Two Grassy Men in Hospital Following Single Vehicle Accident

Two Grassy Narrows residents remain in hospital following a single vehicle accident on Highway 671.

The OPP say the accident took place on the road to Grassy Narrows around 12:30 Sunday morning, about 30 kilometers north of the By-Pass.

Police say the vehicle drove off the road and hit a hydro pole.

Both of the occupants of the vehicle were transported by ambulence to Lake of the Woods District Hospital.

The driver, a 48 year old man sustained what are being called life-threatening injuries, and was transported by air ambulence to hospital in Winnipeg.

The passenger, a 35 year old man, sustained less serious injuries, but remains in hospital.

A good Weekend for the Cancer Society

An incredible weekend for the Canadian Cancer Society in northwestern Ontario.

Relays for Life were held in 4-communities on Friday and Saturday.

Over 250-thousand dollars was raised in the 12-hour event.

Red Lake topped everyone with over 106-grand brought in.

Dryden raised 58-thousand dollars, Sioux Lookout 57-thousand and Ear Falls 32-grand.

Kenora will hold its Relay for Life this Friday.

Fire Destroys Apartment Building on 4th Street North

An overnight fire has gutted an apartment building in the north end of town.
The blaze broke out around 11:00 last night and Kenora fire crews spent all night trying to bring the fire under control.

Fire fighers are still at the scene mopping up, and there is still some smoke that can be seen coming from the roof of the building.

A spokesperson for the fire department says the apartment building was pretty much engulfed in flames by the time they arrived at the scene.

All the occupants managed to escape the burning building and there were no injuries reported.

The cause of the blaze is still under investigation

Hospital in the Black again

Lake of the Woods District Hospital finished last year in the black.

Figures released at the Hospital's AGM show a surplus of just over 71 thousand dollars in the 2010/2011 fiscal year.

Chief Executive Officer of the Hospital, Marc Belcaen says this year will be a challenge to balance their books, because they still don't know exactly how much money they will be getting from the province.

Belcaen says increased staff costs, and inflation as a whole means its going to be tough to have any kind of surplus this year.

Con College President Earns National Honor

The outgoing President of Confederation College has received a National award.

Pat Lang has received the ACCC Distinguished Service Award.

The award is for outstanding leadership and service in the Canadian College system.

Lang was recognized for her advocacy in getting students the advanced skills education they need in Northern Ontario.

Lang has more than doubled the apprenticeship opportunities for Northerners and developed new contract training opportunities for 50-Aboriginal communities.

Con College Recruiting Students for Trades programs

Confederation College is making the rounds to regional high schools over the next two weeks.

It's promoting its Trades and Aviation programs.

Recruitment intern Pam Lamba says in some cases students don't need to leave their home community.

Lamba says the demand for employees in the trades is very high, especially in northwestern Ontario.

16 Year old Girl rides the rails into the US

Officials won't say much about a missing southern Manitoba girl who took shelter in a parked freight train and woke up the next morning in Minnesota.

RCMP says the 16-year-old from Steinbach was able to get past the border and ended up in Duluth.

It's believed the train may have passed through the border at Warroad, Rainy River and Fort Frances.

Kenora Mother Supports Deer Cull

A Kenora mother is supporting the idea of a deer cull in the city after a close call.

Courtney Van Aertselaer says a female deer jumped over her six foot fence into her back yard this week and almost trampled her daughter.

Van Aertselaer says she managed to scare the deer away, but her dog was trampled three times by the agressive deer.

Girls Soccer Teams finish out of the Play-Offs at OFSAA

Overall a pretty successful OFSAA tournament for Thomas Aquinas and Beaver Brae girls soccer teams.

The Saints finished the round robin with a 2-2 record, which is their best performance at the All-Ontario Championships.

Despite their record, T.A. still was unable to advance to the medal round.

Beaver Brae meanwhile compiled a 1-3 record at the Double "a" championships in Windsor.