Author Archives: Tim Davidson

The City of Kenora says section of Lakeview Drive and Highway 17 west in Keewatin will be down to one lane or closed intermittently today. Highway 17 between St. Clair Street and May Avenue will be af...

The Nuclear Waste Management Organization is ready to move on to the next phase of their Deep Geological Nuclear Repository near Ignace. Five vendors have been approved by the NWMO for the design and ...

Another road closure due to a forest fire. This time it's on Highway 599. The Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry says the highway is closed from Savant Lake to Silver Dollar, which is just nor...

The fire hazard in the Kenora District is in the extreme range. Already this afternoon, there have been several new wildfires that are considered out of control. Kenora Fire #17 is a 5-hectare blaze n...

An officer with the Treaty Three Police Service is among this year's recipients of a national police honour. Inspector Trish Rupert will be presented Order of Merit of the Police Forces. The award is ...

The Ministry of Natural Resources is dealing with a couple of large forest fires. Kenora Fire #14 near Whitedog has been remapped to almost one thousand hectares. Right now, the First Nation of Wabase...

The Ontario Special Investigations Unit has cleared the Nishnawbe Aski Police Service of any wrongdoing in relation to an injury suffered by a prisoner at the NAPS detachment office in Mishkeegogamang...

The Kam River Fighting Walleye have won their first game at the Centennial Cup in Calgary. The Walleye edged the Trenton Golden Hawks 2-1 in overtime. Daxton Lang scored the game winner 4 minutes and ...

Parts of the region are experiencing smokey conditions. It's as a result of a wildfire burning north of Kenora near the community of Whitedog. Fire Information officer Chris Marchand says the blaze st...

The Kenora OPP have seized about $185,000 worth of illegal drugs. It's part of a two-month long investigation of drug trafficking in the Kenora area. The Kenora OPP, the Winnipeg Police and the Treaty...