by Evan TaylorAccording to Nova Scotia’s Liberal Party, 1,300 seniors have already received audit notices relating to their Senior Care Grant applications, causing much stress and anxiety. The Liberals are calling these audits “tedious” in a statement provided to the media and want to see a simplified...
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by Tim DavidsonA Kenora resident is a little richer after winning the second prize in a recent Lotto 6/49 draw. Jayson Pykerman claimed $57,512 in the January 31st draw. The winning ticket was purchased at the Canadian Tire gas bar on Highway 17 east in Kenora. (Photo provided by OLG)
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by Tim DavidsonLorraine Cobiness has been returned as chief of the Niisaachewan (Dalles) First Nation north of Kenora. Cobiness was re-elected in band elections this past weekend. This is her ninth consecutive term as chief. She also is the president of the Kenora Chiefs Advisory. Others elected to the band...
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The Antigonish Junior Bulldogs clinched their third consecutive Nova Scotia Junior Hockey League Championship. They edged the South Shore Lumberjacks 4-3 in double overtime in Bridgewater Wednesday night. About 1500 hockey fans turned out for game 6 of the best-of-seven series at the Lunenburg...
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by Tim DavidsonThe Dryden GM Ice Dogs continue to rebuild its coaching staff. Kevin Raine has been hired as a Skills Coach. Raine played for the Kenora AAA U18 Thistles, and as an affiliate player with the Ice Dogs, and went on to toil in the OHL, and the AHL with the Manchester Monarchs. He retired as a...
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by Tara ClowCharges have been laid after searches of Moncton and Riverview cannabis dispensaries. Peace officers with the Department of Justice searched the Queen-E Smoke and Vape Outlet on Pinewood Road in Riverview and Mountain Road in Moncton. A 57-year-old Moncton man, a 42-year-old Moncton woman, a...
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by Tara ClowTwo men and a woman from Saint John are facing charges under the Federal Cannabis Act after a search of a cannabis dispensary. Peace officers with the Department of Justice searched the Cloud Nine Vape on Germain Street on April 5th. Peace officers seized: • 1.4 kilograms of dried...
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by Tara ClowFemale hockey players have converged on the City of Dieppe. The Under 13 AAA Female Atlantic Championships will get underway Thursday afternoon. It features provincial representatives from New Brunswick Nova Scotia, PEI, Newfoundland and Labrador and the host, the Southeast Female Hockey...
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by Tim DavidsonThe City of Kenora is getting rid of it’s conventional transit system and going with micro-transit system instead. Ridership on the transit system has been dropping in recent years and the city’s buses have been breaking down frequently. Director of Corporate Services Heather Pihulak...
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by Tim DavidsonIt could cost anywhere from $5 to $12 million to twin the marine waterline to Norman and Keewatin. Those were the figures given by the engineering company that’s been looking into the feasibility of a second line. Director of Engineering and Infrastructure for the city Greg Breen says there is...
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