Author Archives: Randy Thoms
High-grade Gold Found At Former Mine
Nuinsco Resources says it finding some high-grade gold values at a former gold mine near Atikokan. The company says it was identified in material taken from the former Sunbeam Mine. Twenty-eight sampl...
Mar 25, 2019
Minister Seeks Solutions To Delays
Ontario's Consumer Services Minister is looking for solutions to the delays in getting a birth certificate. Bill Walker says the current 15-week time frame is just not acceptable. He admits there are ...
Mar 25, 2019
Minister Staying Out Of Mill Negotiations For Now
Ontario's Minister of Natural Resources and Forestry says it's not in his authority to urge companies like Resolute Forest Products to make a deal for its Fort Frances mill. John Yakabuski says he wou...
Mar 25, 2019
Local Sports Report for Monday, March 25
Kim Beaudry and her Fort Frances rink now locked in a three-way tie for second place in their pool at the Canadian Senior Women's Curling Championship in Chilliwack. Beaudry's foursome scored an 8-1 w...
Mar 25, 2019
Minnesota Sees Job Loss
For the first time in almost eight years, the number of people employed in Minnesota is down. The Department of Employment and Economic Development says employers shed 88-hundred jobs in February, lea...
Mar 22, 2019
Car Dealership Helps Ruby's Pantry
Some support for Ruby's Pantry in International Falls. Waschke Family GM Center is providing the monthly food distribution program with $325 for it continue. The gift is part of monthly donations the ...
Mar 22, 2019
Local Sports Report For Friday, March 22
The Fort Frances Muskies girls curling team have improved to 2-1 at the all-Ontario curling championships in North Bay. The rink skipped by Ashley Payne jumped out to an 8-0 lead to beat Central Huron...
Mar 22, 2019
NDP Continue Demands For Inquiry
The NDP are renewing their calls to hold a public inquiry into the selection of Ron Taverner as the next OPP commissioner. The Integrity Commissioner submitted a report yesterday suggesting premier Do...
Mar 22, 2019
Parents' Concerns Provoke Changes To Autism Program
The Ontario government says it's making changes to its autism program after hearing the concerns of parents. Social Services Minister Lisa MacLeod announced they'll be adding more funding into the pro...
Mar 22, 2019
PCs Put Forward Plan To Fix Hydro System
The Ford government not holding back on what it thinks about hydro in the province. Energy Minister Greg Rickford introduced a bill yesterday called the 'Fixing the Hydro Mess Act.' Rickford says it i...
Mar 22, 2019
