Author Archives: Randy Thoms
Health Unit Surprised By Government Cuts
The Northwestern Health Unit says it was surprised by an announcement by the Ford Government in the 2019 budget to reduce the number of health units in the province. The government plans to go from th...
Apr 18, 2019
Voyageurs Dominate NorWOSSA Championships
A dominating performance by members of the Atikokan Voyageurs badminton team. They captured eight NorWOSSA championships in Dryden yesterday. They also won the senior and junior team titles. https://t...
Apr 18, 2019
93.1 The Border Honoured By Falls Chamber
93.1 The Border is being recognized by the International Falls Chamber of Commerce. Our station is one ten businesses to receive Pillar Awards for their ongoing support of the Chamber. The Chamber als...
Apr 18, 2019
English Drama Ends At Festival
Area school putting their best voices forward to wrap up the English Drama portion of the Rainy River District Festival of the Performing Arts yesterday. J.W. Walker School scored three first place fi...
Apr 17, 2019
Land Ambulance A Target Of Reductions
Land ambulance service could be next to feel the blow of the Ford government's costing cut measures. An internal memo from the Association of Municipalities of Ontario suggests the government wants to...
Apr 17, 2019
Health Units Being Reduced
The Ford government plans to reduce the number of public health units in the province to ten in the next two years. There's now 35 but it's not known what impact the move will have on the Northwestern...
Apr 17, 2019
Legal Aid Clinic Worried About Budget Cut
The Northwest Community Legal Clinic is worried about a 30 per cent to Legal Aid Ontario's budget. The reduction came in last week's provincial budget. The regional clinic receives it's funding the pr...
Apr 17, 2019
New Driver's Licence Coming
For the first time since 2007, the Ontario government is introducing a new driver's licence with enhanced security. Transportation Minister Jeff Yurek notes the card you carry in your wallet is more t...
Apr 17, 2019
Fire Department Eyes Cost-Recovery Option
The Fort Frances Fire and Rescue Service is looking at a property owner's insurance policy as a way of recouping some of the costs of fighting a fire. Fire Chief Tyler Moffitt says most policies inclu...
Apr 17, 2019
New Branding For Ontario Government
There will be one logo to be used by the Ontario government. It will be a redesign of the Ontario Trillium with the slogan "Working For You." "While the new trillium logo looks like a classic, it is a...
Apr 16, 2019
