Ear Falls Resident Charged With Cigarette Theft An Ear Falls man faces numerous charges involving breaking & entering, committing an indictable offence and stolen property of under $5,00... Read more
Four Large Forest Fires Declared “Out” The Ministry of Northern Development, Mines, Natural Resources and Forestry has declared that a number of the region’s largest forest... Read more
KDSB Launches Regional Housing Strategy The Kenora District Services Board announced in a press release that a Regional Housing Strategy is being developed for the District of Kenora. The KD... Read more
Minimum Wage Increase in Ontario Starting today, October 1st, 2021, the provincial government will be increasing the winimimum wage. The general minimum wage will go up from $14.25/hour to $... Read more
First National Day of Truth and Reconciliation September 30th marks the first National Day of Truth and Reconciliation across Canada. The motion to set the day aside, on a national level, wa... Read more
Increased COVID-19 risk in Emo area Northwestern Health Unit (NWHU) advises the public of an increased risk of COVID-19 in the Emo area. Over the past few weeks, many new cases of COVID-19 h... Read more
Vaccine Passports to Start This Week As of Wednesday, September 22, 2021, Ontarians will need to show proof of vaccination to enter public spaces such as restaurants, conference centres and... Read more
Fake Currency in the Rainy River District On September 2nd, 2021, the Rainy River District Ontario Provincial Police were made aware of fake $100.00 Canadian bills that was used at a local b... Read more
Fire Restrictions Lifted for Kenora, Dryden, and Fort Frances As of Wednesday, September 1st at 12:01am, the restricted fire zone has been lifted across northwestern Ontario, according to th... Read more
Eight People Charged After Assaulting Fort Frances Officer A Rainy River District Ontario Provincial Police officer was interfered by multiple people while attempting to make an arrest of a... Read more