New Chamber President

There's been a changing of the guard at the Kenora and District Chamber of Commerce.

Dwayne Yaremko has stepped down after two years as chamber presidentand has been replaced by Andy Scribilo.

Scribilo says he's no stranger to the job as he held the same position 10 years ago.

Scribilo will be joined on the board of the chamber by Linda Davedow, who will take over as first vice-president.

Yaremko will stay on the chamber board as past-president.

Federal Funding Annoucements

Kenora MP Greg Rickford paid a visit to his riding this week and made a couple of funding announcements.

27 thousand dollars is going towards hiring a youth intern for Women's Place Kenora.

Rickford says the intern will assist with research and project management.

Another 2 thousand dollars was provided to the Rabbit Lake Trail System through St. Thomas Aquinas' Outdoor Education Program.

Driven to Quit Deadline

A Board member with the Northwestern Health Unit admits breaking the habit is hard to do, but she's encouraging fellow smokers to stick with it.

Emo resident Gerd O'Sullivan is taking part in the Driven To Quit Challenge.

Smokers have until the end of February to register for the Challenge.

A number of great prizes are up for grabs for those who successfully butt-out during the month of March.