Kenora Runners finish the Manitoba Marathon

Beaver Brae's relay team was the top local finisher at the Manitoba Marathon.

Five Broncos finished fourth in the co-ed relay in a time of three hours, 16 minutes, and were 16th overall in the relay.

Ben Gustafson was the top male finisher in the Marathon, placing 43rd in a time of three hours, 18 minutes and 52 seconds.

The best finish by a Kenora woman was Linda Wilson, in 108th place in a time of three hours 37 minutes and 46 seconds.

Community Improvement Plan extended for Harbortown area

Building owners in downtown Kenora who want to fix up their property will have another year or so to get some funding from the city.

Council has given its tentative approval to continue the Community Improvement Plan for the Harbortown area.

Councillor Ron Lunny says the C.I.P. was part of the whole downtown revitalization project.

Grants are also available for new signage, archtectural plans and landscaping.

Municipal Cultural Plan complete

The City of Kenora is hoping to shed its image as a cultural wasteland.

Council is set to approve a Municipal Cultural Plan at tonight's open meeting.

Ariana Moscate has worked on the plan for the past six months and says the next step is to set up a committee to ensure the recommendations are carried out.

The plan has five main strategies, including ideas on how to raise the profile of culture in the community and building a home for the arts community in Kenora.

Public School Board expands Summer Literacy Camp

The Keewatin-Patricia District School Board is expanding its Summer Literacy program.

Last year, the six week summer camp was held in Sioux Lookout, but this year, its also being brought to Evergreen, Dryden and Red Lake.

Superintendant of Education, Caryl Hron says this year, the program will be shortened.

Hron says some of the Summer Literacy programs still have space and parents can contact the board office to enrol their kids.

Fire Hazard drops after wet weekend

Cool, cloudy conditions helped keep the fire situation in northwestern Ontario in check


over the weekend.

There were 10 new wildfires were reported.

Three of those were in the Sioux Lookout District and one in the Fort Frances area.

The MNR is monitoring a large 18 thousand hectare blaze southeast of Pickle Lake.

That fire is currently blowing smoke into the communities of New Osnaburgh and Pickle Lake.

The fire hazard is in the low to moderate range in the Kenora area due to the rain

over the weekend.

PARO sets up new Website

There's another way for Northwestern Ontario women to connect.

PARO Centre for Women's Enterprise Executive Director Rosalind Lockyer says they've created a new website.

The website was funded by the Ontario Trillium Foundation.

The website can be found at:  enterprisingwomen.ca