Author Archives: Tim Davidson

A new ice allocation policy for the City of Kenora is being developed. This time, the city has gone out and hired a private consulting firm to work on a new policy. Meaghan Carey is with RC Strategies...

The Special Weather Statement for northwestern Ontario has been upgraded. It's now a Snowfall Warning. Weather preparedness meteorologist Geoff Coulson says even though it won't be that cold, the prec...

The Kam River Fighting Walleye are off to the second round of the SIJHL playoffs. The Walleye swept the Ironwood Lumberjacks in four straight games with a 4-1 win last night. The other two series are ...

A Dryden city councillor is sounding the alarm bell about a pending shortage of labour in his city and across northwestern Ontario. Ritch Noel says an immigration program is ending, and that will affe...

A Special Weather Statement has been issued for much of northern Ontario. Environment Canada is predicting anywhere from 10 to 20 centimeters of snow. Warning Preparedness Meteorologist Geoff Coulson ...

A Kenora resident is $250,000 richer. 61-year-old Kathy Shine won the top prize in the Instant Sapphire Solitaire scratch game. She plans to use the money for renovations and travel within Canada. The...

Five groups in Dryden will be sharing just over $102,000 in Moffat Family funding this year. The biggest grant goes to the Dryden Food Bank for just over $30,000 to help out with its food purchase pro...

Game four in the first round of SIJHL playoffs takes place tonight. The Kam River Fighting Walleye can advance to the next round with a win over the Ironwood Lumberjacks. The Walleye have a 3-0 series...

The Kenora OPP say they've seen a steady increase in the number of fraud complaints. There's been a 40 percent increase in the last two years. Inspector Jim Neild says a number of the fraud complaints...

Dryden city council is generally supportive of a Buy Canada approach to its purchasing policy. A resolution is being brought forward to favour Canadian made products or businesses, or at least not Ame...