Kenora

Our beloved husband, father, brother, grandfather and great grandfather, James (Jim) Donald Quinton peacefully passed away on May 1, 2022 holding his sweethearts hand. By his side was his loving wife of almost 70 years and three daughters.

Preceded by his son, James Charlie Quinton, by his mother (Fidella), father (Charles), and brother (Gordon) Quinton.
 
Survived by his wife, Shirley (Norlen) Quinton, daughters Charlotte Quinton, (Patrick Soboleski), Katherine Quinton, Janie Tanner (Quinton), Gerry Tanner. Along with his many grandchildren and great grandchildren.

Kennedy Olivia Reynolds

It is with heavy hearts we announce the passing of Kennedy Reynolds on May 4, 2022 at the Winnipeg Children’s Hospital at the age of 2.

Ivy Keewatin
May 29, 1941 - May 3, 2022

A resident of Grassy Narrows, Ontario passed away on Tuesday, May 3, 2022 in Kenora, Ontario with her girls by her side.

Ivy lived a good life, helping people when she was a nurse.

Ross Ness-Saxhaug, age 59, of Keewatin, Ontario passed away on Monday, May 2, 2022. Ross was born September 25, 1962. 

Fond memories and expressions of sympathy may be shared at www.brownfuneralhomekenora.com for the Ness-Saxhaug family.

Robert (Bob) Arckland Beacham
January 17, 1949 - April 28, 2022

It is with heavy hearts that we announce the passing of our most beloved husband, father, papa/grandpa, brother, uncle and friend. Robert (Bob) Arckland Beacham, of Sioux Narrows, Ontario, formerly of Kenora, passed away after a brief illness on April 28, 2022 at Lake of the Woods District Hospital, at the age of 73 years.

The rain came fast and furious on Wednesday (May 18, 2022), adding to the over 100 millimetres the area has received this month.

“17 mm of rain at the Kenora Airport yesterday, so it’s a good rainfall, it wasn’t actually that much I imagine some areas got more,” says Peter Kimbell, Environment Canada Meteorologist.

To date, 107.6 mm of rain has fallen in Kenora this month. This is well above the average for May of 80.8 mm.

The skies were also filled with spurts of lightning and rattling thunderstorms throughout the day as well.

Drugs with an estimated street value of approximately $190,000 were among a number of items seized by Dryden OPP following the execution of a search warrant in Dryden.

Police say on Tuesday, May 17, members of the Dryden Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP), the Community Street Crime Unit (CSCU), the Organized Crime Enforcement Bureau (OCEB) with assistance from Treaty 3 Police Service (T3PS) and Nishnawbe Aski Police Service (NAPS) executed a search warrant at a Pitt Avenue residence in the City of Dryden.

The Toronto Blue Jays have the day off today as they prepare for a three-game interleague series with the Cincinnati Reds tomorrow. Jays pitcher Hyun Jin Ryu is expected to get the start.

The second strike in CFL history is over. The league confirmed Wednesday night that it and the C-F-L Players' Association reached a tentative collective bargaining agreement. The contract must still be ratified by both the CFL board of governors as well as the players association membership but the expectation is players will report to their teams today.

As of 8:30 am Thursday, May 19:

East Melick Road closed at Essex Road.

East Melick Road is closed 600m north of the Portier bridge. 

City of Kenora officials issued a flood watch on Sunday (May 15, 2022) for Carlton Road, Anderson Branch Road, and Peterson Road as city road patrollers are concerned with rising water levels in those areas.

Highway 105, from Highway 17 to Highway 609, is fully closed due to water over the road.

Inflows into Lake of the Woods and surrounding lakes may have peaked, according to the Lake of the Woods Control Board.

In an interview with Q104 and KenoraOnline this week, Chair of the LWCB, Michael O’Flaherty, explains that board members and stakeholders are continuing to monitor water levels upstream from the Norman Dam, and they are seeing some promising data.