Borderland News
Area school boards to receive increase in funding
School boards in northwestern Ontario are learning how much money they will receive from the provincial government for the next school year. Allocatio...
34m ago
No support by premier to legalize illegal drugs
Premier Doug Ford is showing his displeasure with any move to decriminalize certain street drugs. It is being tried in B.C., but it has led to concern...
1h ago
Ontario companies to have preference in public bids
Ontario companies will get an advantage when bidding for public contracts in the province. A new regulation under the Building Ontario Businesses Init...
1h ago
Wildland firefighters to benefit from presumptive WSIB coverage
Ontario's forest firefighters will soon have the same presumptive coverage for cancers, heart injuries and post-traumatic stress disorder as now offer...
1h ago
Charges laid in weekend accident
Impaired driving charges have been laid in connection with a motor vehicle collision near Atikokan. The incident occurred on Saturday afternoon on Hig...
2h ago
Winter-like weather returns for parts of northwestern Ontario
A messy start to the work week. Geoff Coulson from Environment Canada says we can expect a mix of precipitation today. "Certainly winter-like wea...
7h ago
Green Party leader tours region
Despite the distance from northwestern Ontario to Toronto, this region has some issues in common with southern Ontario. That's the feeling of Green Pa...
9h ago
New rules coming for cell phone use and vaping in schools
Efforts to reduce students' use of cell phones and vaping in schools will become stiffer this September. The new provincewide policy will prohibit cel...
Apr 28, 2024
Atikokan finds savings to decrease tax rate
The town of Atikokan has identified some savings in its budget for this year. It brings the possible tax increase to 3.8%. Treasurer Brandy Coulson sa...
Apr 27, 2024
New fees for arena dressing and storage rooms
There could be some changes to the use of dressing and storage rooms at the Memorial Sports Centre. It comes with a plan to charge for the use of dedi...
Apr 27, 2024
Ice to be available at arena this summer
Summer ice is a go in Fort Frances. Town council gave the green light to proceed after 79% of a targeted 291 hours of ice time sales was sold to vario...
Apr 27, 2024
Underpass work slated for this year
Work crews are expected to be back at the Portage Avenue underpass in Fort Frances this summer. The town has awarded a contract worth more than $540 t...
Apr 27, 2024
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