Author Archives: Randy Thoms
Local Sports Report For Monday, April 15
Northern Storm 14 and under team, that includes players from the Fort Frances area, were winners of their division at a AAA girl's hockey tournament held in Duluth. They beat Tommy Chicago Black 5-4 i...
Apr 15, 2019
OPP Searching For Missing Woman
Public assistance is needed to locate a missing Dryden woman. Provincial Police say 39-year-old Susan Tilley hasn't been seen since April 6th in the Dryden area. She was scheduled to travel to Fort Fr...
Apr 12, 2019
French Drama Takes Centre Stage
The Rainy River District Festival of the Performing Arts moving into the French drama division yesterday at St. Michael's School. First Class Honours were awarded in two classes. They went to St Micha...
Apr 12, 2019 Photo courtesy Rainy River District Festival of the Performing Arts/Facebook
MPPs React To Budget
Mixed reaction from northwestern Ontario three MPP on the PCs first provincial budget. Kenora-Rainy River MPP Greg Rickford is praising the fiscal document. Rickford says they are reducing the burden ...
Apr 12, 2019
PC Government Unveils First Budget
Finance Minister Vic Fedeli has handed down his first provincial budget and it includes no new tax increases. The 2019 budget includes a new child care tax credit, that could see families receive up t...
Apr 12, 2019
Winter Still With Us
Winter is showing it's not going away that easy. A storm moving through the Borderland region has already left 10 centimetres or nearly 4 inches of snow in its wake and a bit more expected. There's al...
Apr 12, 2019
Hiring Fair Hailed Successful
An opportunity to find a job without having to leave the school. About thirty businesses and organizations took part in a hiring fair at Fort Frances High School Wednesday. NCDS's executive director N...
Apr 11, 2019
Vocal Competitions Wraps Up
Vocal competitions at the Rainy River District Festival of the Performing Arts wrapped up yesterday with a couple of performers winning multiple times. Piper Lidkea won in three class while Addison Ch...
Apr 11, 2019
City Tax Heads To Next Committee
A massive omnibus tax bill, which includes a request by the city of International Falls to create its own city sale tax, is off to the next legislative committee. Minnesota's House Taxes Committee app...
Apr 11, 2019
Significant Snow Possible
Weather officials are tracking a system expected to bring significant snow to some parts of northwestern Ontario and northeastern Minnesota. Exactly how much the Borderland region seems to be in quest...
Apr 11, 2019
