Author Archives: Tim Davidson
January milder and drier than usual
It's not often you can say this, but the weather in January was actually pretty nice. There was one cold snap last month, but overall, the daily mean temperature was 5.5 degrees above average. It sat ...
Tim Davidson Feb 02, 2024
FedNor's purchasing habits questioned
The Federal economic development agency for northern Ontario should be doing a better job of supporting local businesses. Kenora MP Eric Melillo found out that less that 15 percent of the goods and se...
Tim Davidson Feb 01, 2024
Temperature records set across the region
Several communities have set temperature records for the last day of January. Dryden had the biggest margin. The temperature rose to 6 degrees, that's well above the record for this day of -1.4. Fort ...
Tim Davidson Jan 31, 2024
Children At Risk Of Exploitation unit to be set up in Kenora
The City of Kenora will be the location of a third facility in the province to help victims of human trafficking. Engagement and consultation sessions are already underway. Jaye Wesley from the Kenora...
Tim Davidson Jan 31, 2024
Lakers come back to beat the Islanders
A couple of rarities in the SIJHL Tuesday afternoon. Firstly, it was a 12:30 start at the Moncrief Construction Sports Center in Kenora. The Fort Frances Lakers ended up beating the Kenora Islanders 7...
Tim Davidson Jan 30, 2024
All Nations Health Partners urged to help find warming center
The City of Kenora and the Kenora District Services Board are appealing to the All Nations Health Parters to help find a warming center. A call to action was issued to close the current four hour gap ...
Tim Davidson Jan 30, 2024
Mota new chair of the KDSB
Some change in the executive of the Kenora District Services Board. Red Lake mayor Fred Mota takes over from Barry Baltessen as chair. Baltessen, who represents the Lake of the Woods North Unincorpora...
Tim Davidson Jan 30, 2024
Council passes 2024 municipal budget
The City of Kenora has passed it's 2024 municipal budget. In the end, it came in at a 3.17 percent increase over last year. Director of Finance Ryan Marsh says it was a challenge drafting a budget tha...
Tim Davidson Jan 30, 2024
Co-starter 2.0 winners introduced
Five businesses across northwestern Ontario have completed a three month intensive program to help launch their products. The five were the winners of the Northwest Innovation Center's Co-Starter 2.0 ...
Tim Davidson Jan 29, 2024
Police arrest two more youth in arson in Eabametoong
The Nishnawbe Aski Police say four youth have now been charged in connection to a fire that destroyed the school on the Eabamentoong (Fort Hope) First Nation last Thursday morning. One is a 13 year ol...
Tim Davidson Jan 29, 2024
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