 06, 2019
Heaht Units Looking At Climate Change
The Northwestern Health Unit has been invited to work on reports related to climate change. The fact finding project is funded by Health Canada and is a two year initiative that involves all seven hea...
May 06, 2019 File photo
Local Sports Report For Monday, May 6
Fort Frances Muskies boys soccer team lost 2-o in the B-side final to host St. John's Ravencourt during a weekend tournament in Winnipeg. The Muskies had finished second in pool play before blanking V...
May 06, 2019
Stolen Vehicle Involved In Winnipeg Crash
A vehicle stolen from Fort Frances has been identified in an accident in Winnipeg. The vehicle crashed into two homes in the Elmwood area Saturday night at around 9 p.m. The driver, later identified a...
May 06, 2019
Derailment At Barwick
The clean-up continues at a weekend train derailment at Barwick. It occurred Saturday, shortly after five o'clock in the afternoon. An unidentified number of crude oil tankers from a CN train left the...
May 06, 2019
NDP Pushes For Regulated Gas Prices
The NDP say it's time for some relief for drivers in northern Ontario. House Leader Gilles Bisson is pushing for gasoline prices to be regulated. Bisson say if the Competition Bureau finds gas compani...
May 03, 2019
Overpass Being Reduced To One Lane Again
There's going to more construction work on the Mill Road overpass in the east end of Fort Frances. The contractor is coming back to install bridge deck expansion joint seals in the road surface and pl...
May 03, 2019 Mill Rd. overpass reduced to one lane during improvements in 2018
