Kenora

Carolyn Henley
July 27, 1951 – September 14, 2022

Peacefully, with her family by her side, Carolyn Susan Margaret Henley passed away on September 14, 2022, at Lake of the Woods District Hospital, at the age of 71 years. 

She is survived by her children Jay Zlabis (Norma Derksen) and Willa Zlabis; her grandchildren Arron Derksen, Emily Derksen, Jacob Derksen, Jillian Skead (Patrick Mallory); and numerous siblings, nieces, nephews, cousins and friends, not limited to, but including Arlene, Gail and Jerome.

It was a split weekend between the Dryden GM Ice Dogs and the Red Lake Miners as they treated Kenora spectators to some intense SIJHL Hockey. As part of a fundraiser for Triple PLAY Kenora, St. Thomas Aquinas and Beaver Brae – the Dogs took both Friday and Saturday games 4-2.

Bat Intentions and Northern Neechees hosted an 8-team co-ed slo-pitch tournament over the weekend, with proceeds going to support local treaty 3 men and women's team in the Native American First Nation World Series in Nevada. It was the Angels who defeated the Benchwarmers in the finals.

The Kenora Sexual Assault Centre is inviting everyone to come together to bring awareness of, and combat sexual violence with Take Back the Night. 

Take Back the Night is a march, which began in the '70s focusing on the awareness of violence against women. The mission has since grown to encompass all forms of violence against all persons. 

The march will be Thursday, September 22 starting at 6:30pm at the Whitecap Pavilion. T-Shirts will be available in a variety of sizes as well as glo-sticks and bracelets for participants. 

The Kenora Bladder Cancer Canada Walk is taking place Saturday, September 24, 2022.  

Walkers are urged to meet at Casey's on Lakeview Drive at 10:15am Saturday and the walk gets underway at 10:30.

The Bladder Cancer Canada walk goes from Casey's to the Whitecap Pavilion, then Husky the Muskie for a photo, and back to Casey's for lunch. 

This week's REMR Roofing Person of the Week is Kandus Williams!

Kandus was nominated by Heather Norris, who wrote in part: 

This is Smile Cookie week across Canada at Tim Hortons locations.  100% of proceeds raised from Smile Cookies at 4,300 Tim Hortons locations will go to local charities and community groups.

In Kenora, Smile Cookie proceeds are going to Triple P.L.A.Y.

In Dryden, the proceeds go to the Native Friendship Centre and Making Connections for Children and Youth.

In Sioux Lookout, you will be supporting the Friends of Cedar Bay.

Last year's Smile Cookie campaign raised a record $12.2 million dollars for more than 600 local charities and community groups.

The tall tale of northwestern Ontario’s travelling goat - Goaty - has finally reached its happy ending.

Goaty is now in his forever home at the Cedar Row Farms animal sanctuary near London, Ontario, after a wild few months and some bumps along the way.

Q104 and KenoraOnline broke Goaty’s story on July 18, after a Kenora resident returned home to find the friendly goat waiting at their front door on Jones Road.

Canada's annual inflation rate slowed to 7.0 per cent in August largely driven by the price of gasoline falling, but the cost of groceries continues to climb. 

In its latest monthly consumer price index (CPI) report, Statistics Canada said grocery prices rose at the fastest rate since 1981, with prices up 10.8 per cent compared with a year ago. 

Still, the national year-over-year inflation cooled more than economists predicted.

The federal agency said transportation and shelter prices drove the deceleration in consumer prices.

The Ontario government is hoping to reduce crime across the province with expanded video surveillance technology, and funding is coming to Dryden and Sioux Lookout.

Kenora-Rainy River MPP and Minister of Northern Development, Greg Rickford, says the Dryden OPP is receiving $70,000 and the Sioux Lookout Police Services Board is receiving $48,000 to better protect the two communities.

An Amber Alert has been cancelled for the child who authorities say was taken from BC Children's Hospital in Vancouver on Monday.

A statement from Vancouver police says the three-year-old and his mother were found near Calgary early Tuesday.

Police say the boy is now receiving care and his mother has been arrested.

The Amber Alert was first issued shortly after 11 p.m. Monday.

Investigators said the child had been in treatment at BC Children's Hospital when he was abducted about 11 hours earlier.