Author Archives: Tim Davidson

Plastic pollution is a growing problem, and even remote areas in northwestern Ontario are being affected. The Experimental Lakes Area tested nine lakes both inside and outside it's boundaries. Researc...

The city is getting more funding to complete work on McLeod Park. The Northern Ontario Heritage Fund is contributing $450,000 for the next phase of rehabilitation. This includes restoring the James Mc...

Two high school hockey teams from Kenora are heading to the All-Ontario A/AA championships in Brooklin near Oshawa. The Beaver Brae boys and the St. Thomas Aquinas girls are competing in the OFSAA fin...

The All Nations Hospital in Kenora seems to have the support of the provincial government. A social media post showed up last week announcing a new hospital for Kenora. President and CEO of the Hospit...

The Seven Generations Education Institute is showing off its newest technology. Both the Fort Frances and Kenora campuses are hosting a Nex Gen Reality Showcase. Director of IT, Christine Woolsey says...

The OPP say Highway 17 east of Dryden is now open. Police say the highway was closed initially due to a collision between three tractor-trailer units just east of Dinorwic near Brown Bay Road. No inju...

The Town of Sioux Narrows-Nestor Falls is getting funding to beautify the road corridor that runs between the two communities. $180,000 has been promised from the Northern Ontario Heritage Funding for...

The City of Kenora is getting a grant from the province for the third phase of making Norman Park more accessible. Kenora is one of 15 communities to share $750,000 under the Inclusive Community Grant...

It's been a tough year for Mount Evergreen because of the warm temperatures. But the ski hill is getting a helping hand from the Northern Ontario Heritage Fund. Blair McCallum is the past president an...

The federal Conservatives say they will do everything in their power to stop the increase in the Carbon Tax April 1st. Kenora MP Eric Melillo says the Conservatives have always been opposed to the Car...