Author Archives: Tim Davidson

The message about not drinking and driving is apparently not getting through. The OPP says they nabbed 155 impaired drivers through their RIDE check stops across the region. That's 15 more than last y...

Teams in the SIJHL begin the second half of their season tonight. All eight teams see their first action after the holiday break. The Sioux Lookout Bombers, who hold down first place, are at home to t...

The Kenora District Services Board is seeing an increase in it's budget this year, but in one area in particular, funding is being cut back. Henry Wall is CAO and says money from the federal governmen...

The City of Kenora has embarked on a micro-transit study. City clerk Heather Pihulak says they want to find out if there are feasible alternatives they can use other than a conventional transit system...

Time is running out to get your nominations in for the Kenora District Chamber of Commerce's business awards. Friday is the last day to nominate a business or person in one of the six categories. Cham...

A good start to the new year for the Kenora U18 AAA Thistles. The Thistles edged the Winnipeg Thrashers 3-2 Wednesday night at the Moncrief Construction Sports Centers. Jackson Tucker scored all three...

Gas prices really vary across northwestern Ontario. But for the most part they are going down. That's according to Dan McTeague president of Canadians for Affordable Energy. He says wholesale prices d...

Pinecrest Home for the Aged says two units are now affected by respiratory illness outbreaks Last week there was one confirmed case of influenza in Unit 4. It has since been resolved, but five residen...

Ontario Provincial Police are investigating a homicide on the Kitchenuhmaykoosib Inninuwug (Big Trout Lake) First Nation. The body of one person was located on New Years day around 3:00 p.m. after pol...

Kenora city council is expected to approve it's operating budget in the next few weeks. Mayor Andrew Poirier says they have been talking to the province about a further reduction in their policing cos...