Author Archives: Tim Davidson

Two youth face a long list of charges following a high-speed chase east of Dryden. Early Wednesday morning shortly before 3 am the OPP tried to conduct a traffic stop in the City of Dryden, but the ve...

If you can't decide what to get your mom on Mother's Day, you can take her fishing. The Province of Ontario says it will be a license-free fishing weekend. No fishing license will be needed on May 10t...

A couple of new buildings supported by the Kenora District Services Board are getting ready to open their doors to the public. The first will be in Kenora next week, at the 56-unit senior's complex at...

The short NorWOSSA high school soccer season has begun. Yesterday, St. Thomas Aquinas swept their games in both girls and boys play against Dryden and Red Lake. In girls' action, the Saints shutout th...

The Centennial Cup, the championship for junior hockey teams in Canada, starts tomorrow (Thursday) in Calgary. The Kam River Fighting Walleye are the SIJHL representatives and play their first game on...

The OPP is investigating a death on the Pikangikum First Nation. Last Wednesday, Provincial Police responded to an incident where an infant was taken to the nursing clinic in medical distress. The chi...

A major project at the Moncrief Construction Sports Center is beginning this week. Work is taking place replace the concrete slab at the Thistle Rink. The new slab will feature heating pipes and insul...

After a slow start, the forest fire season in northwestern Ontario is starting to heat up. The fire hazard in most of the region is in the high to extreme range. There are five active wildfires, two f...

Prime Minister Mark Carney calls the meeting with US Donald Trump constructive and positive. Carney went to Washington on Tuesday to try to get the Americans to reduce or get rid of tariffs altogether...

Not a bad start to the season for the KBL Selects U11 and U15 AA baseball teams. They hosted a pair of teams from Winnipeg on Sunday. Both split their games. The U11's dropped their first game 6-1 des...