Wednesday, January 6, 2010

Richards Golf Tournament

In addition to captaining the Philadelphia Flyers and being named to the Canadian Men's Olympic Hockey Team, Mike Richards is going to find some timeto organize a new charity golf tournament.

The tournament will take place at the Kenora Golf and Country Club on July 15th.

He's not sure whether it will become an annual event or not.

Proceeds will go to the Kenora and Lake of the Woods Regional CommunityFoundation and the Canadian Cancer Society.

December Weather Normal

Despite frigid temperatures over the past couple of weeks, the weather this past December was pretty average.

Environment Canada Climatologist, Geoff Coulson says while we received a bit more snow than usual, temperatures were pretty normal.

Coulson says the cold, clear weather will likely remain with us for the forseeable future, with temperatures moderating slightly by the weekend.

Rickford on Proroguing Parliment



The Member of Parliament for the Kenora Riding is defending the government's decision to suspend the current sitting of the House of Commons.

Prime Minister Stephen Harper prorogued parliament until March which will kill a number of bills currently on the order paper.
Greg Rickford says that will not affect all bills, including the private members bill to kill the Federal Long gun Registry.
Rickford suggests the delay in the next sitting of Parliament will mean that he will be able to spend more time in the riding meeting with his constituents.