Did you miss out on the win in The Riverside Foundation for Health Care 50/50 draw? You’re getting a second chance. And even a third. The popular event is being brought back in a monthly format, with a guaranteed minimum prize of $500 each month, sponsored by West End Motors […]
District News
Press Release
(KENORA, ON) Members of the Kenora OPP received a complaint on Sunday, November 1, at approximately 4:00 p.m regarding Halloween candy being tampered with. It is believed the candy was received on the south side of Kenora. The complainant observed the Twizzlers package had been tampered with and upon further inspection, […]
Press Release
The Northwestern Health Unit received a report on Saturday afternoon of one new positive COVID-19 test result in the Kenora area. Follow up with the person involved and their contacts has started according to protocol. Anyone who is identified as a contact for this case will be contacted directly. For […]
Ken Kellar
The leaves on the trees aren’t the only thing in town with a new look this fall. La Place Rendez-Vous has recently completed a round of renovations on some of the oldest rooms in their building, in order to provide fresh and modern amenities to the customers who stay with […]
Mary & Dave Elder
Ask anyone to name a butterfly and almost without exception they will say ‘Monarch’. The big, reddish-orange and black butterfly is present and easily recognised across the southern third of Canada, throughout the United States, and into Mexico. Our general familiarity with the Monarch unfortunately has come about due the […]
Ken Kellar
Staff Writer
Staff Writer
Winter walkers got a win in council Monday night. At Monday night’s meeting, a plan was put in place to have the walking track at the 52 Canadians Arena reopened to public use during daytime hours. With councillor Behan voicing his support of having a means of exercise available to […]
Police briefs The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) would like to advise of a recent increase in reports of cyberfraud in the area. The majority of those affected have been victims of phishing schemes involving call spoofing- individuals who responded to an email, text message, or recorded voice phone call that […]
Staff
If you’re looking to snag an early bird ticket on the PJs and Pearls Virtual Gala, don’t delay! The deadline for the Early Bird Draw of a Guess Purse is October 31. The PJs and Pearls Virtual Gala is the biggest pyjama party in town. Organized by the Fort Frances […]
Robin McCormick
Devlin correspondent
Devlin correspondent
Sophie Potson Rittau, age 8, along with her parents Tiffany and Jon, set themselves a challenge in August. They embraced the Great Cycle Challenge to raise money for children across Canada that have been diagnosed with cancer. There goal was to ride 100 kilometres and raise $200.00 I could hear […]
Debbie Ballard
In the two years before I retired I had a running list of things I wanted to do when I retired. Some of them are bucket list kinds of things; others fall into the “I will tackle the things I have been putting off for years” category. Taking down the […]
Press Release
The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to four fatal collisions on and off the road over the Thanksgiving Long Weekend, which claimed the lives of five people. Among the incidents was a double fatality collision involving a horse and buggy, in which two children lost their lives. Three other people […]
Staff
A recent report from CBC has placed Rainycrest Long-Term Care home among the 30 homes in the province with the highest number of written notices. The article, published online by the CBC on October 23, has compiled data from five years worth of reports stretching from January 1, 2015 through […]
