Author Archives: Tim Davidson

Grand Council Treaty #3 has released it's annual Pow Wow Trail for the spring and summer. Things get underway later this month with the first Pow Wow near Vermilion Bay. It's the 4th MacIntosh Pow Wow...

The provincial government is being asked to support the a victim assistance position in Dryden. Beverly Derouard is the executive director Victim Services for Kenora and Area and says the Dryden area,...

Despite recent cool and damp weather, the month of April was actually pretty normal. The daily mean temperature was 4.8 degrees last month, just above the average which is 3.6. Geoff Coulson from Envi...

The provincial government is making several changes to the Northern Ontario Travel Grant. It provides reimbursement when travelling to access healthcare. Health Minister Sylvia Jones was in Thunder Ba...

Despite cool, damp weather over the past couple of days, the Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry says there was one new forest fire. The blaze was located about 31 kilometers northeast of Dryde...

The Sioux Lookout Bombers are preparing for their first appearance at the Centennial Cup junior A hockey championships. The Bombers swept the Kam River Fighting Walleye in four games one week ago. Coa...

The battle against an underground nuclear waste repository in northwestern Ontario is continuing. The Grassy Narrows First Nation is holding a rally in Thunder Bay today. It take place at Waverly Park...

Tim Hortons in Kenora, Dryden and Sioux Lookout are helping children's charities in those communities. The annual Tim Hortons Smile Cookie campaign launches today. Proceeds from the sale of cookies so...

Five years after the merger of Kenora Hydro and Thunder Bay Hydro, electricity rates will finally be harmonized. As of May 1st, Synergy North says customers in Kenora and Thunder Bay will be paying th...

A messy start to the work week. Geoff Coulson from Environment Canada says we can expect a mix of precipitation today. "Certainly winter-like weather is hanging on right across northwestern Ontario," ...