Tuesday, January 18, 2022
Tuesday, January 18, 2022

The Kenora District Services Board (KDSB) announced that it, in partnership with The First Step Women s Shelter and The Municipality of Sioux Lookout, will be operating a Cold Weather Drop-in Centre at 66A Front Street starting on January 17...

Tuesday, January 18, 2022

Leadership of Sandy Lake First Nation confirmed that a house fire in the community which broke out just after 11 p.m. on Jan. 13 claimed the lives of three children. Chief Delores Kakegamic is calling for adequate resources for fire and emergency services

Tuesday, January 18, 2022

The Kenora District Services Board (KDSB) has completed its second homelessness enumeration for the communities it services. The results of this survey will be compared to the previous enumeration which took place in 2018...

Tuesday, January 18, 2022

A Whitefish Bay resident is facing several firearms charges after members of the Lac Seul Police Service were dispatched on Jan. 9 to a report of a firearm being discharged near a residence in Whitefish Bay, Lac Seul...

Tuesday, January 18, 2022

Municipal Council Notes: December 15, 2021

Tuesday, January 18, 2022

Nigam Parikh, Joyce Latag, Louis Melanson, and Irene Hutchinson answer this week s question.

Tuesday, January 18, 2022

Carmen Elliot when he first came to Sioux Lookout.

Tuesday, January 18, 2022

Check out these stories from our archives...

Tuesday, January 18, 2022

Key Word for 2022 and beyond: Adaptability
COVID has taught us some aspects of the theme, Adapt.
We now see climate sequences ramping up. Adapt! Living in a boreal forest; large fires make me nervous. How do I adapt?...

Tuesday, January 18, 2022

I d like to start out this column by congratulating local educators Cheri Grandbois and Michelle Parrish, who have been honoured with the Prime Minister s Award for their contributions to education...

Tuesday, January 18, 2022

Northwestern Health Unit (NWHU) Medical Officer of Health, Dr. Kit Young Hoon is in full support of the province s decision for elementary and high school students to return to in-person learning this past Monday...

Tuesday, January 18, 2022

Sioux Looks Out for Paws continues its work to keep community animals safe and find adoptees forever homes...

Tuesday, January 18, 2022

Yankee Candle on the deck railing. It was a mellow evening at camp, watching sunset waltz gently into the night.
From nowhere came the most beautiful music in the world - Wonderland by Night, by Bert Kaempfert...

Tuesday, January 18, 2022

A restructuring at the Municipality of Sioux Lookout that will see By-law Enforcement and Animal Control being transferred to the Corporate Services Department has forced a temporary disruption to animal control services in the municipality...

Tuesday, January 18, 2022

Members of the Sioux Lookout Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) are requesting assistance from the public to solve a theft from a local construction area....

Tuesday, January 18, 2022

The Lil Bands Hockey Tournament is back, with a twist. Organizers behind the tournament have partnered with Tikinagan Child and Family Services and the Sioux Lookout First Nations Health Authority to create a social media submission contest campaign...

Tuesday, January 18, 2022

Each summer, during the Blueberry Festival, the Sioux Lookout Genealogy and History Club helps us to remember the pioneers who helped establish the communities of Sioux Lookout, Hudson and Alcona....

Tuesday, January 18, 2022

Fred Ling left his home in London, England, in 1914 to visit his Mom s sister in Ottawa, Ontario. He was born the son of George and Charlotte Ling.
While in Ottawa, he decided to remain in Canada and was hired to work with the railroad...

Tuesday, January 18, 2022

Frank was born in Menesha, Wisconsin, in January 1893. He arrived in Sioux Lookout in 1912 and worked on the Grand Trunk Pacific. He left after a few months for points where work was more plentiful...

Tuesday, January 18, 2022

George was born in Prescott, Ontario in 1876. George s father passed, leaving George the responsibly of tending the family farm and younger siblings for a number of years. Then he set off to travel west...

Tuesday, January 18, 2022

Norah Love was born Norah Theresa Lane on October 20, 1899 in Plymouth, England. Norah chose to continue her education and pursued training as a kindergarten teacher as she had an affinity for young children....