Kenora

The Dryden GM Ice Dogs have a game on the road Friday against the Fort Frances Lakers, with puck drop set for 7:30 p.m. The Dogs are 1-4 to start the 2022-2023 season, after a 3-1 win against the defending SIJHL champion Red Lake Miners on October 2.

Over the weekend, Beaver Brae and St. Thomas Aquinas hosted the Kenora Invitational Volleyball Tournament. The two host teams made it to the finals, with the Broncos taking the nail-biting final match 15 to 13.

An inexperienced semi-truck driver from Ontario has been sentenced to pay a $3,000 fine for a collision that killed two people in eastern Manitoba.

Mark Lugli, who was 54, and his son 17-year-old Jacob Lugli, from Dryden, Ont., were on their way to a golf tournament when they died in a head-on crash on July 21, 2019, on the Trans-Canada Highway in Manitoba's Whiteshell Provincial Park.

The truck driver, Abhinav Abhinav, who was 22 years old at the time, pleaded guilty to careless driving causing death and also faces a four-month driving ban.

Canada needs a new civilian force to respond to natural disasters and other emergencies as such events become more common and severe, the head of the Canadian Red Cross said Tuesday.

In an interview CEO Conrad Sauvé compared Canada’s current approach to responding to emergencies to fighting a fire without any previous planning or preparation.

“We're trying to sort out who does what after the fire started,” he said.

Right now, Sauvé said, "we're not paying for the firehouse."

Ontario Conservative MP Leslyn Lewis said Tuesday she is confident Pierre Poilievre will ensure all of the party's caucus voices are heard, amid calls for him to name her to a critic role.

Lewis ran against Poilievre in the Tories' recent leadership contest and placed a distant third behind his resounding first-ballot victory. 

She hails from the party's social conservative wing and during the race repeatedly attacked Poilievre for not talking about issues like abortion, which she and some others in caucus oppose. 

The Investing in Women's Futures Program will benefit greatly after the Ontario government announced a $6.9 million investment to expand and enhance the program over the next three years. 

The program, which offers resources and training opportunities to help women develop in-demand skills for jobs, is being expanded to up to 10 new centers and further funding is being provided to the 23 centres currently offering the program. Women's Place Kenora is among the 23 and relies on funds from the government to operate the resource centre. 

Candidates in the upcoming municipal election will get their chance to share their thoughts and ideas on a number of issues in Kenora next week. 

Kenora Moving Forward (KFM) will be hosting an all-candidates forum, where those seeking election will discuss their approach and commitment to creating safe spaces in Kenora if elected. 

Nic Demski and quarterback Zach Collaros of the Winnipeg Blue Bombers were named the CFL's top performers Tuesday.

Demski had five receptions for 94 yards and two TDs in Winnipeg's 31-13 win over Saskatchewan. He also ran for 21 yards on three carries.

Collaros finished 14-of-25 passing for 296 yards and four TDs. Collaros leads the CFL in touchdown passes (32) and passing yards 3,874 yards — both career-highs.

A group of residents living north of the Kenora bypass have expressed concerns to those running for council this fall.

With the upcoming election, Richard Cone says they have welcomed those running for council to a couple recent meetings where residents were able to question candidates on their concerns.

Residents north of the bypass are hoping for parity and equity when it comes to municipal taxes and services compared to urban residents.

“Volunteers are LOVE in motion.”
-Thomas Shura, upon receiving the Ontario Senior Achievement Award from The Honourable Elizabeth Dowdeswell, Lieutenant Governor of Ontario. (October 1, 2021)

Everything that my dad ever did was fuelled by a desire to help or inspire others – so it is with great sadness that I share that my own greatest inspiration, Mr. Thomas Shura, passed away, unexpectedly yet peacefully, on September 29th, 2022.

Shamandee Jaden Fobister 
Clan (Sturgeon)

Shamandee passed away in her home in Kenora Ontario on September 22nd, 2022.
 
She was born September 4th, 1995. Raised by her mother Betty Loon who shortly passed away after her on the on September 28, 2022.

Shamandee leaves behind her children Dante, Jide, Deja and Aryeon and her two sisters Chelsea Swain, Bernadine Loon and her second half Tyler Powassin and one of her best friends Cassie, and her numerous cousins, uncle's and aunts and alot of friends.