Author Archives: Tim Davidson

One person is dead following a single snowmachine collision in Ignace. The OPP say the accident took place just after midnight on Saturday on the OFSC trail. A 25-year-old was pronounced dead at the s...

The St. Thomas Aquinas senior girls' volleyball team is in Toronto for the All-Ontario "A" championships. The Saints play their first game at 12:30 against Quinte Christian High School from Belleville...

The Fort Frances Muskies have won both the boys and girls NorWOSSA hockey championships. The Muskie girls scored three unanswered goals in the third period to edge the Saint Thomas Aquinas Saints 3-2....

The City of Dryden could soon have another hotel. Council has approved a site plan for the building. Harrison says the hotel fills a much-needed void in the community. "This will be quite a welcome ad...

The precautionary boil water advisory in place all week in Keewatin and Norman has been lifted. The boil water order was given last Sunday afternoon after a water main break at Norman Drive. Crews man...

The NorWOSSA hockey championships are taking place over the next two days in Kenora. The Fort Frances boys have already advanced to tomorrow's final as they downed the Red Lake Rams in a semi-final. I...

Six festivals in northwestern Ontario have been selected as some of the 100 top attractions in Ontario. Festivals and Events Ontario presented the award recently to the Dryden Fall Fest and the Sioux ...

The FIREFLY agency has hired a new Chief Executive Officer. Darcia Curtis works at FIREFLY as the Director of Service Excellence and Partnerships. She replaces Karen Ingebrigtson, who has served as FI...

A good night for incumbent MPP's in the northwest. All four won their ridings, including Sol Mamakwa of the NDP in the Kiiwetinoog Riding. He claimed about 61 percent of the votes cast and led by 1,76...

The incumbent MPP for the Kenora-Rainy River Riding easily won his seat. Progressive Conservative candidate Greg Rickford took almost 60 percent of the votes cast. "I'm just incredibly grateful and hu...