Author Archives: Tim Davidson

The City of Dryden says it has every intention of taking the necessary steps to defend itself in a libel suit by city councillor Ritch Noel. The city says it was not given an opportunity to defend its...

A Dinorwic hunter faces fines of illegally killed a moose and deer not one, not two, not three but five times. Richard Kanceruk has been fined $6,500 has his hunting license suspended for five years a...

The Town of Emo says it will be seeking a judicial review of the Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario ruling. The Tribunal ordered the town to pay ten thousand dollars and the mayor Harold McQuaker, to co...

120 members of Unifor Local 324 at Princess Court in Dryden received an early Christmas gift. They're getting a 2.1 per cent wage top up and a new $2 an hour premium for Registered Practical nurses. T...

The Northwest Training and Adjustment Board has come out with it's monthly update. It shows that nursing is the most in-demand job in the region, followed by store clerks and retail salespeople. NTAB ...

A Dryden city councillor has been awarded $35,000 in small claims court in a libel case against the mayor and the City of Dryden. Ritch Noel says he was unfairly insulted and penalized by mayor Jack H...

A Kenora city councillor wants to review the policing situation in Kenora. Bob Bernie presented a Notice of Motion to council on Tuesday. Bernie, who was employed by both the Kenora Police and the OPP...

Kenora's mayor is fighting back against an increase in disrespectful comments on social media directed at city administration and city councillors. Andrew Poirier says there seems to be a lack of deco...

The Ornge air ambulance system is expanding. Health Minister Sylvia Jones has announced $93 million adds to Ornge's fleet of aircraft. "This investment will expand the Ornge air ambulance fleet with t...

Nearly 40 percent of schools in Ontario need some sort of repairs. The report shows that 37.4 percent of schools in the province are below a good state of repair That represents over 1,700 schools and...