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Kenora museum director preserves historic 80-year-old video footage

Kenora museum director preserves historic 80-year-old video footage

Muse Executive Director Braden Murray found an old film cannister that had footage of the Duke of Kent's visit to Kenora in 1942, along with the christening of HMCS Kenora in 1942.
Mayor looks for infrastructure funding eligibility to be broadened

Mayor looks for infrastructure funding eligibility to be broadened

Fort Frances Mayor asks the Ontario government to expand the Ontario Community Infrastructure Fund to help address aging recreation facilities.
Bearskin Lake First Nation now off diesel generators

Bearskin Lake First Nation now off diesel generators

Bearskin Lake First Nation joins a host of communities now connected to the Wataynikaneyap Power grid.
District services board to help provide more child care services in Sioux Lookout

District services board to help provide more child care services in Sioux Lookout

With more available childcare services, the Kenora District Services Board gets closer to its goal of universal childcare.
Treatment beds give Sioux Lookout new hope

Treatment beds give Sioux Lookout new hope

37 supportive treatment beds will give the community a renewed sense of hope in the battle against addiction.  
'Gamechanging' agreement for education in Pikangikum

'Gamechanging' agreement for education in Pikangikum

The Indigenous Teacher Education Program through Queen's University is expected to start in Pikangikum in May 2024, setting participants on the path to earning an education degree while working in their community.
Pikangikum celebrates record-high graduating class

Pikangikum celebrates record-high graduating class

Eenchokay Birchstick School in Pikangikum First Nation celebrates the accomplishments of its most recent graduates
'Very concerning': Northwest OPP have responded to 12 fatal crashes already this year

'Very concerning': Northwest OPP have responded to 12 fatal crashes already this year

The increase in fatalities this year prompts OPP to remind drivers to remember the risk when driving Ontario’s highways.
Red Lake Regional Heritage Centre celebrates reopening

Red Lake Regional Heritage Centre celebrates reopening

The Red Lake Regional Heritage Centre held a gala event to reopen of the main gallery after a severe weather event ripped off the roof in September 2019. 
Wildfire near Cat Lake First Nation grows to over 10K hectares

Wildfire near Cat Lake First Nation grows to over 10K hectares

The wildfire near Cat Lake First Nation has reached over 10,000 hectares as forest firefighters focuses on suppression effects to keep the fire from spreading toward the community.
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