Author Archives: Randy Thoms

A drop in earnings for the company owning the oriented strandboard mill in Barwick. Norbord says adjusted earnings for the first three months of this year came in $42 million. That's down from the $70...

The former Chief Executive Officer of Rainy Lake Medical Center has been named Citizen of the Year in International Falls Bonnie Erickson was presented the award during the International Falls Area Ch...

At the all-Ontario high School badminton championships in North Bay, Rainy River High's Jackson Arpin won his first match in boys singles before falling to the B-side. For Atikokan Voyageurs badminton...

Fort Frances Lakers planning for a summer prospects camp. It will take place July 26th to the 28th at Bronco Arena in International Falls.   The all-Ontario high school badminton championships op...

Young people are becoming less satisfied with Canada's banking system. A report by J.D. Power finds those 40 and under have the most complaints, either about the branch, or with telephone and online s...

New Gold says it's been forced to temporarily shut down milling operations at its Rainy River mine. It's because of a buildup of water in the tailings area caused by this winter's snowfall and rapid s...

Kenora-Rainy River MPP Greg Rickford is upset with the Competition Bureau and its findings about gas prices in northwestern Ontario. The Bureau found no evidence of collusion to how prices are set aft...

More health concerns at Rainycrest Long Term Care in Fort Frances. A respiratory outbreak has now been declared. It's come a day after an outbreak of gastroenteritis prompted Riverside Health Care to ...

Workers at Tim Hortons in Fort Frances are unionizing. They've voted overwhelmingly in favour of joining the United Food and Commercial Workers Union. The vote was held Tuesday and supervised by the O...

The town of Fort Frances and the four First Nations that claim ownership to Point Park have agreed to work together. Community leaders sign a Joint Declaration of Intent and Friendship that commits to...