Monday, November 29, 2010

Police Arrest 38 people in Project Ghost

A six month undercover investigation involving four police agencies has resulted in the arrest of 37 individuals and 153 drug related offences.

Raids were carried out yesterday morning in Dryden, Sioux Lookout and Ignace.

Officers seized over two thousand oxycodone tablets, 185 grams of cocaine and 14 pounds of marihuana worth an estimated 245 thousand dollars.

Inspector Tom Dirling is the Program Manager of the OPP Drug Enforcement Unit and says they are being proactive in keeping drugs off the street.

The suspects arrested during Project Ghost include residents of Dryden, Eagle Lake, Wabigoon,
Fort Frances, Ignace and Sioux Lookout.

More Snow on the Way

Northern Ontario is going to be getting all kinds of precipitation over the next few days.

Environment Canada has issued a special weather statement for the region, stretching from the Manitoba border to North Bay.

North and west of Lake Superior and east of Kenora will get more than 10 centimetres of snow.

But ice pellets and wet snow are expected to hit Atikokan to Geraldton.

Thunder Bay and the north shore of Superior will see some wet snow changing to rain and eventually a change back to snow tomorrow.

Stand-Off in Fort Frances ends Peacefully

One man in is custody while another taken to hospital following a stand-off with police in Fort Frances that lasted nearly 12 hours.

The OPP were initially called to an assault involving two men about 4:30 Saturday morning.

One man was taken to hospital with serious injuries.

His condition is not immediately known.

The other man barricaded himself inside a home on Scott Street, forcing police to close a section of the road to traffic and evacuate some nearby homes.

The Fort Frances Fire and Rescue Service was also called to the scene.

The man eventually surrendered to police without incident.

Official Opening for Kenora's New Fire Hall Today

Its been more than a year in the making, but Kenora's new fire hall on Barsky's Hill will finally be opened up to the public today.

A grand opening ceremony will take place this afternoon at 1:30.

The fire hall cost the city about six million dollars, with one million of that coming from the Northern Ontario Heritage Fund.

The new fire hall will replace the old 100 year old facility on Second Street South.

Later in the afternoon, Kenora City council will hold a special meeting to look at the request for proposals for the heritage fire hall.

Broncos and Thistles win Weekend Games

Beaver Brae's boys hockey team fired a lot of rubber at the Red Lake Rams this weekend and won both games on the road.

The Broncos had 60 shots in Saturday's game against the Rams, but the game was still tied at 1-1 after regulation.

The Broncos won the game scoring three times in the shootout.

Friday night, Colt German had a pair of goals and an assist as Beaver Brae downed Red Lake 6-1.

Meanwhile, the Kenora Triple "a" midget Thistles had a good weekend winning both of its
homes games.
Saturday, the Thistles blanked the Pembina Valley Hawks 4-0.

Matt Benson turned aside 18 shots for the shutout.

 On Friday night, the Thistles beat up Pembina Valley 3-1.

Saints win Silver Medal at OFSAAA

The Saints two year reign atop the OFSAA Single "A" senior boys division has come an end.

Thomas Aquinas had to settle for a silver medal this year after losing the final in three straight sets to Quinte Christian High School from Belleville.

T.A. head Coach Joanna Krisko says they just didn't have their "a" game on Saturday.

The Saints had won the gold medal at the All-Ontario Championships the previous two years.

Local Health Unit Gains Accreditation

The Northwestern Health Unit says its the first one in the region to be accredited by the Ontario Council on Community Health Accreditation.

The Health Unit showed of its newly minted certificate last week.

Alex Berry was the team lead for the accreditation process and says it took about three years to complete all the work.

Berry says of the 36 health units across the province, only 14 are currently accredited.

Another Good Year for the Miracle Marathon

It was a good weekend for the Salvation Army's Christmas Cheer Campaign.

The CJRL Miracle Marathon raked in thousands of dollars in cash donations, toys and non-perishable food items.

Captain Debbie Gosse says the community certainly responded in a big way this year.

Gosse says they managed to collect a lot more this year during the Miracle Marathon than last year.

That's good because she feels there is going to be a bigger need this christmas for hampers in the community.