Friday, October 23, 2009

Broncos Football

Win and their in.

That's the challenge for Beaver Brae's football team.

The Broncos close out their regular season at home this afternoonagainst Vincent Massey Collegiate from Winnipeg.

Beaver Brae holds down the fourth and final play-off spot intheir division and need a win to clinch a post-season berth.

Game time is 3:00 this afternoon at Pete Fair Memorial Field.

Broncos Court Sports

A tough day on the court for Beaver Brae's boys volleyball and girls basketball teams.

The Broncos were winless on their road trip to Dryden yesterday afternoon.

Beaver Brae's senior boys volleyball team lost its first match of the year.

The Broncos took a 2-0 lead over the Eagles, but Dryden stormed back totake the next three
sets.

The junior boys lost three sets to none.

In girls basketball action, the Beaver Brae junior girls dropped a 25-14 decision to the Eagles, while the Bronco senior girls were upened 31-23.

T.A. Court Sports

A clean sweep for Thomas Aquinas court teams against Rainy River.

The Saints senior and junior boys volleyball teams beat the Owls three sets to none.

In girls basketball action, the T.A. senior girls got 22 points fromDylan Karst in a 41-17 win over Rainy River.

The Saints junior girls edged the Owls 51-41.

Emily Bernie had a team high 21 points for Thomas Aquinas.

Ethics Commissioner

Kenora MP Greg Rickford has lodged a formal complaint with the Ethics Commissioner against 18 Liberal MPs.

Rickford sits on the conflict of interest and ethics commission and says he felt it was his responsibilty to point out misuse of MP websites.

Some of the MPs that are indicated in the complaint are Justin Trudeau, Bob Rae, Ken Dryden, Ruby Dhalla and Martha Hall Findlay.

Economic Update

Kenora-Rainy River M.P.P. Howard Hampton isn't very sympathetic towards the economic plight of the McGuinty Government.

Yesterday, finance minister Dwight Duncan forecast a deficit for this fiscal year of 24.5 billion dollars.

Hampton says Dalton McGuinty has only himself to blame for a huge drop in corporate tax revenue.

Hampton suggests the McGuinty government will continue to find ways of cutting government spending, including funding for municipalities, child care agencies and job training programs.

Flu Shots NWHU

The Northwestern Health Unit says it will be releasing more details of its flu shot program for the region next week.

The federal and provincial government's are making the vaccine for the H1N1 virus available October 26th.

Acting Medical officer of Health, Dr. Jim Arthurs says that the vaccine will be both safe and effective.

He says all residents 10 year of age and older should receive one dose of the vaccine,while children from six months to 9 years of age should get two half doses, at least 21 days apart.

The vaccine for pregnant women likely won't be available until early November.

Northern Growth Plan

The Ontario government has unveiled a 25-year plan to stimulate the province's northern economy a day after posting a record deficit of $24.7 billion.

The proposed Growth Plan for Northern Ontario aims to prepare the northern economy for changes ahead by strengthening the mining industry and creating regional economic zones.

It also calls for partnerships among various colleges, universities and businesses to support research and train northerners for careers in growing fields.

The long-awaited plan will also work to improve health-care foraboriginal communities, promote green technologies and create aninter-regional transportation network.

Northern Development Minister Michael Gravelle says the plan willrely on the resourcefulness and entrepreneurial spirit ofnortherners to create a plan that fits their needs.

Missing Moose Hunters

Fifty years ago today two men went moose hunting in northeastern Ontario and were never seen or heard from again.

To mark the anniversary, the O-P-P is posting pictures of Merle Newcombe and George Weeden on their missing persons website alongwith details of their disappearance.

What happened to the Canadian Pacific Railway workers is still amystery in Chapleau where the men lived.

A search yielded no clues and some people believe they were murdered.

Greyhound Service Deadline

With a deadline looming, the provincial government is stilltrying to stop Greyhound from pulling out of Manitoba.

Transport Minister Ron Lemieux says he wants buses to keeprunning across the province but his counterparts across the countryaren't interested in subsidizing the bus company.

He says a national working group is being struck to look at busservice in Canada but their recommendations will come too late tosave Greyhound service in Manitoba and northern Ontario.

Greyhound could cease its operations in the two provinces withina few weeks.