Children's Aid Agencies in Kenora and Rainy River set to merge

The long awaited amalgmation of Kenora-Patricia Child and Family Services and

Rainy River District Family Services is going to take a little longer than expected to complete.

The merger was supposed to be finalized today.

Bill Leonard is the executive director of the new children's aid society and says they hope to have all the paperwork finalized in the next couple of months.

In the meantime, he says the marriage between the two agencies should benefit everyone.

Leonard says they are just putting the finishing touches on their 2011 budget for the new agency, and once that's approved by the province, they can proceed with the merger.