Author Archives: Tim Davidson

Business that are federally regulated will have to increase their minimum wage as of April 1st. The base rate will go from $16.65 up to $17.30 an hour. That represents a 3.9 percent raise, which is eq...

Local groups putting on special events are eligible for funding under the Municipal Accommodation Tax. Grants of up to $5,000 are available. The events must take place from June 1st to May 31st of 202...

Lake of the Woods District Hospital is confident that an incentive program for physicians to work in northern hospitals will be renewed. The Temporary Locum Program is set to expire on March 31st. Pre...

Both Kenora high school hockey teams scored wins this morning at the All-Ontario championships in the Oshawa area. The St. Thomas Aquinas Saints dumped Hearst Secondary School 7-2 in their final round...

The City of Kenora is going with a local company to do line painting on municipal streets this year. This after Northwest Lines was unable to complete all the line painting on roads last year due to l...

Kenora city council has voted against having a re-use center at the Waste Transfer Station. The idea was floated by council Lisa Moncrief. It would cost 75 thousand dollars to construct a building to ...

The MP for the Kenora Riding has drafted his first piece of legislation. Eric Melillo has introduced Bill-376, An Act to Amend the Criminal Code. Melillo says his bill deals with the prohibition of po...

A 60 year old man faces five drug trafficking charges after he was arrested in Dryden Monday afternoon. The OPP say they initially arrested the man in the afternoon on charges of possession for the pu...

Kenora high school hockey teams are still searching for their first wins at the All-Ontario A/AA championships in the Oshawa area. The St. Thomas Aquinas girls have one tie and a loss in their two gam...

The federal Auditor General says there hasn't been much change in closing the gap in housing on Indigenous communities in the past 20 years. Indigenous Services Minister Patty Hajdu says she accepts t...