Kenora

Sol Mamakwa is urging Canadians and northwestern Ontario residents to stand together and reflect on the tragic history of the country’s Indian residential school system today.

Mamakwa – Kiiwetinoong’s MPP, the NDP’s critic for Indigenous and Treaty Relations and the party’s Deputy Leader – says reconciliation cannot take place without knowing the full truth of what happened to the thousands of students who never returned home.

The Canadian Museums Association is calling for legislation, money and a cohesive national strategy to support Indigenous-led reconciliation in the museum sector.

The association detailed the work needed in a report released Tuesday that includes 10 recommendations to help spur Indigenous self-determination at every level of a museum’s operations.

Canada Post is launching four new stamps showcasing Indigenous artists' visions for truth and reconciliation.

The Crown corporation says this is the first in an annual series meant to encourage reflection on the painful legacy of Canada's residential schools.

The stamps were released on Thursday, a day before the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation on Friday.

The series features artwork by Jackie Traverse, Gayle Uyagaqi Kabloona, Kim Gullion Stewart and Blair Thomson. The stamps are inscribed with the Indigenous language of each of their creators.

Kenora drivers are urged to keep an eye out for pedestrians in the Highway 17 and Fifth Street South area, as the city has installed a new crosswalk at the lights.

That’s the intersection by the Days Inn, Kenora’s A&W and Home Hardware.

Both motorists and pedestrians are asked to proceed with caution as everyone adjusts to the new sidewalk, and you’re asked to take extra time to ensure that the crosswalk is clear before proceeding onto Highway 17 east.

The Kenora U18 AAA Thistles open the 2022-2023 hockey season with a pair of games at the Kenora Recreation Centre this weekend.

The season opener is Saturday, October 1, 2022, 7:30pm against the Southwest Cougars.  

Sunday, the Thistles host the Every Child Matters hockey game against the Cougars.  Fans are invited to wear orange to the game.

The afternoon will open with a drum ceremony and Kenora Thistles players will be wearing orange jerseys with a custom "T" logo designed by Justin Fobister. The jerseys will then be auctioned off during the game.

If you are a residential school survivor, you are able to contact the 24-hour National Crisis Line at 1-866-925-4419 for support. Indigenous people can also access the Hope for Wellness Help Line at 1-855-242-3310 or online chat at www.hopeforwellness.ca.

The Winnipeg Blue Bomber and Saskatchewan Roughriders will honour Canada’s National Day for Truth and Reconciliation before their game Friday night.

Both teams — players and sideline staff — will don orange jerseys and shirts during the pre-game warm-up at IG Field in support of Truth and Reconciliation in Canada.

Students across northwestern Ontario can look forward to a variety of community events tomorrow in honour of the second annual National Day of Truth and Reconciliation – to celebrate Canada’s shared Indigenous history, culture and traditions.

Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre is demanding an end to the vaccine mandate for military members, but his health critic suggested the situation might need a more nuanced approach.

Last week, Poilievre called for an end to the COVID-19 vaccine mandate for members of the Canadian Armed Forces, saying it was "obviously unscientific and contradictory" to keep that rule in place while ending the requirement for those crossing the border into Canada.

A 23-year-old Kenora man is wanted by police after an assault in Dryden.

The Dryden OPP says on September 25, officers and Northwest EMS paramedics responded to a report of an assault at an unidentified location at 10:23 a.m., and found one individual with serious injuries. They were later transported to the hospital for treatment.