Four feared dead in North Spirit Lake Plane Crash

One person has survived a plane crash that killed four others in North Spirit Lake.

Maggie Kakegamic, a band councillor from the North Spirit Lake reserve where the small plane crashed, says the person is being treated at the local clinic.

The Transportation Safety Board says the Keystone Air plane crashed into the lake around 10 o'clock this morning.

Spokesperson Peter Hildebrand says the small aircraft was flying from Winnipeg to North Spirit Lake when it crashed a half a mile before the runway.

Hildebrand says five people, including the pilot, were on board.

He says there was a fire in the aircraft after it went down.

Hildebrand says two investigators have been dispatched to the scene, but it may be tomorrow before they get any further information about the cause of the crash.

Kakegamic says the small community of several hundred people about 400 kilometres north of Dryden is in shock and everybody is crying.

Plane Crash in Northwestern Ontario

Details are still sketchy about a plane crash in northwestern Ontario.

The Transportation Safety Board says a Keystone Air Service plane flying from Winnipeg to North Spirit Lake went down around 10:00 this morning.

The plane was carrying five people including the pilot.

Peter Hildebrand from the Safety Board says they don't know the condition of those on board at this time.

He says there was a fire in the aircraft after it went down on North Spirit Lake.

NorWOSSA Hockey Action Resumes today

Local high school hockey players will get a chance to work off their Christmas turkey today.

NorWOSSA hockey action resumes with a pair of games at the Kenora Rec. Center.

Beaver Brae's boys team is first up with a game against the Sioux Lookout Warriors.

The Broncos will be out for a measure of revenge, after the Warriors beat them in their first game of the season.

Game time is 4:30 at the Thistler Rink.

Following that contest, the Bronco girls are in action.

They'll face off against the Fort Frances Muskies at 7:30.

Hospital gets a new board member

Lake of the Woods District Hospital has a new trustee.

Dorothy Monteith was introduced at the hospital's monthly board meeting last month.

The position had been vacant since the summer, after one of the appointees decided not to fill the position.

The hospital board's nomination began their search to fill the vacancy in the fall.

New Years at the Rec. Center a Popular Draw

The Kenora Rec. Center now has one of the biggest New Year's events in the City.

Councillor Charito Drinkwalter says this year's family night on December 31st, attracted 407 people.

That's 150 more than last year.

The Rotary Club sponsors the family night from 4:00 to 8:00 allowing families to swim and skate at the Rec. Center for Free on the last night of the year.

Tourism Survey Deadline Looming

The deadline is quickly coming for an on-line survey about Kenora's tourism industry.

The survey was presented by Roger Brooks last month during a return visit to the city.

Councillor Sharon Smith says so far the response has been fantastic.

Tomorrow is the last day to submit your survey on Kenora.ca.

The information will be used to help determine a specific tourism message the city wants to market to visitors in the future.

Boil Water Advisory lifted in Keewatin

A five day old boil water advisory has been lifted for the Keewatin and Norman areas.

The advisory was issued last Thursday after a water pipe in the Portage Bay area broke.

The city was waiting for two consectutive water tests to come back free of any bacterial contamination before it lifted the advisory.

The Advisory was lifted just before 10:00 this morning.

Boil Water Advisory

The City of Kenora is hoping to lift a boil water advisory in the Keewatin and Norman

areas today.

The advisory has been in place since last week after a water line in the Portage Bay
area broke.

Operations manager Rick Perchuck says this is the fourth break in the line in the
past three years.

Perchuck says the first results of water tests done on the line came back negative for the presence of bacteria, but they need one more test result before they can lift the boil water advisory.

MS Kenora

The MS Kenora is ready to set sail to Coney Island.


But the owner of the tour boat says the City is going to have to address the docking situation on the island first.

Al Luby made a deputation to city council yesterday and says before they can go forward with their plans, the city is going to have to improve the public docks on the north side of the island.

Luby is asking the city to do an engineering report on the docks and then they can decide whether to go ahead with their plans to operate a daily service to the island.