Manitoba Angler fined for illegal fishing

A Manitoba man has been fined 26-hundred dollars for having too many fish in his possession.

Peter Hiebert was fined for having 10-walleye over the legal limit and having one-pike of prohibited length.

The man was stopped on May 15th by conservation officers on the Winnipeg River near Kenora.

Of the 10-walleye Hiebert had over the legal limit, 9-were outside the allowable size.

Concern over Illegal Hunting

The OPP in Kenora say they have been getting a number of complaints about hunter illegally going after game.

Over the past couple of days police have investigated a couple of incidents of hunters shooting toward residences and hunting at night in the Essex Road area.

In one case, a Kenora man was found to have shot and killed a deer.

The hunter was located a short time later, and the matter has since been turned over to the the Ministry of Natural Resources for follow-up.

Weekend hockey results

The Kenora Triple "a" midget Thistles droppped a pair of close games at home

over the weekend.

The Thistles hosted the Southwest Cougars and were edged 3-2 yesterday at

the Kenora Rec. Center.

Saturday Kenora Midgets squandered a 3-1 lead in the third period and dropped a 5-3 decision to the Cougars.

Meanwhile, the Kenora double "a" Peewee Thistles took top honors at a tournament in Dryden.

The PeeWee Thistles upended the host Dryden PaperKings 6-4 in the A-side final.

A strong start to the season for Beaver Brae Girls hockey team,

the Broncos blanked the Dryden Eagles 7-0 Friday night at the Thistle Rink.

Blood Donor Clinic This week

Its time to roll up your sleeves again.

Canadian Blood Services is getting ready to hold another blood donor clinic in Kenora over the next two days.

The Clinic will start this evening at 4:30 and run til 9:00 and will also take place tomorrow morning from

9:30 to 12:30.

The blood donor clinic will take place at St. Thomas Aquinas High School.

OPP identify body at Tower Motel

The Kenora detachment of the OPP has concluded its investigation into the death of the man in the Tower Motor Hotel.

He has been identified as 30 year old Allan Henfrey of Kenora.

Henfrey was found deceased in his room early in the morning on November 10th.

A coroner's report concluded that Henfrey died from complications as a result of on going health issues.