Former Kenora Resident Faces Child Porn Charges

A bureaucrat working for the Ministry of Natural Resources in Thunder Bay has been convicted of child pornography charges and sentenced to jail.


David Laderoute was sentenced to the statutory minimum of 14-days in jail and 18-months probation.

He must also submit a DNA sample, and will be a registered sex offender for 10 years.

A Government spokesman says Laderoute's 18-year career with the public service has ended.

An investigation began in April, 2009 when it was discovered that a computer at the Thunder Bay MNR office was being used to access pornographic websites.

Salmonella recall in Northwestern Ontario

The Canadian Food Inspection Agency is warning Northwestern Ontario residents not to eat Freybe brand head cheese.


The Agency says the product may be contaminated with salmonella.

All products sold up to and including July 14th are affected by the recall.

The CFIA says it may have been sold from deli counters or repackaged at the store.

In young children, the elderly and people with weakened immune systems, salmonellosis can be deadly.

OPP Searching for Missing Man

Sioux Lookout OPP are searching for a missing elderly man.


Police say 89-year-old Michael Marcyniuk left his home in Sioux Lookout at 9:30 yesterday morning.

He was scheduled to go shopping in Dryden in his white 1994, 4-door Oldsmobile, with Ontario plate APLA-172.

Marcyniuk never returned.

He's 6 feet, 180-pounds and last seen wearing grey dress pants, a tan jacket and black rimed glasses.

Police say he has several health issues and may have signs of dementia.

Anyone with information on Marcyniuk's whereabouts is asked to contact OPP.

Biz Kids Camp starts next week

Future MBA's will get a chance to strut their stuff next week.

The annual Biz Kids Camp will be taking place starting Monday.

Mike Greaves from the Northwest Business Center says they still have some spaces open for would-be business tycoons.

Greaves says anyone who wants to sign up can contact the
Northwest Business Center.

A similar camp will also be taking place in Dryden in August.

Paving Contract Awarded

Its going to cost just over two million dollars to fix up about 10 kilometers of the Trans-Canada  Highway from the Kenora City Limits to the By-Pass.

The Ministry of Transportation has awarded the tender for the rehabilitation of two five kilometer stretches of Highway 17.

Pioneer Construction has been awarded the 2.1 million dollar contract.

That project is expected to be completed by the fall and employ about 15 people.


Pioneer is also paving the section of the Trans-Canada from Transmitter Road to the east city
limits.

Health Unit testing for Lyme Disease

Health officials are on the watch following two confirmed cases of lyme disease in the Thunder Bay District.


Kurt Casey is the Public Health Inspector for the Northwestern Health Unit and they have sent a couple of  deer ticks away for testing, but so far none have come back positive for Lyme Disease. 
Casey says the heavy season for deer ticks ends in mid-July.