Kenora

In the early morning on July 28th, Edward (Ed) William Marshalok peacefully passed away at Pinecrest joining his beloved wife, Clara Marshalok.

Ed was born in Kenora on July 6th, 1938, to the proud parents of George and Katherine Marshalok.  He got to celebrate his 84th birthday with his daughter Heather Reid. 

Kenora residents can meet the myth in person.

Goaty, northwestern Ontario’s famous goat, will be at Pet Valu at 5 Chipman Street this Sunday as its caretaker, Amy Mosionier, hosts a fundraising barbecue to bring Goaty to a new home.

Mosionier says the barbecue will take place between 11 a.m. and 1 p.m. in Pet Valu’s parking lot, and all funds raised will be donated to Goaty’s GoFundMe campaign to bring him to the Cedar Row Farm Sanctuary near London, Ontario.

It's day 2 of the Kenora bass international. Sitting in first place after day one are last year's champions, Ian Waterer and Motei Demers. Oliver and Jason Gibbins sit at second, while Ben and Jim Gustafson are third. Weigh-ins for day 2 will go at 4 p.m. this afternoon.

In Kenora Slo pitch, Northern Harbour defeated River View Thursday night 34-8. Bobs Burgers beat CUPE 22-8, Kenora DJ services beat the Neniska Crushers 20-9 and KTown Kafe downed the CarStar Renegades 25-18.

A 10-year-old boy is recovering from his injuries after he was attacked by a black bear in Grassy Narrows First Nation.

A spokesperson for the Ministry of Northern Development, Mines, Natural Resources and Forestry says the attack was reported to the Ministry on the evening of July 25, and staff from the Kenora office attended the scene the following morning to conduct their investigation.

They say the 10-year-old was taken to the Lake of the Woods District Hospital for medical attention after the attack, receiving care for his wound before returning home.

Warning: This article discusses sexual abuse and may be upsetting for some readers. The Kenora Sexual Assault Centre’s Crisis Line can be reached at 807-468-7233 (safe) or at 1-800-565-6161.


The federal government and Kenora’s Member of Parliament, Eric Melillo, say they’re outraged by the actions of Hockey Canada for covering up multiple sexual assault lawsuits and allegations, and for the use of nearly $8 million of public funds to pay off the victims.

Flooding hasn’t been the only concern for Kenora’s roads crews this year.

At a Committee of the Whole meeting on August 2 at City Hall, Kenora’s Acting Director of Operations and Infrastructure, Marco Vogrig, explained that with the region’s severe flooding this spring and summer, Kenora’s potholes were ‘overwhelming’ for city crews this year.

“The number and size of potholes were overwhelming this year. So, Fleet, Roads, Engineering and HR were throwing different ideas on how to overcome them,” says Vogrig’s report.

The current level of Lake of the Woods is 323.99 m (1062.9 ft), over the 95th percentile for this time of the year. At this lake level, Lake of the Woods still remains between the 2014 peak of 323.78 m (1062.29 ft) and the 1950 peak of 324.31 m (1064.0 ft).  

The dams in Kenora remain fully open and the lake level is expected to continue to decline by 10 to 12 cm (4 to 5 in) over the next week.  

The Township of Sioux Narrows-Nestor Falls had to make an unfortunate decision. 

Municipal staff announced on August 3, via a Facebook post, that this year’s Moose n’ Fiddle Musical Festival is cancelled.  

Staff with the City of Kenora estimate that this spring and summer’s severe flooding has cost the city between $600,000 and $700,000.

During the city’s Committee of the Whole meeting on August 2 at City Hall, Director of Edie’s report detailed the city’s flooding-related expenses as of July 21 at $46,810 for general emergency measures, $322,889 for road work and $18,325 for park rehabilitation work.

The OPP are once again reminding people to be very cautious of phone and internet scams after one senior citizen lost a significant amount of money.  

According to the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP), the scam began with a series of phone calls for which the Fraudsters claimed they were representatives of the courthouse and that the senior citizen needed to transfer money as part of an investigation.