Wednesday, June 4, 2014

City Warns Residents of Deer Interaction

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It's fawning season and local residents are being urged to leave baby deer alone. Councillor Sharon Smith says there have been numer...

KPDSB Selling Board Office

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The Keewatin-Patricia District School Board is actively looking for a buyer for it's board office in Norman. The property was declar...

Candidates Talk Hydro

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 People in the region want to see Hydro rates lowered. That was a resounding theme during a candidates forum yesterday afternoon in K...

Green Party Will Create New Foundation

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The Green party in Kenora-Rainy River is promoting its plan to form a Social Innovation Foundation. The group would provide grants, loan...

Advanced Poll Starting to Close

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Some advanced polls across the Kenora-Rainy River district will close today. This is the last day to vote at polls in Ignace, Emo and R...

Tim Horton's Sends Kids to Camp

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Tim Horton's is giving underpriveleged children a camping experience. Btoh coffee shop's in Kenora are participating in today...

Dryden Moves to Build Solar Farm

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Dryden is moving forward on plans to possibly construct a massive solar farm. The idea was presented by consulting firm KPMG. Larabie ...
Tuesday, June 3, 2014

No Parking Zone Added to Mike Richards Way

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Some changes are being made to accommodate truck traffic along 5th Street South during Phase Three of Downtown Revitalization. City counci...

City Awards Roads Contract

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The City of Kenora will be spending a bit more on road repairs this year. Council has approved the tender from Pioneer Construction wort...

Sioux Lookout OPP Cracking Down on Bootlegging

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Provincial Police in Sioux Lookout continue their crackdown on the illegal sale of alcohol. Two people have been charged in separate incid...

Northern Ontario Heritage Party Looking to Elect 3 MPP's

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The Northern Ontario Heritage Party are going after 3 spots in the Ontario legislature. Party spokesperson Paul Sloan says the party has...

Forest Fire Hazard Dropping

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The Ministry of Natural Resources has completed a successful prescribed burn on 3-islands on Lac Seul. The work was conducted last Friday ...

Plenty of Rain Across the Region

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It's time to dry up! Ignace was the wet spot in the region receiving nearly 40-millimeteres yesterday, Sioux Lookout 32.6-millimetres ...

Thomas Aquinas Hands Out Athletic Awards

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A good send off for the Thomas Aquinas boys and girls soccer teams as they head south for the All-Ontario championships today. Last night...
Monday, June 2, 2014

Another Break In Under Investigation

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The Kenora OPP are investigating another break and enter. This time the incident occurred Saturday night in the Rabbit Lake area. Like...

Community Foundation Exceeds Goal of 10 Hour Challenge

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A tremendous community response for the Kenora and Lake of the Woods Regional Foundation. On Friday the foundation launched a 10 hour fund...

Council Holds Special Meeting This Morning

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Kenora City Council will be holding a special meeting today. Operational issues will dominate this morning's session. The city ...

Second All-Candidates Forum Slated in Kenora

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Another opportunity to find out what the candidates in the Kenora-Rainy River Riding are thinking about. The New Horizon's Seniors C...

Advance Polls Now Open

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More advanced polls open in the Kenora-Rainy River riding are officially open. Returning Officer Ian Simpson says voters can visit the mai...

Big Spruce Second Gets Underway Today

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The old joke about two seasons Kenora will hold true starting today. Now that winter is finally over, construction season officially begin...