Monday, March 8, 2010

Canfield running for mayor

A familiar face is planning to enter the mayoralty race in Kenora this fall.

Dave Canfield says he's picked up his nomination forms and plans to submit them later this year.

He says he wanted to put to rest the speculation about whether he is going to run or not.

Canfield has spent the past few years working out west and inEar Falls as a heavy equipment operator.

He says he's looking forward to getting back into municipal politics.

Chicken Farm Vermillion Bay

A Vermillion Bay farmer wants to be able to slaughter chickens in Northwestern Ontario.

Ron Rhyner wants to raise a small number of chickens and sell them but inter provincial slaughter rules won't allow him.

Rhyner says the Ministry of Agriculture has said that local abbatoirs could get involved and start slaughtering chickens.

Currently the closet chicken abbatoir is in Manitoba and it is illegal to sell chickens slaughtered out of province.

OPP Bound 2010

The OPP is getting ready for its 8th annual OPP Bound recruitment program.

The three day mini-camp will take place in Orillia this July.

Sergeant Shelley Garr says they are accepting just 50 participantsthis year.

You need to be at least 18 years of age to attend the OPP Boundmini-camp.

Successful applicants will also have to find their own transportationto Orillia.

Beaver Brae Highschool Cheerleaders

The Beaver Brae Cheerleaders are holding their own at regional competitions.

The Dance Team won gold at the North Regional Championships, while the Cheerleaders took
silver in their division.

Ontario Winter Games

Two Kenora Judo competitors took part in the Ontario Winter Games this weekend.

Kaitie Dennis put in a perfect day winning all her matches to win gold.

Luke Heatherington competed in the 66 kg division and earned silver.

Kaitie and Luke will now fine tune their skills in preparation for a March 17th trip to Germany to compete in an international Judo competition followed by a week- long training camp.

Girls Hockey

The Beaver Brae Girls hockey season has come to an end.

They lost game two against the Dryden Eagles last night.

The final score was 2-1.

OFSAA T.A.

The City of Kenora is gearing up for another big sporting event.

The All-Ontario Single "a" girls volleyball championships aretaking place at Thomas Aquinas this week.

Bob Kowal is the team's head coach and thinks his team isready for some tough competition.

The OFSAA banquet will be held tonight at T.A. with tournament action starting Tuesday morning at three gyms in the city.