Author Archives: Tim Davidson

An Integrity Commissioner's report on the comments of Dryden councillor Ritch Noel has found two contraventions of the Code of Conduct. There were several complaints about a Facebook post Noel made ab...

The federal government is committing $1.2 billion to support the softwood lumber industry. Prime Minister Mark Carney has announced a four-pillar plan. He says that includes financial support for lumb...

The Ontario Special Investigations Unit has released more details on a fatal police shooting on the Wapekeka First Nation. The incident took place last Thursday inside the community's Youth Center, wh...

Here are the winners from Sunday's Lucky Duck Race sponsored by the Kenora Rotary Club and Kenora Special Olympics: 1. 1982 - $1500 - Maureen Thompson, Winnipeg, MB 2. 1897 - $500 - Erika Olson, Kenor...

The Ontario Special Investigations Unit is looking into an injury at the Sioux Lookout Detachment of the OPP. On Wednesday, the OPP responded to a report of an intoxicated man and he was arrested. He ...

An August long weekend tradition continues with live music under the Jarnel Contracting Pavilion. Shake the Lake is back for its second year. One of the headliners is Shawn Desman. "Saturday night...S...

The provincial government is being asked to take action on new duties on Canadian softwood by the United States. The duties amount to 34.45 percent and more are expected by November. The Kenora-Rainy ...

It was much drier in Kenora last month than normal. We had about 43 millimeters of rain in July. That's more than half of what we usually get, which is about 110 millimeters. In terms of temperature, ...

Two youths have drowned in Dryden. The OPP say a 15-year-old boy and a 12-year-old girl went into the Wabigoon River around 4:10 Thursday afternoon. They did not resurface from the water. The OPP's Em...

The province has announced $6 million over three years for a Children at Risk Exploitation Unit in Kenora. The funding comes from its Anti-Human Trafficking Strategy. Jaye Wesley from the Kenora Sexua...