Author Archives: Tim Davidson

Sewer and water rates will continue to increase in the City of Kenora, but some users could see a significant increase. A report prepared for City Council by Watson and Associates recommends large com...

The fundraising campaign for a new Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) machine for Lake of the Woods District Hospital and its new Diagnostic Imaging Centre of Excellence has already reached 80 percent o...

Dryden city council needs to know the risks involved in putting a deep geological nuclear waste facility in the region. That's the feeling of Sylvia Green-Guenette from We the Nuclear Free North. She ...

Kenora will be once again be taking part in the Coldest Night of the Year fundraiser. The money generated will go to the Fellowship Center and Jubilee Church of God to help those in need. Pastor Frank...

Another outbreak of infectious diseases in the Kenora area. This time its at the Pinecrest Home for the Aged. Administration says three residents in Unit two have influenza A. Also, there is one posit...

COVID-19 isn't done with us yet. Lake of the Woods District Hospital says it's dealing with a COVID outbreak in one of its units. The Medical/Surgical 3E/ICU unit is affected. The hospital's infection...

A Sioux Lookout musher has finished third in the Yukon Quest dog sled race. Jesse Terry completed the 450-mile race about three hours after the winner Michelle Phillips of the Yukon. They spent about ...

The Municipality of Sioux Lookout has launched a post-card campaign as part of its Strategic Plan. Economic Development Officer Jennifer Esposito says they are asking the public for feedback on what t...

The Government of Canada plans to use satellites to help battle wildfires. The Canadian Space Agency has awarded a $72 million contract to design the Wildfire Sat program. Spire Global Canada will des...

The Canadian Union of Public Employees says it's still talking to the City of Kenora on a new deal. CUPE 191 city employees have been without a contract for over a year. The last deal expired on Decem...