Sioux Narrows/Nestor Falls Budget

Sioux Narrows/Nestor Fall residents are going to have to wait a little bit longer to find out how much they'll be paying in muncipal taxes.

The community's budget has yet to be brought before Council for vote, and Mayor Bill

Thompson says that's because they're waiting to hear from the District Service Board.

Thompson says last year they were surprised by the DSSAB's amended budget and they don't want have a repeat of that this year.

Power Pledge Kenora

Local residents are being asked to try and cut down on their power use over the nextfive months.

Kenora will be taking part in the 2010 Power Pledge Challenge, which is a province-wide campaign to reduce energy consumption.

Councillor Jim Parson is spear-heading the campaign and says it will begin on April 20th.

Council has agreed to spend some money publicizing the campaign and getting local residents to sign up.

CUPE Hospital Meeting

Major hospital health issues are being discussed in Thunder Bay this week.

The Ontario Council of Hospital Unions is meeting there.

President Michael Hurley says one major topic is the provinces plan to tender some services like knee replacements.

He says smaller northern hospitals will be defenseless because of it and could close

About 200 delegates are attending the gathering.

Tourism Kenora

Tourism is Kenora's largest industry.

That's the message Tourism Kenora is trying to get outprior to the summer season.

Heather Paterson is the city's Tourism Development Officerand says they will start promoting the new campaign this week.

Paterson says tourism is a 200 million dollar industry in Kenora,employing more than 25
hundred people.

The campaign will wrap up on May 15th with the "Be a Touristin your Town" event.