Author Archives: Tim Davidson

A 34 year old from the Wabaseemoong Independent Nation has been charged with second degree murder. It is in connection with a death in the community Thursday afternoon. Police were contacted around 3:...

Just one forest fire has been reported in the region. It was a 0.1 hectare blaze the popped up near Highway 665 about nine kilometers north of Dryden Thursday afternoon. It's since been declared out. ...

There won't be any change in the party standings at Queen's Park. The Progressive Conservatives won both by-elections held last night in convincing fashion. The by-elections took play in Milton and La...

The Society of Rural Physicians of Canada has singled out the work of a couple of health care providers in this region. Janine Moloney has received a Rural Health Champion Award. She currently works a...

The Township of Machin is planning to pass it's municipal budget later this month. As it stands now, the town is looking at a 4.6 percent increase. Staff has submitted all their budget requests, and a...

Ontario's Independent Electricity System Operator is making $15 million available to Indigenous communities. The money is available for three programs. They are for energy planning, infrastructure dev...

Two provincial by-elections today won't affect the Ford government's majority. But they might be considered a public opinion poll on how the provincial Conservatives are doing. The by-elections are in...

Grand Council Treaty #3 has released it's annual Pow Wow Trail for the spring and summer. Things get underway later this month with the first Pow Wow near Vermilion Bay. It's the 4th MacIntosh Pow Wow...

The provincial government is being asked to support the a victim assistance position in Dryden. Beverly Derouard is the executive director Victim Services for Kenora and Area and says the Dryden area,...

Despite recent cool and damp weather, the month of April was actually pretty normal. The daily mean temperature was 4.8 degrees last month, just above the average which is 3.6. Geoff Coulson from Envi...