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The Keewatin-Patricia District School Board’s new Director of Education, Christy Radbourne, already has a list of priorities to tackle in the 2022-2023 school year – the first ‘normal’ school year in three years.

Radbourne stepped into her new role yesterday, the same day the students returned to the classroom in northwestern Ontario.

Members of the OPP have started an investigation into the circumstances surrounding the sudden death of an infant in Long Lake #58 First Nation.

In Kenora slo-pitch – on the men's side, it was the Cottage Time Beavertails who beat the legends 26-21 to advance to the c side finals. Chris lock and Bruce Anderson each with home runs.

On the women's side, Dunit Diamonds have been knocked out of the playoff after a 32-29 loss to Kenora DJ Services.

Local sports teams are encouraged to submit their scores and achievements to news@kenoraonline.com

The Bank of Canada raised its key interest rate by three-quarters of a percentage point Wednesday and signalled this won’t be the last increase as it continues its battle against high inflation.

The rate hike was in line with what many economists were expecting and brings the bank’s key rate target to 3.25 per cent.

In the rate announcement, the Bank of Canada says global inflation remains high because of global supply chain disruptions, the effects of COVID-19 and the war in Ukraine.

RCMP have released the names and photos of the 10 people killed in a Labour Day weekend stabbing rampage in Saskatchewan.

The dead include nine men and women from the James Smith Cree Nation northeast of Saskatoon and one man from the nearby village of Weldon, and range in age from 23 to 78.

They are identified as:

- Thomas Burns, 23, of James Smith Cree Nation

- Carol Burns, 46, of James Smith Cree Nation

- Gregory Burns, 28, of James Smith Cree Nation

- Lydia Gloria Burns, 61, of James Smith Cree Nation

To mark the 21st anniversary of the 9/11 attacks, Lake of the Woods Speedway will honour emergency responders during opening ceremonies on Sunday, September 11, 2022.

“We’ve asked OPP, Treaty 3 Police, the local fire department, ambulance, MNRF Fire and Ornge if they would like to participate. We hope to have 10 emergency response vehicles take parade laps with the race cars during opening ceremonies,” said Pit Marshall Barry Bennett.

See the Q104 WISSOTA Midwest Modifieds, WISSOTA Pure Stocks and 4-cylinders. Hot laps at 4:00pm and Racing at 4:30pm.

A new three-digit mental health hotline will become available by November 30, 2023 after the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission approved a motion put forth by MPs in the House of Commons.

“This is very good news. It’s long overdue. We brought forward this motion in the last parliament, which passed unanimously. It’s too bad that the government took so long to act,” says Kenora MP Eric Melillo.

The motion was introduced by B.C MP Todd Doherty back in the House of Commons back in December 2020 – over 600 days ago.

The Bank of Canada is expected to announce it will be raising its key interest rate today, making it the fifth consecutive increase this year.

Some Canadian banks are expecting the Bank of Canada to increase its key rate by three-quarters of a percentage point, bringing it to 3.25 per cent. 

The rate hikes will feed into other lending rates, making it more expensive for Canadians and businesses to borrow money. 

The Bank of Canada, along with central banks around the world, has been raising interest rates in an effort to cool sky-high inflation.

School has commenced and Nicole Kurtz enters her first year as the Director of Education for the Kenora Catholic District School Board.

She says that we can expect a ‘relatively’ normal school year.

“We will continue with health and safety measures like increased ventilation, heightened cleaning and sanitation, encouraging good hand hygiene and respiratory etiquette. The daily screening is still happening and rapid tests will still be available. But masks are optional, but respected if those are more comfortable wearing them.”

This week's REMR Roofing Person of the Week is Morgan Seller!

Morgan was nominated by Helena Devins, who wrote in part: