Morgan Offensive Player of the Week in the WHSFL

Beaver Brae's first loss in the Winnipeg High School Football League this season turned out to have a silver lining.

Broncos running back Scott Morgan has been named the offensive player of the week in the

Kas Vidruk Division.

Morgan had 171 yards rushing and a touchdown on 16 carries in Beaver Brae's 29-10 loss

to Kildonan East.

The Broncos are back in action tomorrow against the 3-0 Miles MacDonnell Buckeyes.

Another All-Candidates Forum Today

The third all-candidates forum in three days will be held this morning for those running in the October 25th municipal elections.

The Kenora Seniors Coalition will host its forum in the Rotary Room at the Kenora Rec. Center this morning starting at 10:00.

Last night, Kenora's Young Professionals group held its own forum in the same location.

Tomorrow, two of three mayoralty candidates, Andrew Poirier and Dave Canfield will be in the CJRL studios for an hour long phone in show.

MNR testing for Chronic Wasting Disease

The Mininistry of Natural Resources will be conducting a study in northwestern Ontario Wildlife

Management Units this fall to see if there is any sign of Chronic Wasting Disease among the deer population.

Tore Buchanan is a spokesperson for the MNR and says they are asking hunters in the region to bring deer heads into select locations for testing.

Depot locations have been set up in Kenora, Nestor Falls, Dryden, Emo and Fort Frances.

Deer heads will be accepted until the middle of December.

OPP investigate Murder on Fort Hope First Nation

OPP are investigating a murder in Fort Hope First Nation.

Police were called out to the community north of Sioux Lookout on Monday.

The deceased is 38 year old James Wasawa.

27 year old William Oskineegish is in custody, and has been charged with second degree murder, and breach of probation.

He'll be in Thunder Bay court on October 4th.

College Tour stops in Kenora

Confederation College is hitting the highway for a week long recruitment campaign.

Representatives will be touring area communities speaking to high school students about their programs.

Spokesperson Shari MacKenzie says its important to reach out to their cachement area.

Confederation College will be joined on the tour by 12 other post secondary schools.

The tour stops at Beaver Brae Secondary School today. 

NDP launch campaign against the HST on Hydro Bills

Ontario's New Democrats are launching a campaign to force the government to take the provincial portion of the H-S-T off hydro bills.

Speaking in the legislature, Kenora-Rainy River M-P-P Howard Hampton says seniors, especially, are struggling to pay their electricity bills.

The NDP has created a website and N-D-P Leader Andrea Horwath is planning to tour the province to promote the cause.