OPP Urge Motorists to Slow Down

The OPP are reminding local motorists to slow down with the recent snowfall.

In a 12 hour period, local police had to deal with 16 motor vehicle accidents.

The OPP suggest that driving too fast for the conditions was as big an issue as the snow itself.

Meanwhile, Bill Laidlaw from Signal Weather Services says old man winter is going to be with us all week long.

Main highways in the Kenora area are now listed as bare and wet with some slushy sections.

Snow wipes out NorWOSSA Hockey Play-off games

All the snow in northwestern Ontario is playing havoc with high school sport schedules.

The weather has wiped out the entire hockey schedule this evening.

The Boys Quarter-Finals have been postponed.

Red Lake was supposed to go up against the Beaver Brae Broncos tonight, but that game

will have to be re-scheduled.

No make-up date for that play-off game has been scheduled yet.

Campbell Calls for provincial strategy on Prescription Pill Addiction

More needs to be done to help people addicted to prescription pills.

That was the challenge this today from Kenora-Rainy River M.P.P. Sarah Campbell in the Ontario Legislature.

Campbell says even though Oxycontin will no longer be manufactured, the addiction will still exhist for hundreds of local residents.

Campbell says a strategy needs to be created by the McGuinty Governent to deal with prescription drug addiction.

Police Charge Grassy Narrows Man following stand-off

A Grassy Narrows man is due to appear in Kenora Court today following a prolonged stand-off with police.

Treaty Three Police say they were called to a home in the community north of Kenora last Thursday.

Police says the man barricaded himself in the house for 24 hours before an OPP Tactical Response Unit was able to remove him.

Vince Loon has been charged with assault, and uttering threats.

CBS Looking for New Donors

The Canadian Blood Services is putting out a call for new donors from Northwestern Ontario.


Spokesperson Harvey Heather says they're looking for at least 100,000 new donors across the country each year for the next 5-years.

Heather says the need for new donors is precipitated by an increase demand for blood of all types across the country.

Heather notes an aging donor base is problematic right now.

Service Ontario

Ontario's Government workers union is sounding the alarm over a Liberal plan to privatize Service Ontario.


Melissa Pearson, a rep for the Ontario Public Service Employees Union, says such a move could lead to a consolidation of services and a potential closure of small Northern Ontario offices.

Pearson says area residents rely on SeviceOntario offices to renew health cards and drivers licences.

School Buses Cancelled

It's a 4 day weekend for the kids.

School Buses aren't running for a good chunk of Northwestern Ontario today.

School buses have been cancelled for Kenora, Sioux Lookout, Dryden, Vermilion Bay, Ear Falls and Red Lake today.

Heavy snow is to blame.

Schools remain open today.

Ontario Legislature

Its back to work at Queen's Park..

They've been off for over two months.

Kenora-Rainy River M.P.P. Sarah Campbell says she's spent that time talking to her constituents about the issues they want raised in the Ontario Legislature.

Campbell expects the Drummond Report will dominate debate in the weeks ahead, as the McGuinty Government gets ready to deliver its next budget.

Solid Waste Collection

You won’t have to run after the garbage truck today.


The City of Kenora’s Solid Waste Department has cancelled residential garbage and recycling collection.

Solid Waste Supervisor, Mike Mostow says today’s regular pick ups for Lakeside and Jaffray Mellick is cancelled but will resume on schedule next Tuesday.