Author Archives: Randy Thoms
Visitor Restrictions At Rainycrest
Visitor restrictions have once again been imposed at Rainycrest Long Term Care in Fort Frances. This is because of an outbreak of gastroenteritis. Visitations are being restricted to family members an...
May 01, 2019
Ministers Suggests Delivery Alternative To Library Loan Program
The Minister responsible for libraries suggests an inter-library loan service could return if mail service was used to deliver those books. The service was immediately halted following budget cuts to ...
May 01, 2019
Senate Committee Recommends Suspending Lynn Beyak
A senate committee is recommending northwestern Ontario senator Lynn Beyak be suspended for the rest of this parliamentary session. This after the Senate Ethics Officer ruled earlier in April that Bey...
May 01, 2019
No Collusion Found In Price Setting
The Competition Bureau says it has found nothing wrong with how gasoline prices are set in northwestern Ontario. The Bureau says it spoke to 50 difference station owners in Fort Frances, Thunder Bay, ...
May 01, 2019
Public Meeting Planned On Highway Improvements
Public will get a chance next month to voice their thoughts about planned improvements to Highway 53 in International Falls. City council is holding a public hearing on the project on Tuesday, May 21s...
Apr 30, 2019
Minister Accuses NDP Of Fear Mongering
Ontario's Education Minister insists school boards are receiving more money, not less. The provincial government revealed last Friday the amount of money school boards can expect for the next school y...
Apr 30, 2019
Minister Commits To Maintaining Front-Line Legal Aid Services
Cuts to legal aid services in the spotlight at Queen's Park. Funding for Legal Aid Ontario was reduced by 30 per cent with local officials expecting a trickle-down effect. Attorney General Caroline Mu...
Apr 30, 2019
First Nation Leaders Demand Action To Relocate Kashechewan
First Nations leaders in northwestern Ontario are ramping up efforts to pressure the government to relocate Kashechewan. Rallies are taking place today at Parliament Hill as the remote community conti...
Apr 30, 2019 Photo courtesy Nishnawbe-Aski Nation/Twitter
OMA Support For Public Health Services
Ontario's doctors are calling for the protection of public health services. The Ontario Medical Association wants the Ford government to ensure core programs are maintained as it looks to transform th...
Apr 30, 2019
OPP Recover Stolen Vehicle
Provincial Police have arrested a Calgary, Alberta man after learning the vehicle he was driving was reported stolen. The man was initially pulled over Saturday for speeding on on the Trans-Canada Hig...
Apr 30, 2019
