Kenora

UPDATE: 3:15 p.m. - the west lane of traffic has reopened. Drivers are asked to use caution in the area.


Highway 17 is closed in both directions between Kenora and Vermilion Bay. 

Ontario 511 reports that Hwy 71 Junction to Hwy 105 Junction is closed due to a collision just west of Vermilion Bay

Traffic control in place. Please use caution in the area.

While a Colorado low is just skimming southern Manitoba, it's having major impacts just south of the border, and travellers should think twice before heading south.

So far Grand Forks, N.D., has received at least nine inches (22 centimetres) of wet, heavy snow, and there's no sign of it letting up. "It's big, ol' fat flakes," Josh Jones of Your Q-FM in Grand Forks tells Golden West. "Some parts of the city seem to have closer to a foot of snow and it's still coming down."

Jonathan Marchessault was happy to take advantage of the Winnipeg Jets.

The Vegas Golden Knights forward scored his second power-play goal late in the third period to break a tie and help lift his team to a 6-5 victory over the Jets on Tuesday. 

“I thought our power play looked good in the third, and sometimes you need the power play to win games and tonight it did,” Marchessault said. 

Vegas went 2-for-3 with the man advantage Tuesday while Winnipeg was 1-for-2.

Northwestern Ontario’s fuel prices are dropping – but we’re still paying some of the most expensive prices across Canada.

As of December 13, fuel stations in Kenora are reporting prices at 160.9 per litre – a drop of 10 cents from December 12’s prices. Prices are also now sitting at 172.9 in Dryden, 158.2 in Sioux Lookout and 147.9 in Red Lake, for a regional average price of 170.9.

After many years since the project’s initiation, a new health care facility in downtown Kenora may soon become reality.

The team at Waasegiizhig Nanaandawe’iyewigamig (WNHAC) is excited to see this project come to life, bringing with it opportunities and benefits for clients, staff and the entire community.

“This project has been a labour of love, with many contributing to making this milestone a reality,” says Executive Director Serena Joseph.

Kenora’s Pinecrest Home for the Aged is reporting its sixth COVID-19 outbreak of the year.

On December 10, the Northwestern Health Unit declared a COVID-19 outbreak in Pinecrest’s Unit #1, with two residents who have tested positive.

As a result, visitor restrictions are as follows in Unit #1:

- One essential caregiver for positive residents, unless otherwise approved,
- Two essential caregivers for remaining residents, unless otherwise approved,
- No designated caregiver under the age of 18,
- No general visitors,

The RCMP has confirmed that the fire that destroyed a Whiteshell landmark last week was deliberately set.

On Thursday at 3:50 am, officers from the Whitemouth and Lac du Bonnet RCMP detachments were called to the Rennie Hotel and post office as a fire was noted inside. Both buildings were destroyed. 

Police say no injuries were reported.

Russ Gawluk is Reeve for the Rural Municipality of Reynolds. He says the hotel had been closed for the last couple of months but says it was a huge part of the community. 

Deborah Ellen Van Walleghem
May 15, 1954 - December 10, 2022

Deborah, “Debby” with a Y, Van Walleghem was a loving mother, grandmother, sister, daughter and friend. She left this world after a short illness on December 10, 2022 at age 68.  

Charlie Everson-Greene
July 14, 1995 – December 8, 2022
Thunder Bay, ON

It is with great sadness that we announce the sudden passing of Charlie Everson-Greene born on July 14, 1995 in Kenora, ON. She was an adored daughter, sister, granddaughter, niece, cousin and auntie that will be forever loved by her family. Charlie lived in Thunder Bay, ON for the past several years and grew up in Kenora, Shoal Lake 39, Thunder Bay and Winnipeg. 

It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Ina Evelyn Wickett (Walker). Ina passed away peacefully at her home, surrounded by family in Kenora, Ontario on Saturday, December 3rd, 2022 at the age of 94.

Ina was predeceased by her husband, Wyman Wickett, her parents, Harold Walker and Edna Walker (nee Mills), her sister Gwen (Howard) Foley, her brothers Ivan Walker, Harold (Jean and Pierrette) Walker and Rod Walker and her husband Wyman Wickett.