Visitor Restriction Birchwood Terrace

By: Sheri Leviski

2009-05-13

09:33:10

You won't be able to visit any of the residents at Birchwood Terrace Nursing Home this week.

A respiratory outbreak has been declared at the long term care facility in Kenora.

The Northwestern Health Unit and home staff are working together to control and prevent the spread of the illness.

A visitor ban has been put in place to help manage the spread of the illness to residents and staff.

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Boat Crash LOW

By: Sheri Leviski

2009-05-13

09:28:49

It's not even summer yet, and the OPP's Marine Unit has already seen its first collision on Lake of the Woods.

Yesterday, a vessel struck a reef in the area of Canoe Channel near the Keewatin Channel.

8 people were travelling in the 21 foot Doral when they came in contact with the reef.

The occupants were able to paddle to a near by island before the boat sunk.

The boat was destroyed but thankfully no one was injured.

OPP are reminding boaters to proceed with caution when you are in unfamiliar waters.

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