Author Archives: Tim Davidson
NorWOSSA winter court sports finals this week
Sioux North is hosting the Double A NorWOSSA winter court sports championships today. The semi-finals will take place this morning with Sioux North taking on Dryden in the senior girls match, while Fo...
Tim Davidson Feb 13, 2024
Suspect arrested in connection to 5 murders in southern Manitoba
The RCMP in Manitoba are investigating the murders of five people, including three children. The Mounties were called out around 7:30 Sunday morning to a report of a hit and run just south of Carmen. ...
Tim Davidson Feb 12, 2024
Health Unit merger report due soon
A report on the merger of the two health unit in the region has to be submitted to the province by the end of March. Medical officer of health for the Northwestern Health Unit Dr. Kit Youg Hoon says t...
Tim Davidson Feb 12, 2024
Racette retiring, O'Flaherty new CEO of the hospital
The president and CEO of Lake of the Woods Hospital is retiring. Ray Racette will be stepped down from the position in June. It didn't take long to find his replacement. Cheryl O'flaherty, the hospita...
Tim Davidson Feb 12, 2024
KDMA convention wraps up with 13 resolutions
The Kenora District Municipal Association has approved 13 resolutions to wrap up it's a conference in Kenora. The only one that will have monetary implications for local municipalities is an increase ...
Tim Davidson Feb 12, 2024
Airport Road now fully open
A section of Airport Road had to be closed for the past day. The City of Kenora's roads department says the lower portion of the road was flooded. The road is now open to two way traffic. No word on w...
Tim Davidson Feb 11, 2024
Chamber of Commerce honours local businesses
For the first time in three and a half years, the Kenora and District Chamber of Commerce selected it's top businesses. The 2024 business awards were presented last light at a gala banquet. Boreal Cor...
Tim Davidson Feb 09, 2024
NorWOSSA Nordic championships go ahead
Despite mild temperatures, the NorWOSSA ski championships were still held on Wednesday. Students from Ignace and Red Lake took top spot in all the races. Nash Parsons from Ignace took first place in t...
Tim Davidson Feb 08, 2024
St. Thomas Aquinas reopens on Friday
Classes will resume as normal at St. Thomas Aquinas on Friday, February 9th. The school was closed on Thursday due to a power failure, which also affect sewer and water systems. The School Board says ...
Tim Davidson Feb 08, 2024
Control Board issues flooding advisory
There is an advisory out due to the warm temperatures and all the rain. The Lake of the Woods Control Board says the ground is still frozen and there isn't much snowpack to absorb the rain. As a resul...
Tim Davidson Feb 08, 2024
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