Moncrief United Ladies Soccer Champs

Moncrief United were two for three in Kenora Women's Soccer this season.

United edged out Hap's Hurricanes for the overall league title.
The two teams also met up last night in the League Championship game,
and United prevailed 4-0.

Hap's won the Ladies Tournament title last month.

Treaty Three Police lay Murder Charges

Treaty Three Police Service have made an arrest in connection with stabbing death of a man on the Onigaming First Nation back in April.
22-year-old Thomas Ryan Indian appeared in a Kenora court on Friday on a charge of second degree murder in the death of 45-year-old William Kelly.

Kelly's body was found in a home in the reserve near Nestor Falls April 8.

Police say he died as a result of a single stab wound.

Rafferty wants investigation of Cross Border Complaints

Thunder Bay-Rainy River M-P John Rafferty wants to know if the enforcement of border crossings in northwestern Ontario is stiffer than elsewhere in Canada.

Rafferty says recent media reports of an Illinois man, denied entry at the Fort Frances border because of a criminal report dating back to his high school days, highlights the need for a review.

Rafferty understands the difficult role customs officers must perform, but is concerned with the number of complaints he's heard.

CAA launches annual Worst Roads Contest

Now is your chance to nominate the worst roads in the Kenora area.


The Canadian Automobile Association has launched its annual worst road contest.

CAA spokesperson Kory Kennedy says its easy to cast a vote.  You can log onto the CAA website
with your nomination.

Kennedy says 90 percent of the roads nominated to the yearly list have been either repaired or are slated to be repaired.

NOMA Opposed to Bill 68

The Northwestern Ontario Municipal Association says the so-called "Open for Business Act" will do nothing to help the struggling forest sector.


Bill 68 proposes changes to the Crown Forest Sustainability Act, giving the Endangered Species Act higher authority on forestry practices.

NOMA President Anne Krassilowsky says the move will have a devastating effect on local economy's.

Krassilowsky notes they have asked for the past 3-years to make Forest Management Plans the be-all, end-all.

More Border Crossing Complaints

Border crossings in Fort Frances and Rainy River continue to be a bone of contention for the area's tourism officials.


Executive Director of Ontario Sunset Country Gerry Cariou says area lodges are reporting large declines in American visitors, and point to the area's border as a contributing factors.

Cariou believes millions of dollars in revenue has been lost by enforcement of rules that restrict Americans with prior drunk driving convictions from entering Canada.

Wood Supply Announcement expected in the fall

The Ontario Government could announce the winners of the wood supply competition by the fall.


115 applications came forward for the 11 million cubic metres of wood up for grabs.

Minister Michael Gravelle says he's working as fast as he can on the process.

Those individuals with successful proposals will be able to use logs, branches and other wood in Crown forests for manufacturing or other commercial purposes.

Ignatieff Cancels Kenora Visit

Liberal leader Michael Ignatieff's Northwestern Ontario's tour has been cancelled.


It has been cancelled following the death of fellow party member Mario Lague in Ottawa last week.

Lague was killed in a accident yesterday on his way to work, when the Motorcycle he was driving collided with an S-U-V.

Ignatieff is flying back to Ottawa for thew funeral, but insists on continueing the tour later on, sometime in the fall.

He was scheduled to be in Kenora and Dryden on Saturday.

OPP looking into Pikangikum Policing Issues

Very little information is being released about members of the Pikangikum OPP being escorted out of the community.


Superintendent Ron Van Straalen says the 11 officers were asked to leave and were sent to the airport
earlier this summer.

Von Straalen calls the OPP's relationship with the Pikangikum community good.

The incident happened on June 30th and is still under investigation.