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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...
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
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...
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...
Municipal Council Notes: December 15, 2021
Nigam Parikh, Joyce Latag, Louis Melanson, and Irene Hutchinson answer this week s question.
Carmen Elliot when he first came to Sioux Lookout.
Check out these stories from our archives...
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?...
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...
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...
Sioux Looks Out for Paws continues its work to keep community animals safe and find adoptees forever homes...
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...
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...
Members of the Sioux Lookout Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) are requesting assistance from the public to solve a theft from a local construction area....
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...
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....
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...
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...
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...
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....