Author Archives: Randy Thoms

The town of Fort Frances is losing its town clerk. Gabrielle Lecuyer has tendered her resignation and is moving on to a position elsewhere. Mayor Andrew Hallikas announced at Monday night's meeting th...

Homeowners in Fort Frances will pay 2.25% more on their water and sewer bills in the new year. The industrial and commercial sector rates will increase by 3.77%. The rate hikes will take effect in the...

Koochiching County is asking its state representatives to continue discussing the bridge linking Fort Frances and International Falls. County officials say tolls continue to harm both sides of the bor...

Fort Frances council is expected to approve new water and sewer rates at their meeting tonight. Four proposals are on the table for council's consideration. One calls for a 3.4% rate increase to all 2...

CN is facing the threat of another strike. This time by its clerical, customer service and mechanics represented by Unifor. The union says members of Council 4000, which represents over 3,300 workers ...

Provincial Police are dealing with a couple of accidents that temporarily closed Highway 11 on Monday. One accident is near Wright's River Bridge, which is near Quetico Provincial Park. It forced the ...

Just don't do it. That is the message from law enforcement in Ontario as they kick off the Festive RIDE campaign to crack down on impaired driving. Ontario's Solicitor General Michael Kerzner says dri...

Businesses will pay less to the Workers Safety and Insurance Board in the new year. The provincial government is reducing rates starting in January. The average rate will drop from $1.30 to $1.25 for ...

Concern from students has led to charges against another in Atikokan. The Rainy River District School Board says two students expressed concern to staff at Northern Lakes School about a possible threa...

The town of Fort Frances will proceed with upgrades to its water tower. The project is estimated to cost over $4 million. A recent inspection identified deficiencies with the structure's coating. Ther...