Author Archives: Tim Davidson
Go Fund Me set up for family due to house fire
A family of four has lost everything due to a house fire. The blaze broke out this past Thursday, January 23rd, in a rural area near Kenora. The two children managed to get out of the house safely, an...
Jan 25, 2025
Highway 17 west near Clearwater Bay open again
Highway 17 west of Kenora near Pye's Landing is open again. The closure took place just after 5:00 Friday evening. The Ministry of Transportation says a collision took place near Pye's Road. It's unkn...
Jan 24, 2025
Mining company director fined for evading taxes
A Thunder Bay based mining company director faces a hefty fine for evading taxes. Henry Grant Wetelainen was fined earlier this week and was also given a conditional sentence of two years less a day. ...
Jan 24, 2025
Sioux Lookout's hospital receives go-ahead for MRI
After lobbying for a couple of years, Sioux Lookout's Meno Ya Win Health Center is finally getting a Magnetic Image Resonance machine. The Ministry of Health has announced $8.1 million to build and op...
Jan 24, 2025
KDSB releases point-in-time homelessness survey results
A new survey shows there is about 500 homeless people in the Kenora District. 344 paper surveys were filled out and 156 people were observed to be homeless in October during the one-day, point-in-time...
Jan 24, 2025
Melillo demands return of Parliament to deal with tariffs
The federal Conservtives are demanding Parliament reconvene after former U.S. President Donald Trump proposed a 25 percent tariff on Canadian goods starting February 1. Kenora MP Eric Melillo blames P...
Jan 23, 2025
One man in custody, two still being sought by local police
The Treaty Three Police Service says they have caught one of three men wanted for a series of criminal offenses. Dakota Smith has been located and is in custody. Police are still searching for Peter T...
Jan 22, 2025
Kenora Rotary draws winners for its Dream Vacations
The Kenora Rotary Club made its annual Dream Vacation draw Tuesday night. A total of 10 vacation packages were drawn. Tickets were $100 dollars and all the profits from this fundraiser stays in the Ke...
Jan 22, 2025
Sioux Lookout OPP searching for missing woman
The Sioux Lookout OPP are searching for a woman missing for the past two days. Lydia was last seen on Sunday, walking southbound on Highway 72. She is described as about 5 feet, 5 inches tall, with bl...
Jan 21, 2025
Ignace OPP lay several charges on Saugeen
A 35-year-old has been charged by the Ignace OPP after threats were received on the Ojibway Nation of Saugeen. The OPP say the incident took place around 4:30 Sunday morning on Sapay Street. As a resu...
Jan 21, 2025