Author Archives: Tim Davidson

The snowmobiling season is almost over and the Sunset Trail Riders are celebrating another year. In particular, STR has a couple of new, lighter trail groomers to show off. The club held a rally on Su...

Kenora city council has narrowly passed the 2025 budget. The budget passed by a vote of four to three. Barb Manson was one of the councillors to vote against the 8.12 percent increase. "I started this...

Shades of 21 Jump Street. The Dryden OPP now has a presence in Dryden High School. The OPP's Adam Illman says they have a dedicated Community Officer at the high school. "We would like the officer to ...

Another big donation for the Beyond the Scan Campaign at Lake of the Woods District Hospital. Bryce and Nicki Douglas have announced they are gifting $500,000 towards the $8.5 million campaign. "This ...

One person sustained serious injuries as a result of a collision that closed Highway 17 near Dryden for several hours on Sunday. The OPP say the accident took place shortly after 9 am about 20 kilomet...

Three members of the Kenora Figure Skating Academy will be going to the provincial championships later this week. Waverly Wiebe, Claire Gauthier, and Jazlyn Bond all qualified, as their scores over th...

A 27-year-old man has been arrested by the Sioux Lookout OPP following a drug bust. Police say a search warrant was executed on Tuesday on King Street. Over 80 grams of suspected cocaine was seized, a...

Three weeks after the provincial election, the premier and his cabinet will be sworn in. It will take place on March 19th by Lieutenant Governor Edith Dumont. About a month later, the new session of t...

The Dryden OPP will be looking for a new detachment commander. Inspector Adam Illman informed the Dryden OPP Detachment Board meeting this week that he will be leaving his post later this month. "As o...

The Government of Canada has formally named Chanie Wenjack a person of national historic significance. Wenjack was from Ogoki Post on the Marten Falls First Nation and attended the Ceclia Jaffray resi...