Author Archives: Tim Davidson

A 29 year old Manitoba driver has been charged as a result of a collision on Highway 17 near Kenora. The OPP say the accident took place Sunday night when officers responded to a single-vehicle crash....

Highway 17 between Dryden and Ignace has reopened. It was closed just before 8:00 Monday morning. The Ministry of Transportation says a collision closed the Trans-Canada east of Dinorwic for about 6 h...

Highway 17 near Ignace has been reopened again. The Trans-Canada was closed for much of Sunday afternoon due to a forest fire. The highway was finally opened to two way traffic around 5:00. The cause ...

The city is going to have to dig up the portion of road at the intersection of Gould Road and Railway Street again. Director of Engineering and Infrastructure Greg Breen says they did put fill in that...

City council is setting aside $200,000 for upgrades to council chambers. This includes a new sound system and cameras for livestreaming. CAO Kyle Attanasio says they hope the work to install the new e...

A drug bust in the Minto area of Kenora. Around 4:30 Wednesday afternoon the Kenora OPP along with the Treaty Three Police Service executed a search warrant at a residence on Minto Crescent. In additi...

Kenora City Council wants to keep the status quo when it comes to the sale of fireworks. Fire Chief Dave Pratt admits he has some concerns about the way local stores sell them, which is in contraventi...

The mayors of Dryden and Ignace are back from Toronto after a quick trip this week. Jack Harrison says he and Kim Baigrie met with Greg Rickford in his capacity as Minister of Northern Development, "I...

The Community Safety and Wellbeing Committee in Kenora has a special guest visiting the city. Steve Woolrich specializes in Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design or CPTED. He says he'll be spe...

A high speed car chase has ended in Dryden. It started late yesterday afternoon after the OPP spotted a stolen vehicle near Ignace. The vehicle was heading west and police tried to stop it in Zealand ...