Wednesday, March 10, 2010

OFSAA T.A.

The St. Thomas Aquinas Saints continue their OFSSA Volleyball journey today.

T.A. beat E.S. Embrun last night with a score of 25-18, 25-22.

The Saints will now play Marymount Academy.

Game time is at 11:30 at Beaver Brae High School.

If T.A. loses this game they are out of the finals.

Habitat for Humanity Scam

Local officials with Habitat for Humanity are warning of an e-mail scam.

Board chair Andrew Campbell says it pretends to be from Habitat International and asks for money to help with earthquake relief in Haiti.

Campbell says the people behind the scam ask for personal information that can be used to steal your intentity.

Rat Portage Trail

The City of Kenora wants to enhance one of its urban trails.

The Keewatin Patricia District School Board has provided some extra property to the city for its Rat Portage trail.

The land will help provide a shorter route for families that don't want to walk the full trail.

Councillor Wendy Cuthbert says the land will help shorten the route by half an hour.

Hydro One Upgrades

Hydro One is planning to spend more than two-million dollars in upgrades to its transmission lines in the Kenora district.

The work includes replacing more than 50 poles in an area west of the city that runs through dense bush and forest.

Crews have already started that work using helicopter to bring new polls to work sites and large bucket trucks to install the polls and cross arms.

HST Motion Dropped

When you're in opposition the message is more important than the result.

That's how MP Bruce Hyer describes the failure of the NDP motion to cancel funding for the Harmonized Sales Tax.

Hyer says as long as attention was drawn to the subject their job is done.

The Liberals sided with the Conservatives in voting down the NDP motion.

Hampton on Throne Speech

Kenora Rainy River MPP Howard Hampton would like to see better first nation consultation when it comes to developing Northern Ontario's Ring of Fire.

Hampton says its great that the Government has mentioned the sizeable resource, but notes not one first nation community has been consulted.

Hampton adds marketing and selling our clean water technology is a good idea in theory, but notes the countries that need it can't afford to buy it.

Water Quality LOW Meeting

A couple of new reports on water quality on Lake of the Woods will be presentedthis week at a conference taking place in International Falls.

About 80 people from both sides of the border will be attending the twoday forum.

Todd Sellars is the executive director of the Lake of the Woods WaterSustainability Foundation and says this year they will be focussing specificallyon the types of pollutants entering the lake.

The newest member of the International Joint Commission, Joe Commuzziwill be one of the key-note speakers at the water quality forum.

KPDSB School Climate Survey

The Keewatin Patricia District School Board is taking stock of the climate at its schools.

Northwestern Ontario students in grade 6 to 12 participated in the survey, and examines how students feel about their school life.

Superintendent of Education Sean Monteith says they have work to do when it comes to inspiring students to finish high school.

81 percent of students in this district had aspirations for finishing high school, while the Canadian norm sits at 91 percent.