The 19th annual Wharf Rat Rally has come and gone. The Digby festival has the reputation as the largest motorcycle rally in the province. Organizer Rick Allwright says bikers didn’t just stay in Digby, many toured around the province. “Even just taking a bit of vacation as part of it, so we...
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by Adam RileyPolice have now heard a new excuse for speeding “My car was on autopilot.” It occurred last week when an Ontario Provincial Police Officer was performing radar enforcement on Highway 11/17. When they tagged a Tesla doing 125 km per hour in a 90 km per hour zone. But despite it being the...
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by Randy ThomsAn opportunity to learn about dementia. The Alzheimer Society Kenora-Rainy River Districts is offering a four-week session starting September 20 entitled the First Step, Next Step Learning Series. Client Services Coordinator Mary O’Connor says it is aimed at families with a loved one who is...
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by Randy ThomsThe Northwestern Ontario Innovation Centre will continue to have a strong presence in the region. The organization is receiving $489,083.00 from FedNor to maintain programs and services at its Kenora office set. The agency’s focus is assisting new and existing companies develop and adopt new...
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by Randy ThomsPremier Doug Ford is ordering a review of the Greenbelt lands in southern Ontario. It stems from two reports that were critical of the process used to identify fourteen lands approved by Cabinet last December. The Auditor General and the Integrity Commissioner determined the process to be flawed...
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by Randy ThomsResidents in rural and remote parts of Ontario may soon have access to high-speed Internet delivered by satellite. The provincial government is currently looking for potential service providers. Depending on the response, project requests could be asked this fall. The province says satellite...
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by Adam RileyA Devlin man is without his vehicle after it caught fire on the Jones Road near Drewry Lake northeast of Kenora last month. He is also without it due to an investigation into the vehicle fire which resulted in impaired driving charges. Police, Fire, EMS and the MTO were called to the area in the...
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by Randy ThomsHydro One crews were forced to scramble this afternoon. The electricity went out in a number of different areas after a storm rolled through the Kenora and Rainy River Districts. The Minaki area was hardest hit, with over 500 Hydro One customers losing power. Smaller outages were reported near...
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by Randy ThomsA Fort Frances woman will make a court appearance next month on a charge of animal cruelty. This after OPP officers found a dog left outside tied to a tree without food and water. It was several public complaints last Thursday that brought officers out to investigate. Temperatures that day...
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by Evan TaylorThe upcoming Town of Bridgewater Council meeting scheduled for September 11, 2023, will be relocated to the Bridgewater Fire Hall, located at 81 Dominion Street. The meeting is scheduled to commence at 6 p.m. This relocation is a result of ongoing renovations being carried out at the Council...
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