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There are now four candidates in the Kenora-Kiiwetinoong Riding in the federal election. Kelvin Boucher-Chicago will be running as an independent candidate. Bryce Dejarlais is also listed as the People's Party candidate in the riding. His Facebook page says he's a locomotive engineer for CPKC rail. They join incumbent ...

Matawa First Nations Management has a new CEO. Its board has announced the appointment of Dr. Sharon L. Nate. Dr. Nate is replacing former CEO David Paul Achneepineskum, who is entering semi-retirement after serving in the role for 25 years. "My beginnings in Eabametoong First Nation and working closely with the c...

Canadians are getting a break at the pumps. The carbon tax is gone as of today. Last month Mark Carney said the fuel charge would be removed April 1st. It added 17 cents to a litre of gasoline and 21 cents to a litre of diesel. Gas is as low as 1.42.9 cents per litre today at some service stations in Kenora, but even l...

2025 is going to be a challenging year for local business. A recent survey by the Canadian Federation of Independant Business shows business confidence is just 25 percent, due in part to US tariffs. Ryan Reynard is executive director of the Lake of the Woods Business Incentive Corporation and is confident they'll be ab...

The Northwestern Ontario Metis Community is proposing to erect 6 interpretive signs in Dryden. Stacey Devlin of Know History says the signs will be scattered throughout the community at the expense of the Metis Community. "So, the idea is that these would be sturdy, aluminum signs," Devlin told Dryden city co...

The Municipality of Sioux Lookout is giving its website a makeover. Not out of want, but of necessity. The vendor that was hosting the website says the platform said it was being discontinued. The quote for the replacement was higher than they wanted to pay, so a new platform was chosen. It ended up being $10,000 cheap...

The City of Kenora has opted for a new operator of Anicinabe Park this summer. Dewar Dynamics was selected from three bids, including the previous operator of the campground, Middle Lake Enterprises. Four people make up the Dewar Dynamics team and they say they bring unmatched energy, passion for the outdoors, and exte...

The Keewatin-Patricia District School Board is the latest local organization to put in place a Canadian Business First procurement policy. Effective immediately, the KPDSB ways it will prioritize purchasing from Canadian suppliers whenever possible. It adds that it will limit buying goods and services from businesses i...

Two teens are facing charges following a violent incident inside a home in Eabametoong First Nation. Officers with the Nishnawbe Aski Police Service received a call for assistance on Wednesday, stating there was an assault that had occurred in the community. An investigation determined that multiple people were in the ...

The Ontario Treasury Board has released its annual list of people making more than $100,000 a year. This year it topped 377 thousand. In northwestern Ontario, the organization that had the most on the list was the Keewatin-Patricia District School Board. There were 340 names, mostly teachers. Christy Radbourne, the Dir...