Author Archives: Tim Davidson

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...

The Northwestern Ontario Municipal Association is speaking out against new US duties on our softwood lumber industry. The US Trade Department will increase anti-dumping duties on softwood to over 20 p...

More money for skills training in Ontario. Labour, Immigration, Training and Skills Development minister David Piccini says this builds on the over $2.5 billion in the Skills Development Fund the prov...

The provincial government has come through with funding for a new arena on the Wauzhushk Onigum Nation (Rat Portage). $9 million has been promised through the Community Sport and Recreation Infrastruc...

New Gold says it's second quarter was much better in terms of gold production than the first quarter. Just over 61,000 ounces were mined at its Rainy River site. In addition, it says production during...