Thursday, October 7, 2010

House fire on Peterson Road

A busy night for Kenora's Fire and Emergency Services Department.

Fire Fighters were called to a house fire on Peterson Road around 10:30 last night.

All four stations were called out to deal with the blaze, and pumpers spent the night
shuttling water back and forth from a hydrant several miles away on Veteran's Drive.

The cause of the fire is still under investigation, but damage is said to be extensive.

There was no-one home at the time the fire broke out.

Machin opens new centennial pavilion

The Town of Machin is celebrating its 100th anniversary by unveiling a new waterfront pavilion.

The 13 hundred square foot log structure is located in Pine Tree Park, overlooking Eagle Lake.

The pavilion includes a set of interpretive panels the depict some of the important events in the last 100 years in the community.

The Northern Ontario Heritage Fund Contributed over 16 thousand dollars to help build
the structure.

OPP search for body near Sioux Lookout

The Underwater Search and Recovery Unit has been called in after a vehicle was reported going into a lake, just outside Sioux Lookout.

OPP received a report on Tuesday that a women had driven her vehicle from Vermillion River Road into Bindo Lake.

OPP are investigating and officers want to speak to anyone who may have witnessed this event.

No other details are available.

Greenpeace Launches Caribou Caravan

Greenpeace launched its "caribou caravan" campaign at Queen's Park.

The environmental group is pressuring Minister of Northern Development Michael Gravelle to save the woodland caribou.

Spokesperson Richard Brooks says the government can balance both environment and the forest industry.

The caravan will be heading to northwestern Ontario at the end of October.

OPP investigate rash of Break-Ins

The OPP are investigating a rash of break-ins over the past couple of days.

In one instance, a travel trailer parked in the area of Millers Rapids Road was broken into.

Police say a number of items were stolen including a set of binoculars,
three rifle scopes and several rods and reels.

The OPP also say a number of unlocked vehicles were entered on
Birchwood Crescent.

A laptop computer, a GPS unit, cellphones and a satellite radio were among the items stolen.

Anyone with information about the break-ins is asked to contact the Kenora Detachment of the OPP or Crimestoppers.

KMTS Announces Upgrades to its System

KMTS has just completed a 1.5 million dollar upgrade to its mobility network.

The new High Speed Packet Access will allow local residents to use a wide range of smart phones, including the IPhone.

Doug Anderson is a spokesperson for KMTS and they teamed up with NorthernTel
on the network upgrade.

The project included 531 thousan dollars to install the new towers in Redditt, Grassy Narrows
and Whitedog.

The Northern Ontario Heritage Fund provided 85 percent of the cost of that project.