Author Archives: Tim Davidson

Here is Bruce Braun's latest column for the Beauty Bay senior men's golf league. Enjoy! Beauty Bay Golf Course, Senior Men's League, July 29, 2025

A summer-time tradition in Sioux Lookout is returning. The Blueberry Festival starts tomorrow and runs until August 10th. Chair Dori Hopko says the festival has been around for a long time. "We are th...

A collision this morning near Ignace sent three people to hospital. The accident took place around 8:00 this morning and involved a semi-transport trailer and a pick-up truck. The OPP say one person h...

The Government of Ontario has formally cancelled its contract with Elon Musk's Starlink. The contract with Starlink was for $100 million to provide internet service to remote First Nations and underse...

The Lake of the Woods Control Board says it has authorized another small increase in outflow from the Norman Dam. That's because of increasing water levels on the lake. Despite the increase, lake leve...

The Municipality of Sioux Lookout is getting $200,000 to implement its Pathways to Prevention project. The money comes from Intact Insurance's Municipal Climate Resiliency program. In total the insura...

Today is the World Day Against Trafficking in Persons, and the province of Ontario is using it to take action. Minister of Children, Community and Social Services Michael Parsa was in Kenora to announ...

There will be soon four MRIs in the northwest region. Right now, there is only one, and it's located in Thunder Bay. Dr. Catherine Murray is the Chief of Radiology in Kenora and says the MRIs are now ...

Groups in the Red Lake area are sharing $30,000 from the Northern Ontario Heritage Fund. It's to help offset the costs associated with couple of special events in that community, including this past w...

Work is expected begin Wednesday on Essex Road and Beauty Bay Road. Repair work will involve scarifying the surface treated sections of the roads and applying gravel on top. Motorists can expect rough...