by Tim DavidsonThe City of Kenora now has a new by-law to encourage economic development. Stace Gander is the director of Economic Development and Infrastructure and say the Development Contribution is aimed at luring private business to the city. “The new Development Contribution is unique in that it targets...
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by Evan TaylorQueens Search and Rescue is at risk of being no more if they can’t recruit more volunteers to join their ranks, says Brian Hatt, the group’s search manager. “I’ve been with Queens SnR for over 30 years and in all my years we’ve never had numbers this low,”said Hatt. In order for the team to run...
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There’s a new phone scam making the rounds. RCMP say they’ve had reports of a scammer pretending to be a Nova Scotia Power employee. The caller will try and trick you into thinking you didn’t pay for a smart meter installation. The scammer then threatens to cut off your power, and says a...
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by Tim DavidsonThe Kenora Sports Hall of Fame Committee is getting ready for it’s third induction banquet. Nominations will open on March 18th and closed on June 6th. Nomination forms will be available at Johnson’s Pharmacy, the Moncrief Construction Sports Center or online at the Kenora Sports Committee’s...
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by Tara ClowThe Moncton Fire Department responded to a record number of emergency calls in 2023. In the last twelve months, firefighters from the five city stations completed 13,613 unit responses to 7,785 emergency calls. That’s a 17 percent increase from 2022, which was also a record-breaking year. Among...
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A 56-year-old man is facing more charges in a wide-spread investigation into drug trafficking around the tent city in Lower Sackville. Police believe the man was selling to those camped out at the ball field near the hospital. During a search earlier this month, they found cocaine, pills and...
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by Adam RileyAnother food recall for Salmonella contamination, this time affecting Eagle brand frozen corn. The Canadian Food Inspection Agency issued the recall Monday for the product from Gentro Foods Inc. Affected items come in 1.75 kg bags with a best before date of February 1st of 2025. The CFIA says...
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by NewsA high-risk offender is facing a list of charges including sexual assault, robbery and forcible confinement. Police warned the public in October about 49-year-old Gaymon Jay Leacock living in the community after a 14-year sentence. Police say Monday, just before 3pm, he approached a woman in a...
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As Ottawa considers a cap on international students, the federal housing minister says challenges of the growing population are driven by temporary programs that are not capped. He says in particular, the international student program in the last couple of years has grown by hundreds of...
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by Tim DavidsonThe City of Kenora’s operating budget could be passed as soon as today. City council will hold it’s open meeting this afternoon. Council debated the merits of deleting a new communications position budget, but council Lindsey Koch says that would be mistake. “The communications position is now...
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