Author Archives: Tim Davidson

Community college faculty will be in a legal strike position come the new year. A no-board report was issued today, meaning the Ontario Public Service of Ontario members would be in a legal strike pos...

The OPP is launching a new initiative to free up front line officers for more patrols. Inspector Adam Illman says starting this week, officers will no longer have to do the paperwork that accompanies ...

The Town of Sioux Lookout is one step closer to getting a long-awaited long term care home. The province is giving the Sioux Lookout Meno-Ya-Win Health Center $2.5 million for a planning grant. The go...

The mayor of Kenora is stongly opposed to the city operating Anicinabe Park. The proposal was put forward last month by city administration as one way to generate more revenues. Andrew Poirier says th...

A member of Kenora city council is requesting a leave of absence. Kelsie Van Belleghem says comments that have appeared on social media are taking their toll. "It is not okay to call me out-of-touch o...

The long-discussed sewer and water rate increase for the City of Dryden has concluded. It will be 6.3 percent as of December 31st. Bob Schneider spoke on behalf of landlords in the city and said he's ...

The provincial government is strongly hinting there will be an early election. Labour and Skills Development Minister David Piccini let the information slip out during a question at Queen's Park Wedne...

It will be classes as usual at St. Thomas Aquinas School. The school was closed yesterday because of an electrical malfunction. The Kenora Catholic District School Board say the breaker has been repla...

A 31-year-old man has been arrested following a drug bust in Dryden. The OPP along with street crime units from Red Lake and Sioux Lookout, the Kenora Organized Crime Enforcement Bureau, the Northwest...

The Kenora OPP have seized over $18,400 worth of illegal drugs during a traffic stop. Police say they stopped a vehicle on Highway 17 east last Wednesday (December 4th). A search of the vehicle uncove...