Author Archives: Randy Thoms
Distracted Driving Campaign In Minnesota
On the heels of a campaign targeting distracted driving in Ontario, law enforcement in Minnesota are preparing for a similar one of their own. It begins today and last until the end of the month. Minn...
Apr 08, 2019
Proposed Tax Passes One Committee
A proposed city sales tax for International Falls has cleared a hurdle at the state legislature. The House Property and Local Tax Committee is giving its approval to the tax as part of a massive bill ...
Apr 08, 2019
Lobby Group Slams Education Changes
The lobby group People for Education is out with it's analysis of the provincial government's recent changes to the education system. Executive director Annie Kidder estimates that if all the changes ...
Apr 08, 2019
Educators Rally In Toronto
Thursday it was the students, Saturday it was the teachers rallying in protest against the Ford government's changes to education. As many as 30-thousand educators, parents and students joined in fron...
Apr 08, 2019
Local Sports Report For Monday, April 8
The trainer for the Fort Frances Lakers has been named the first recipient of a new SIJHL's award. Jake Witherspoon selected as Trainer/Equipment Manager of the Year. This was Witherspoon's first seas...
Apr 08, 2019
Tax Rate Increase Explanied
The town of Fort Frances is providing some clarification to the tax rate increase expected with this year's budget. Town council finalized both the operating and capital budgets on Monday. At that mee...
Apr 05, 2019 Fort Frances Treasurer Dawn Galusha at 2019 budget meeting.
Solicitor General Returns
A change in name for Ontario's Minister of Community Safety and Correctional Services. Sylvia Jones now becomes Solicitor General. It was the title used up until 2002 before the former Ministry of Sol...
Apr 05, 2019 Sylvia Jones speaking at Queen's Park in Dec. 2018
Festival Ends First Week Of Competitions End
The piano competitions at the Rainy River District Festival of the Performing Arts has wrapped up with another participant receiving First Class Honours. Piper Likea earned the marks in one of three c...
Apr 05, 2019
High School Students Rally Against Education Changes
Classrooms expected to back to normal after some students across the Rainy River district walked out of class to protest the Ford government's chances to education. Fort Frances High School stu...
Apr 05, 2019 Fort Frances High School students protesting in front of Kenora-Rainy River MPP Greg Rickford's office
Student Walk Out Planned
A provincial act of civil disobedience is expected to hit classrooms in northwestern Ontario today. High school students across Ontario are planning an afternoon "walk-out" to protest proposed changes...
Apr 04, 2019
