Author Archives: Randy Thoms
Hospital Workers To Protest
Hospital employees across the province are being asked to support a protest today against the Ford government. The so-called Action Day is being organized by the left-wing lobby group The Ontario Heal...
Apr 23, 2019
Museum Fees To Double
The cost to visit the Fort Frances Museum this summer is going up. The museum will showcase an exhibit related to the 2017 discovery of Sir John Franklin's ship, the HMS Terror, in the Canadian Arctic...
Apr 23, 2019
New Relationship Agreement To Be Signed
A new era in relations between the town of Fort Frances and four First Nation communities linked to the Agency One lands. Area leaders plan to gather next week at Point Park to sign a new Declaration ...
Apr 23, 2019
Climate Change Now Part Of Forest Fire Fighting Plans
There is a new issue in the fight against forest fires in northwestern Ontario. Northwest Region Fire Response Coordinator for the Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry Darren McLarty says climat...
Apr 22, 2019
Bell Lays Off Technicians
Unifor says Bell Canada has laid off 76 of its technicians working in Ontario and Quebec. Notices were issued last week. Unifor says the layoffs come as the telecommunications giant contracts out work...
Apr 22, 2019
Autism Funding Concerns To Be Presented To Area MPP
The MPP for Kenora-Rainy River will be a focus of attention by the Ontario Public Service Employees union over the few days. Union members plan to visit all of Greg Rickford's constituency offices to ...
Apr 22, 2019
Local Sports Report For Monday April 22
Another member of the Fort Frances Lakers will suit up for the St. Scholastica Saints of the Northern Collegiate Hockey Association. Defenceman Nate Drobnick joins Jaedin Ness in committing to the Dul...
Apr 22, 2019
Muskie Study Underway
Two lakes within Voyageurs National Park are being closed temporarily. It's to allow the National Park Service and the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources to study the number of muskie in Shoepa...
Apr 22, 2019 Photo courtesy Wikipedia
Identity Confirmed
OPP are now confirming the body found earlier this week in the Turtle River Road area is that of a woman reported missing last week. 39-year-old Susan Tilley was located not far from her vehicle earli...
Apr 18, 2019
Labour Rallies Against Ford Government
Labour continues to rally against the Ford government's budget cuts. Days of Action promoted by the Ontario Federation of Labour were held in 50 cities yesterday, including Thunder Bay. Union spokespe...
Apr 18, 2019 Photo courtesy Ontario Federation of Labour/Facebook
