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Tim Hicks headlining Saturday night at Kipawa Countryfest
By Jamie McKenzie Tim Hicks is a five-time Juno nominee and a Canadian Country Music Award winner. He made his country label debut in 2013, but has been playing music professionally for years before that. Hicks started playing music ...
Fun filled weekend of live country music
The 16th annual Kipawa Countryfest kicks off on Friday, August 18, 2023. A fun filled weekend of live country music and a family friendly festival. Throughout the weekend you can enjoy live country music from many Canadian artists, with ...
Rosewood Ave coming to Kipawa Countryfest
Rosewood Ave will be live at Kipawa Countryfest Rosewood Ave is taking small town dreams to new heights. Fate brought Dave and Sabrina together when his family was forced to move to the small town of Iroquois Falls ...
Jonny Lee coming to Kipawa Countryfest
Jonny Lee will be live at Kipawa Countryfest Jonny Lee is a singer-songwriter from Alliston, Ontario, he brings a thunderous fusion of country and rock to every stage he plays. His singles have been in CBC's Country Station ...
Kebaowek celebrates Indigenous Peoples Day
By Jamie McKenzie Women's Drum Group The heat and sun didn’t stop people from joining the celebration for Indigenous Peoples Day on June 21st at the Kebaowek ball field. The Indigenous Peoples Day celebration was put on ...
‘I really don’t think that’s what our ancestors envisioned of us,’ says Councilor about proposed nuclear disposal site
By Jamie McKenzie Current CNL site Since 2019 Kebaowek First Nation has been one of the communities involved in trying to stop the creation of a Near Surface Disposal Facility (NSDF) located in Chalk River, Ontario which ...
Kebaowek’s Spring Health Fair returns after three years
By Jamie McKenzie Kebaowek’s annual Spring Health Fair is on May 18th, 2023. While the health fair normally happens every year, this years will be the first one since 2019. Welcome & prizes from a previous Spring Health ...
Kebaowek girls learn Jingle Dress Dancing
By Jamie McKenzie Janice Wabie teaching the Jingle Dress dance Every second Thursday from 5 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. since January, young girls from Kebaowek First Nation are coming together to learn Jingle Dress dancing. Janice Wabie, ...
It’s all in the name: the Kebaowek Cultural Centre is looking for an original name
By Jamie McKenzie Aerial view of the future Kebaowek Cultural Centre Work on Kebaowek First Nation’s future cultural centre is moving full steam ahead and the next question to be answered: what the name will be. “We keep ...
K & P Auto Body & Paint is now open for business
By Jamie McKenzie Karen & Paul, the owners of K & P Autobody & Paint After eight years of hard work, Karen Chevrier finally made her dream happen when she officially opened the doors of K & ...