Mike Richards Charity Golf Tournament Thursday

The inaugural Mike Richards Charity Golf Tournament will take place tomorrow

at the Kenora Golf and Country Club.

The event was sold out months ago with a total of  24 teams signed up.

The Philadelphia Flyers captain says some of team mates, including Jeff Carter, Daniel Briere,
Arron Asham and Riley Cote are expected to attend.
Richards says proceeds will go towards the Canadian Cancer Society and the Kenora
and Lake of the Woods Regional Community Foundation.

Former OPP Officer to be Sentenced in November

A retired OPP officer who once served in Minaki and Whitedog, and was found guilty on a number of sexual assault charges, won't be sentenced until this fall.

Robert Lewis was found guilty on 19 charges dating back to the 1970's, some of which were laid while he was an officer in the Kenora area.

The sentencing for Lewis is scheduled to take place November 8th in the Orangeville Court House.

Lewis, who now lives in Fenelon Falls, Ontario was initially charged back in 2006.

The court case just wrapped up last month.

Catholic Board rejects amalgamation with Keewatin Public

Thanks but no thanks.


That's the response from the Kenora Catholic District School Board to an offer by the local public school board to amalgamate two schools in Keewatin.

The Keewatin-Patricia District School Board made the offer to merge Keewatin Public and St. Louis Schools as a means to combat declining enrolment.

The separate board has issued a formal response which indicates its not interested in engaging in any amalgamation of school either from within its own jurisdiction or with the Keewatin-Patricia School Board.

The public school board began looking at options for Keewatin Public School during an Accommodation
Review last year.

Enrolment at the school is expected to continue to drop over the next few years.

Smoke-Free Parks Proposed

The Northwestern Health Unit is upping the ante in its battle against cigarette smoke.

The Health Unit says it wants to make area parks and playgrounds smoke free.

Health Unit Chair John Albanese, says many communities are participating in the voluntary program.

The Health Unit is providing the signs with participating communities covering the cost of installing them.

MTO Responds to Trans-Canada Twinning Concerns

The Ministry of Transportation has issued a response to some of the concerns raised about twinning the Trans-Canada Highway between the Manitoba Border and the Kenora By-Pass.

The MTO says some of the routes north of the current Highway 17 road bed were ruled out due to potential impacts to undisturbed forests, wildlife habitat and a poor crossing of Deception
Creek.

It adds that while its not bound by the Clearwater Bay Restricted Area Order, any construction has to first pass a Class Environmental Assessment.

The MTO statement goes on to say that no final decision on where to locate a double lane highway
from Clearwater Bay to Kenricia Road has been made yet.

It is hoping to finalize a route by the fall.

Construction on the first phase of the twinning project from the Manitoba Border to Rush Bay
is also expected to begin this fall.

Property Owners Meet This Afternoon

The Lake of the Woods District Property Owners Association is gearing up for its annual

summer meeting with its members in Kenora.

The three hour session will take place this afternoon.

Susan McLeod is the executive director of the Association and says one of the main topics
of discussion will be cottage security.

McLeod says the meeting is for their members who are unable to attend their AGM in
Winnipeg each May.

The session will take place at the Best Western Lakeside Inn starting at 1:00.