Author Archives: Tim Davidson

Some help for municipalities in the region facing large increases in the policing budget next year. The provincial government says it will be providing financial relief for small, rural and northern m...

Santa is coming to Dryden and then Kenora. The Kinsmen Club in Dryden is hosting the 15th Santa Claus Parade tonight. Vice president Tim Gadd says they will have some help this year. "We are partnerin...

Dryden city council has agreed to defer passing the 2025 budget until policing costs have been finalized. Right now, the city's budget has an 11.2 percent increase if nothing is done. Mayor Jack Harri...

Kenora city council is unlikely to get a pay raise this year. A majority of councillors voted against a proposed increase at a budget meeting Tuesday. Councillor Barb Mason says with all their budget ...

One of the largest tree seedling producers in North America has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Cat Lake First Nation. PRT Growing Services signed the MOU Tuesday in Thunder Bay during C...

The Kenora OPP are seeking the public's help in identifying a person of interest. Police say they would like to speak to this person regarding a previously reported incident. Anyone with information i...

The Nuclear Waste Management Organization has selected the Ignace and the Wabigoon Lake Ojibway Nation as the host communities for their deep underground nuclear waste facility. Both Ignace and Wabigo...

Kenora city council is leaving no stone unturned to try and generate more revenue. Each department has been asked to look at increasing rentals rates or service fees Director of Economic Development a...

Highway 502, between Fort Frances and Dryden, has partially reopened following a collision on Tuesday evening. The Ministry of Transportation first posted about the collision near Big Sawbill Lake Roa...

Highway 17-A from the Redditt Road junction to Highway 596 is finally open. It was closed for over 33 hours due to a collision involving three transports. Two of the drivers were killed, and the third...