Author Archives: Tim Davidson

The mayor of Kenora says he'll decide later if he's going to run again. Andrew Poirier is midway through his four-year term. He says he still hasn't decided if he wants another term in office. "In all...

The Kenora Catholic District School Board has seen significant growth in its English as a Second Language program. Ryan Larson is a teacher with the English Language Learners and says they have seen a...

A Go Fund Me page has been set up for a victim of an apartment fire in Kenora. The blaze took place Friday night in one of the apartments above the Supper Fairy building on 9th Street North. Kenora an...

The Special Advisory Committee on Toxic Drug Poisonings says the harm from opioids remains very high. That despite the fact opioid-related deaths dropped in the first six months of 2024. From January ...

The Alzheimer's Society of the Kenora and Rainy River Districts has embarked on a couple of end-of-year fundraisers. Rossanna Tomashowski is executive director and says they are selling Treasured Tree...

Nominations are now open for the Kenora Chamber of Commerce's business awards. Alex Evans is the chamber manager and says they have 12 categories this year, including two new ones. "This year we intro...

Kenora City Council has been asked to take a stand on a deep underground nuclear waste repository in northwestern Ontario. The Nuclear Waste Management Organization has selected a site between Ignace ...

The Dryden OPP says their clearance rates for property and violent crime remains high. Staff Sergent Mitch Davis says their rates are above what other detachments in Ontario are seeing. "We're well ah...

The Kenora OPP says their clearance rate for property crimes has improved over the years. Acting inspector Jim Neild says the use of technology is the biggest difference. "The fact that we have the ab...

The City of Kenora won't be changing its by-law to allow the keeping of birds of prey in city limits. A request was made for someone to train a Harris hawk in a residential area. Heather Lajeunesse is...