Dryden

Kenora City council isn’t taking much time to act on a public meeting late last month.

One of their promises was to hire a Community Safety & Well Being Coordinator.

Councillor Graham Chaze says the salary of just over $87,600 a year might not be enough.

“I have concerns that the salary range might be too low,” Chaze said at the Committee of the Whole meeting of city council on Wednesday morning.

The Liquor Control Board of Ontario says a cybersecurity issue has forced the shutdown customer access to its website and mobile app.

In a release the LCBO confirms an unauthorized party embedded malicious code into its website that was designed to obtain customer information during the checkout process.

That information includes:

A 40-year-old Kenora resident is facing several charges after being busted with cocaine, meth, cash and two weapons in downtown Kenora – after officers witnessed a drug deal.

The OPP say officers witnessed the suspected drug transaction on January 6 during an investigation.

As a result, officers arrested two individuals and seized quantities of cocaine, crystal methamphetamine, hydromorphone tablets and other items used in the sale of drugs. The rough value of the suspected substances is over $600, according to the OPP.

Members of the federal government are calling on Canadian airlines to better protect its passengers after many were stranded or left behind over the holidays.

Officers and leadership with the Treaty Three Police Service are continuing to crack down and raise awareness about human trafficking taking place in northwestern Ontario.

Police unveiled new community posters that feature anti-human trafficking messages in Anishinaabemowin at a traditional feast in the territory of the Anishinaabeg of Naongashiing, otherwise known as Big Island First Nation, on January 10.

The Kenora District Services Board says it doesn’t necessarily need more money.

Henry Wall is the Chief Administrative Officer and made a presentation to the pre-budget consultations in Kenora on Monday.

Wall told the finance committee that it wants to do things differently to make difference in lives of people who need their services.

“There is a very bright potential future for northern Ontario, but we need to do things differently,” Wall told the Ontario Finance Committee during their stop in Kenora this week for a pre-budget hearing.

The City of Dryden is looking at an agreement for a 1.2 million dollar project with the Nuclear Waste Management Organization.

It’s for a Learn More program developed by the NWMO.

Under the proposal, a special projects manage will be hired along with a partially funded Economic Development Manager and Junior planner and along with two summer employees.

It will also cover the costs that city staff contribute to the project.

Other part of the agreement include:

Over 800 Wabaseemoong Independent Nation members remain in their homes without any running water after a water treatment plant failure, and provincial and federal agencies are stepping up to support those who stayed behind.

Shortly before Christmas, the Wabaseemoong community lost all access to running water due to mechanical issues at their water treatment plant’s pumphouse, and engineers were quickly dispatched to investigate and repair any issues.

Students and families across northwestern Ontario are being asked for their thoughts on the start and end date of the 2023-2024 school year in the region.

The Broncos and Saints girls' hockey teams are hitting the ice tonight in Kenora. They'll be at the Rec Centre for warm-ups at 7 p.m. and puck drop is at 8 p.m.

It's a busy night in the NHL with 10 games on tap - featuring three Canadian teams.

The Winnipeg Jets look to extend their winning streak to six as they visit the Detroit Red Wings, the Calgary Flames are in St. Louis and the Vancouver Canucks travel to Pittsburgh.