Author Archives: Tim Davidson

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...

It's being called the Winter Weekend of Wonder. The Kenora winter carnival is taking place this weekend. Morgan Seller is the special events coordinator for the city and says it all gets underway Frid...

Three people have been charged with trafficking and weapons charges following a drug bust in Dryden. Several units of the OPP executed a search warrant on Wednesday around 10 am on Arthur Street. Poli...

The City of Dryden wants to fix up 2.4 kilometers of Sandy Beach Road between Maple Road and Birchcliff Road. The project would cost over 5.7 million dollars, but the city is applying to the federal g...

Tourism Kenora is bringing back a popular winter culinary campaign. It's called Frost Bites and features a number of local restaurants. Josh Nelson is the city's Tourism Development Officer and says i...

The OPP in Ignace say one of its officers was almost hit by a drunk driver. The incident took place Tuesday night around 8:00, when police were completing a traffic stop. An approaching vehicle failed...

It's been a busy year for house fires in the northwest region. The OPP say they've noticed an increase in preventable fires this winter. So far, there's been over 60 fire related calls across the nort...

The City of Dryden is being asked for financial support for the new MRI in Sioux Lookout. The president and CEO of the Meno Ya Win Health Center Dean Osmond says a lot of patients from Dryden already ...