Highlights

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. 

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.

Atikokan declares state of emergency, with residents thankful no one was hurt but are asking questions about whether something could have been done.

The Kenora and District Services Board is getting an additional $1.9 million this year in funding from the province for homelessness prevention and Indigenous supportive housing. 

The CEO of Lake of the Woods District Hospital believes a new health program with Confederation College and a local Kenora high school could pay dividends well into the future.

A rescued river otter found as an orphan near Kenora and sent to live at the Toronto Zoo for the past 13 years died last week.

After the amalgamation of Kitchenuhmaykoosib Inninuwug First Nation Police Service and the Ontario Provincial Police earlier this month, the last two K.I. police officers were sworn in as provincial constables this week.

The mayors of Kenora and Sioux Lookout are considering what the next steps might be after the Northwestern Health Unit released a report saying supervised consumptions services would benefit their communities, as well as Dryden and Fort Frances.

Kitchenuhmaykoosib Inninuwug First Nation signs law to exercise jurisdiction over their child welfare and family services.

Three members of Ignace council say they "protect and enforce their obligations to protect employees, ensure a safe and healthy working environment, and protect the rights of those individuals.”