All-Day Kindergarten popular at St. Louis

The Kenora Catholic District School Board says its had good response

to its all-day junior and senior Kindergarten classes at St. Louis school.

The all-day classes will begin in the fall, and acting director of education,
Kevin Debnam says they will have a full complement of students in the
program.

42 kids have been signed up for junior and senior kindergarten classes.

He adds that they will also be working with a third party to provide before
and after class supervision.

City offers free land for Ambulence Base

With both the City of Kenora and the Kenora District Services Board divided on a suitable location for a new Land Ambulance Base, Kenora Council has offered free property on Barsky's Hill.


In a letter to the KDSB, Mayor Len Compton offers property located in the 14th Street North and Mellick Avenue area, at no cost to the Board.

The Board has formed a Task Force to work with the City on the proposed site.

However, some Unincorporated members are concerned with some of the wording in the letter.

Compton writes the property may provide a unique opportunity for an integrated emergency service delivery model in the future.

One member stressed the KDSB is not looking to integrate emergency services.

Battle over Land Ambulence Base Continues

The Political battle between the Kenora District Services Board and the City of Kenora over the location of a new land ambulance base continues.


Frustrations peaked once again at the Annual Board meeting in Dryden Thursday as a motion was presented to members.

The motion went into great detail how efforts to acquire property in the City have been met with resistence and opposition at every opportunity and that the Board should look outside the City to build.

Bill Blower moved the motion and admits it was the build-up of 10-years of frustration.

Kenora Councilor Rory McMillan says the City has been more then open to suggestions and notes they have their own concerns.

McMillan says Council wants to see a central location for the base, given that 64-percent of their high priority calls are in Town.

The resolution was defeated by the Board.

Timmins Hunter Fined

A Timmins Ontario man has been banned from hunting for one year for shooting a deer on private property.


Sylvain Gravel was charged last year after admitting to shooting the deer to a Ministry of Natural Resources conservation officer who was investigating a complaint of a hunter trespassing on private land near Split Rock Rock in Sifton township, northeast of Fort Frances.

Gravel was also fined three-thousand dollars.

Police release name of North Spirit Lake man

The name of the North Spirit Lake First Nation man who died a week after being taken into Red Lake OPP custody has been released.


The Special Investigations Unit says 41-year-old Dalius Kakekagumick passed away at the Thunder Bay Regional Health Sciences Centre on Monday.

The Unit has so far identified one officer and eightwitnesses as part of its investigation.

The SIU has not said why Kakekagumick was taken into custody, or the cause of death.

Hampton opposes SuperCorp

Kenora-Rainy River MPP Howard Hampton is not impressed with what he calls is the latest McGuinty Government "scheme".

The Liberals are looking at selling portions of Hydro One, Ontario Power Generation, Ontario Lottery and the Liquor Control Board to raise money.

Hampton says Ontario residents have seen this movie before.

The NDP member calls it a pre-election bribe, using taxpayer dollars.