Monday, February 7, 2011

Council Meets This Morning

Five members of Kenora city council are back from Red Lake and the 70th

annual Kenora District Municipal Association.

They will be put right back to work this morning.

A special meeting of council is scheduled for 9:00 this morning.

There is only one item on the agenda.

Council will be talking about how to pay for the new Kenora Fire
Hall on Barsky's Hill.

The previous edition of council had planned to take a debenture out
on the building, but some members of the new council say they would
prefer to borrow internally from city reserves.

Gravelle hopes for Compromise in Land Use Fee Issue

Michael Gravelle says he's working to find a compromise in an area tourist outfitters dispute.

The Northern Development Minister says he understands how upset some the some outfitters are upset over increased government fees, especially since it was their own association that recommended them

Gravelle hopes to find a solution that will be agreeable to all sides

No Chronic Wasting Disease in NWO

Nearly 14-hundred deer heads were tested for chronic wasting disease last year in Ontario.


Ministry of Natural Resources Wildlife Research Technician Tore Buchanan says 362 deer heads were tested in the Dryden, Kenora and Fort Frances Districts.

The results weren't surprising according to Buchanan.

Chronic wasting disease is a fatal disease affecting members of the deer family.

Body Found on Lower Manitou Lake

A post-mortem exam is scheduled to take place today at Lake of the Woods District Hospital

on the body of a man found in Lower Manitou Lake, southeast of Kenora.

74 year Ted Davis of Fort Frances disappeared last week while operating a trail groomer
on the lake.

On Saturday afternoon shortly after 1:00, and OPP Dive Team found his body in the
depths of the lake.

Davis was working for Manitou Gold at the time, and was building an ice road.

The Ontario Ministry of Labor is also investigating the accident.

PeeWee Thistles win Stonewall Tourney

Home ice held no advantage for the Kenora Triple "a" Thistles.


Back at the Thistle Rink after a seven game road trip, the Kenora Midgets
dropped a pair of games to the Interlake Lightning over the weekend.

Yesterday, the Thistles were beaten 6-2.

Saturday night, it was the Lightning over the Thistles 3-1.

The regular season wraps up next weekend with a pair of games at
home for the Kenora Midgets.

Meanwhile, the Kenora Double "a" Peewee Thistles took top honors
from a tournament in Stonewall, Manitoba.

The Thistles beat Morden 3-1 in the A-side final.

Saints Girls Volleyball Squad wins Thunder Bay Tourney

A big weekend for the Thomas Aquinas senior girls volleyball team.

The Saints were in Thunder Bay for the Thunderwolves Invitational Tournament
at Lakehead University.

T.A. went through the tournament without dropping a set, and won the gold medal with a straight sets win over St. Ignatius from Thunder Bay.

Becky Elliot was named the tournament MVP, while three other members of the Saints
were named to the tournament all-star team.

Meanwhile, the Thomas Aquinas Boys hockey team compiled a 2-1 record at a tournament
in Duluth, Minnesota.

The Saints tied for 5th overall out of 15 teams entered in the Junior Gold A tournament.

In their final game, the Saints got by at team from Blaine, Minnesota 4-3.

Meanwhile, the Saints girls hockey team was in Sioux Lookout over the weekend, and skated
to an easy 13-2 victory.

Two Kenora Figure Skaters Qualify for Provincials

Three medals for the Kenora Figure Skating Club at the Festival of Stars in

Sault Ste. Marie.
Kelsey Scribilo won a silver in the Senior Ladies event, and then collected a bronze
in the Gold Triathon.

Julia Withers also placed second in the Silver Triathlon.

Both skaters have now qualified for the Provincial Silver Star Skate in Mississauga
next month.

Hospital looking for new board members

A campaign to attract new members to the Lake of the Woods District Hospital has

been launched.

A number of ads have been posted asking local residents to purchase corporate
members prior to the Hospital Board's Annual General meeting.

Vice-chair of the Hospital board Fred Richardson says its a challenging, but rewarding
job.

Corporate memberships cost just five dollars, but anyone wanting to become a director
on the Hospital Board has to purchase a membership at least 60 days prior to the board
elections in June.