Police Investigate Fatality on CP Tracks

Police say foul play is not suspected in the death of a man on the C.P. tracks in Kenora.

The incident took place last night around 7:00 on Tunnel Island.

The conductor of the train reported that they had hit a man on the tracks.

The OPP say the man died as a result of the collision.

So far the name of the deceased has not been released.

Nestor Falls a Finalist for Ultimate Fishing Town

Nestor Falls and Thunder Bay among the top ten cities into the final round of the World Fishing Network's search for the Ultimate Fishing Town in Canada.


A second round of voting is now underway and will end September 28th.

The winner will be announced in early October.

Kenora finished out of the running for the top ten list.

Kayakers located on Lake Superior

A group of nine kayakers who were overdue from a trip on Lake Superior have been located safe and sound.

The eight students and a teacher from Lakehead University in Thunder Bay were spotted this morning by a C-130 Hercules from CFB Winnipeg.

They were in the north end of Nipigon Strait, northeast of Thunder Bay, and indicated weather had hampered their progress and ability to communicate.

The group left Thunder Bay, along with 16 other kayakers, on Aug. 26 and were last heard from this past Sunday.

Eight other kayakers returned as scheduled Wednesday, and the other eight are on course to return today or Friday.

Rickford prepares for vote on Long Gun Registry

September 21st is the day the House of Commons will decide whether or not to move forward with a vote to dismantle the long-gun registry.


Supporters of the registry are starting to speak up in a bid to keep what they say is a useful tool.

Kenora MP Greg Rickford won't tip his hand whether the Conservatives are planning a counter attack.

Rickford says he believes most of the Northern Ontario NDP MP's are still on side with Legislation to kill the registry even though two more New Democrats have indicated in the past week that they will vote against the private members bill.

Thistle Rink Upgrades nearly Complete

While construction activity continues outside the Kenora Rec. Center, work inside the Thistle Rink is nearing completion.

New boards, glass and netting have been installed this past summer.

Recreational Services Manager for the city, Colleen Neil says they have also made some enhancements to the ice plant and heating units.

Neil also hopes they will be able to pave the Rec. Center Parking lot this fall before the snow flies, but that job will be dependant on whether the work on the new sewer and water and storm drainage system in the area is completed.

City offers property for new Land Ambulence Base

The never-ending soap opera about the location of a new land ambulence base in Kenora may finally have a conclusion.

Kenora City council is planning to declare a piece of property next to the new fire hall on Barsky's hill suplus.

Councillor Rory McMillan says the idea would be to transfer the land over to the Kenora District Services Board.

The city is hoping it can finalize the tranfer by September 17th.

Charges laid in Boating Accident

The OPP say there were a few accidents in the Kenora area over the Labor Day long weekend.

On Saturday morning, the marine unit was called out to a collision between two boats in the area of Northern Harbor.

The OPP say a 16 foot boat coming out of the harbor ran into a 19 foot vessel that was trolling in the area.

Police say one person, who wasn't wearing a life jacket at the time, end up falling into the lake.

Fortunately they were able to get back into the boat.

A Manitoba resident has been charged with careless operation of a motor vessel.