OPP release the name of deceased in Highway 71 accident

A 25 year old Northwest Angle resident has been identified as the pedestrian killed in a collision with a transport south of Sioux Narrows.

The OPP say the accident took place around 4:00 Sunday morning in the area ofFickas Road.

Dayton Kavenaugh was pronounced dead at the scene.

That's the second fatality in that area in the four days, and third person who has been killed in a motor vehicle accident in the past week.

Fellowship Center seeking funding from the City

Kenora's only emergency shelter is looking for a handout from city hall.

Members of the Fellowship Center board made a deputation to council  yesterday seeking some funding to help offset their utility costs.

Bill Cameron is a member of the board and says they provide a vital service to the community.

Cameron says they are hoping the city will help pay for some of their recycling costs and their sewer and water bills.

Habitat For Humanity Comes to Kenora

Kenora is getting its very own Habitat For Humanity chapter.

An agreement has been formalized, which will see Kenora be a part of the international organization, which strives to build homes for low income families.

Ralph Page is chair of the local committee and says they have already started up their fundraising effort.

Page says their goal is to begin building their first home by late next spring.

OPP search for Missing Man near Ear Falls

The search is on for a missing angler on Wenasaga Lake, near Ear Falls.

OPP were notified on Saturday morning that a 73-year-old man from Minnesota went fishing and didn't return.

His capsized boat was found a shortime later in the water, along with some of his gear and a personal flotation device.

The Underwater Search and Recovery Unit is involved in the search.

No name has been released.

Tim Horton's to Appeal Assessment's

A hearing has been scheduled for September on an appeal of the property assessment of several Tim Horton's stores in northwestern Ontario.

The chain is arguing the assessment of several stores in Thunder Bay, Fort Frances, Dryden and Kenora is too high.

The Assessment Review Board will hold a tele-conference September 6th to hear the appeal.

MNR Focussing on Ear Falls Area Wild Fire

The Ministry of Natural Resources is concentrating its efforts on a large forest fire in the Ear Falls area.

Spokesperson Debbie MacLean says the fire is showing extreme behaviour.

MacLean says at one point they did have to pull ground crews from the area as well as evacuate a few tourists from an outpost camp in the Margaret Lake area.

The fire has consumed power lines that feed Pickle Lake, Cat Lake First Nation and New Osnaburgh.

Hydro One Spokesperson Danielle Gauvin says the power went out around 3:30 Sunday afternoon.

Pickle Lake officials say they are coping with the outage and continue to work on alternate plans.

Industrial Accident on Nodin Causeway

There's been an industrial accident on the Noden Causeway east of Fort Frances.

A crane, being used on the bridge, apparently fell over into Rainy Lake just after the lunch hour yesterday.

The operator was taken to hospital in Fort Frances.

An eyewitness says the individual suffered a leg injury.

Investigators with the Ministry of Labour in Kenora have been called in to look into the

accident. 

Gussy wins Castin' for Cash

Kenora anglers Jeff Gustafson and August Collinson captured the Castin' for Cash tournament at Lake Despair Lodge.

A record-setting catch on Saturday of 18-point-2-1 pounds gave the team a total of 32-point 4-6 pounds over the two days.

Nathan Brigham and Brett Meyers of Emo and Scott and Ralph Galusha of Devlin tied for second, but Brigham and Meyers were awarded the spot based on their larger day one catch.

A total of 56 angling teams participated.