Kenora

In April, the City of Kenora announced that promoting Kenora as ‘North America’s Premier Boating Destination’ would end in favour of a new brand and campaign, ‘Jump In’.

It’s since been discovered that ‘Jump In’ is a positioning statement in use by Kawartha Lakes, ON and the City of Kenora has now ceased use of the slogan.

The Class of 2022 for the Kenora Sports Hall of Fame has been announced.

The inductees in the athletes' category are Edie Fisher, Malcolm Fisher, and Dennis Olson who is being inducted posthumously. Kyle Koch is entering the Hall of Fame in the professional athlete category. Debbie Novak, Barry Reynard, Andrea Ronnebeck and Noreen Dunbar are being inducted as builders.

The Kenora Sports Hall of Fame Class of 2022 Induction Ceremony will take place on October 15th at Seven Generations Education Institute

Melillo commented once again on the need for federal help when it comes to the healthcare shortages in the north.  

The entire nation is feeling the effects of the physician and healthcare worker shortage in Canada, but the situation in northwestern Ontario (NWO) is really reaching a boiling point.  

The Lake of the Woods Arts Community (LOWAC) ARTSFEST kicks off on Friday, July 22nd! This two-day event is packed full of fun activities, beautiful art, and incredible performances from local artists.

ARTSFEST runs from July 22nd to 23rd at The Muse grounds in the park. The festival features a lineup of seven different performers over the course of the weekend and 20 different artists who will be selling their art and offering demonstrations!

“Every artist is bringing something unique, which is really cool,” says ARTSFEST Coordinator Everette Fournier.

The Kenora Sports Hall of Fame has announced its Class of 2022 inductees.

Seven individuals across three categories will enter the Hall of Fame on Saturday, October 15 at the ceremony at Seven Generations Education Institute.

The inductees in the athletes' category are Edie Fisher, Malcolm Fisher, and Dennis Olson who is being inducted posthumously.

Olson was inducted into the Northwestern Ontario Sports Hall of Fame in 2018. 

Kyle Koch is entering the Hall of Fame in the professional athlete category.

When 48 Catholic church entities signed on to fundraise $25 million for survivors under the Indian Residential Schools Settlement Agreement, it was spelled out they would do so through their "best efforts."

Ken Young puts it another way. 

"It was a weasel clause," the former Manitoba regional chief of the Assembly of First Nations said in a recent interview. 

"And they used it."

Canada must make good on a long-standing promise to implement a centralized mental health crisis line that bypasses police and connects those in need with professionals who can help them, experts argued as a similar system went live in the United States.

The new 988 mental health hotline American authorities launched on Saturday will, once fully operational, offer residents struggling with suicidal thoughts an easy-to-remember number that will connect them with trained mental health counsellors rather than law enforcement personnel.

The Dryden OPP has charged one person with murder and issued an arrest warrant for another individual in connection with a death in Dryden.

OPP has issued an arrest warrant, on a charge of Second Degree Murder, for Wayne Gainer "G" Kejick, age 39 of Kenora.

Gainer is described as Indigenous, 5' 10'' tall weighing 207 lbs with brown eyes and a recently shaved bald head.

Kejick was last seen in Dryden, but is a resident of Kenora.

Today is Redditt Day 2022, an afternoon of fun for the entire family!

Residents are invited to the Redditt community today to check out almost 20 yard sales from all over town between 9 a.m. and 1 p.m., and you’re asked to bring cash.

The 2022 Open Air Market is today!  

The City of Kenora would like to advise the public that Main Street South between First Street South and Second Street South will be closed to all vehicular traffic today, from 7:30 am to 4:00 pm, to allow for the Open Air Street Market.  

The Open Air Street Market will run from 10:00 am to 3:00 pm.