By Shayla Bradley The North West Company will no longer use Wasaya Airways to deliver freight shipments to northwestern Ontario communities, a decision Wasaya says its First Nation owners do not support. “Wasaya has been delivering food for the North West Company to both our ownership and non-ownership communities for over 10 years,” the company […]
Author: Jennifer Parsons
UK Scouts give back to Red Lake with CF-DRD donation
By Shayla Bradley The campaign to save CF-DRD, the well known Norseman Heritage Park icon, recently received a boost from overseas. Participants in the 4th Knowle Sea Scouts Canoe Canada program, from the United Kingdom, raised and donated $220 to the Norseman repair fund. “We came to Red Lake for several years, 2006 to 2009, […]
KDSB, Windigo sign student housing MOU
By Shayla Bradley The Kenora District Services Board (KDSB) and Windigo First Nations Council are joining forces to address housing needs for Indigenous students accessing education away from home. The two parties entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) which indicates both organizations will collaborate to develop new housing units in order to provide student […]
Red Lake golf club member heads to Canadian championship
By Shayla Bradley Balmertown resident and Red Lake Golf and Country Club member Tyler Rolfe will represent the region at the Canadian Men’s Mid Amateur Golf Championship, August 21 to 24 at the Victoria Golf Club in British Columbia. It came down to a tiebreaker to get into the tournament. “I played in the Manitoba […]
Ontario PCs rapid moves in first weeks of power
Published: July 18, 2018 BY SHAYLA BRADLEY Ontario’s Progressive-Conservative government is launching into changes immediately, after Premier Doug Ford was sworn into office June 29, along with 21 members of cabinet. In the throne speech delivered July 12, Lieutenant Governor of Ontario Elizabeth Dowdeswell read, “The fact is that Ontario is at a critical juncture. We face mounting […]