Author Archives: Tim Davidson

Extremely dry weather in the Winnipeg River drainage basin is forcing the Lake of the Woods Control Board to conduct several small outflow decreases at the Norman Dam. There will be four over the next...

The provincial government is spending $1.7 billion more on education this year than last year. The budget for core education is $30.3 billion, up from $28.6 billion last year. That includes more for c...

This year's Leonard Skye Building Bridges award is going to an educator with the Keewatin-Patricia District School Board. Alyssa Donais is currently the Indigenous Language lead for the board and has ...

One person is dead following a house fire on the Sandy Lake First Nation. The blaze broke out around 3:30 Thursday afternoon. Initially nine people were able to get out and received treatment at the c...

A new hospital in Kenora is expected to cost in the range of $800 million. Last week, the province announced $50 million dollars in the budget last week for the next phases of planning. President and ...

The province is providing $22 million to help municipalities and emergency response centers with the transition to the new 9-1-1 communications system. It's called Next generation 9-1-1 and moves the ...

Kenora, Sioux Lookout, Red Lake and Ignace are all slated to get new OPP detachments. Solicitor General Michael Kerzner announced today new state-of-the-art buildings for a number of communities, incl...

Two more people have been charged in connection to the death of 45-year-old Buifford Cowley of the Whitefish Bay First Nation. The remains of his body were discovered in September of 2022. Initially t...

The Lake of the Woods Hospital Foundation's Beyond the Scan campaign raised one million dollars more than the $8.5 million goal. The final tally was just over $9.522 million. Mira Trebilcock is execut...

The newly elected MP for the Kenora-Kiiwetnoong Riding will continue in his role for the Conservative Caucus. Party Leader Pierre Poilievre announced his shadow cabinet appointments on Wednesday. Eric...