Highlights

Four new emergency accessibility vehicles will make a difference in the lives of many First Nation members across Treaty 3 territory.

A commercial transport collision closed part of Highway 622 northbound at Little Turtle River near Atikokan.

“This year we’ve been lucky with the amount of snow, but it seems like every day I see on the news an accident on the highway.”

Roots of Reconciliation is a four-day workshop that aims to empower people to develop more self-awareness of how reconciliation works.

Ear Falls OPP has arrested and charged one individual with refusal to comply with a demand from a police officer.

Councillors have approved a 2024 operating budget with a 3.17 per cent tax levy increase and money for a new communications position.

Following the first meeting of 2024, the Kenora District Service Board (KDSB) has elected its new chair and vice-chair.

A one-day fast will be held in KI on Thursday “to collectively honour and reflect on the recent passing of our band members,” a Jan. 25 community memo from KI’s chief and council declared.

A border town has lost one of its leading citizens – an “amazing entrepreneur” and “lifelong advocate of the community,” in the words of Mayor Andrew Hallikas.

The Equity Backpack Program is a series of lessons that students investigate their own unconscious biases in an age appropriate way, while also exploring their own identities. The big takeaway is that differences should be celebrated, and that differences are our superpower.