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It is with deep sadness we announce the passing of Stanley Bird, age 81 of Whitefish Bay.  Stanley passed away on Friday, November 11, 2022 with his family by his side.

He was predeceased by his parents, Florence and Stephen Bird, his brother Arthur, sister Lillian (Wawa), his grandparents Antoinette and Louise, Maggie and Joe.

Early on the morning of Nov. 23, our Mom, Grandmother, Gramma Z, Auntie, Sister-in-law and Friend, Doreen, with her eye on the stars, left to be with our Dad, John.

Doreen was born July 20, 1927 to Oscar and Rose Favreau. She was the little sister to Ray. She belonged to Notre Dame Catholic Church and attended Mount Carmel and Kenora District High School.

Canadians enjoying a brief relief from the onset of winter-like conditions may want to enjoy the temperatures while they can because The Weather Network is forecasting a colder-than-normal start to winter across most of the country.

The network’s winter outlook says a La Niña – a weather pattern characterized by cold ocean temperatures in the equatorial Pacific Ocean – is returning for a rare third winter, likely meaning colder and snowier weather through December.

It’s the time of year to support the Rotary Club Dream Trip Draw fundraising campaign.

Get yours early – the Dream Trip Draw tickets are available just in time for Christmas!

10 trips are being offered:

• Victoria, BC

• Cayo Coco

• Banff

• Punta Cana

• Varadero

• Puerto Plata

• Cayo Santa Maria

• Puerto Vallarta

• Niagara Falls

• Phoenix

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau walked through blowing snow Monday to lay tobacco on the graves of victims of a mass stabbing before listening to family members who have been grieving for nearly three months.

"I know you are still reeling and still processing what happened and what took place," Trudeau told a news conference in the James Smith Cree Nation's school gym. 

"I know from the conversations that I had that members from the community are still grappling with it every single day."

Triple P.L.A.Y. in Kenora has over $20,000.00 going towards its initiative of giving all children the chance to participate in recreational sports after a successful Tim Hortons Cookie campaign. 

Smile Cookie week ran September 19-25, and the community raised $22,696.33, making this the biggest proceeds the organization has received in the campaign's history. 

The Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry is hearing from the public after putting forth a proposal to cut walleye catch limits in half to improve the sustainability of the walleye population on Lake of the woods. 

The proposal was in works about a year and a half ago when Kenora MPP Greg Rickford was the Minister of Natural Resources and Forestry.

Kenora Fire and Emergency services were dispatched to a single-vehicle incident on Darlington Drive early Monday morning. The vehicle went off the road and collided with a tree after the region was hit with a small snowstorm. The two 24-year-old occupants of the vehicle sustained minor injuries.

Maria Bagdonas is Centre Director with Young Drivers of Canada and says we need to keep in mind that winter driving is upon us and we need to be cautious.

Officers with the Kenora OPP have charged a 29-year-old with two counts of mischief after the destruction of several windows downtown early Sunday morning.

Members of the Ontario NDP are calling on the government to end price-fixing and price-gouging for fuel prices across the province – especially in the north.

Last week, Q104, KenoraOnline and DrydenNow reported that despite a few cent drop in prices – the Kenora District had the 12th most expensive fuel in Canada at 189.9 per litre, with Thunder Bay having the least expensive at 125.9 per litre.