Author Archives: Tim Davidson

Water levels are going down slowly, but they are still higher than the Lake of the Woods Control Board would like. As a result, an increase in outflow has been authorized for Thursday. Water levels on...

A COVID outbreak at Lake of the Woods District Hospital has been declared over. It was first reported on November 17th. The outbreak was confined to the 2-E Adult Medicine wing. Visiting hours have be...

The Fort Frances Muskies boys basketball and girls volleyball teams won all four games in the start of NorWOSSA winter court sport action. The Muskies junior boys edged the Beaver Brae Broncos 50-43. ...

A 34 year old Dryden woman faces several charges as a result of fires set in apartment. On Monday night just before midnight, the OPP and the Dryden Fire Service responded to an alarm on First Street....

The Keewatin-Patricia District School Board has come to an agreement with one of it's bargaining units. The Designated Early Childhood Educators represented by the Elementary Teachers Federation of On...

The provincial government says it's endorsing the Chiefs of Ontario's fight against the carbon tax. Indigenous Affairs Minister Greg Rickford the federal government has refused to negotiate with the F...

The Canadian Mental Health Association is showing off it's new van. Sara Dias is executive director and says the Mobile Mental Health and Addictions Clinic is visiting four communities in the area. "T...

Kenora city council has settled on a 4.22 percent increase in the municipal budget for 2024. Council held a special meeting Monday afternoon to go over the capital and operating budget. There was some...

The Meno Ya Win Health Center in Sioux Lookout has launched a campaign to fund an MRI. The campaign was launched on Friday and has a target of $5.5 million. The Magnetic Resonance Imaging machine is e...

The Nutrition of Weekends program is getting a shot in the arm. Rotary recently received a cheque for $5,000 from Century 21 Northern Choice Realty for the cause. Under the NOW program, food is packag...