Police warn against new Phone Scam

Police say that fraudsters are continuing to find new ways to trick you into parting with your money.

Local Police say the latest scam has a caller posing as a Microsoft employee and getting you to remotely give up control of your computer and then offering to fix it.

Constable Julie Tilbury says you need to be careful when dealing over the phone with people you do not know.

Police say they have reports that the caller can be quite agressive.

More Money for Northern Hospitals?

A little bit of financial support to help with an immediate crisis.

NDP Health Critic France Gelinas says her party has secured an additional 20 million dollars in funding for small, rural and Northern Hospitals.

The agreement was a condition in NDP approval of the Provincial budget.

Gelinas says the money is a step in the right direction for some struggling hospitals.

However, she stresses the NDP will continue to press for more money and against the funding model for hospitals.

Second Person Charged in Pikangikum Fatality

A 29 year old woman is in Kenora Court today in connection to the death of a Pikangikum resident.

Florence Dunsford has been charged with Aggravated assault and is the second person who has been arrested in connection with the death of Fitzgerald Owen.

The OPP says an autopsy shows Owen died as a result of foul play on April 14th in the remote first nation community.

Last week, 23 year old Morgan Turtle appeared in Kenora Court on a charge of Assault with a weapon.

PARO Launches on-line classes

The PARO Center for Women's Enterprise in northwestern Ontario is reaching out to remote First Nation women.


Starting in May they'll be offering online learning classes.

Spokesperson Linda McGuire says they want to teach women about forming business "clusters."

McGuire says women have been forming small groups for years but they haven't thought of it as away to form a business.

Impaired Driving charges in Kenora on the Rise

The OPP say they've notice an increase in drinking and driving charges in the Kenora area so far in 2012.

Early this morning, one more person was charged with impaired driving, bringing the number of charges so far this year to 26, that's a 36 percent increase over last year.

The OPP say drivers between the ages of 18 and 35 make up almost 70 percent of those charged.

NOACC Pleased Provincial Budget Passes

The decision by the minority Liberal government to make budget concessions to the NDP is better than an election.

That's the feeling of the Northwestern Ontario Associated Chambers of Commerce.

Chief operating officer, Harold Wilson says it's more important that Chamber concerns remain on the table.

Wilson says at first glance, the concessions made to the NDP appear to be minor.

NOACC will be holding its annual spring meeting this weekend in Sioux Lookout. 

Local PC's speak out against Provincial Budget

Not everyone is happy that the provincial government was able to pass its budget yesterday.

The Progressive Conservative Riding Association in Kenora-Rainy River is speaking out against the budget.

Local riding president Dennis Butler says the budget includes cuts to tourist centers in the riding as well as MNR offices.

Butler is also disappointed that Kenora-Rainy River M.P.P. Sarah Campbell decided to abstain from the budget vote yesterday, rather than vote against it.

66th NOMA Conference Gets Underway today

Delegates will begin arriving in Kenora today for the start of the 66th annual Northwestern Ontario Municipal Association Conference.

Municipal leaders from the Kenora, Thunder Bay and Rainy River Districts will be in town for the next three days.

Kenora mayor Dave Canfield says the conference was sold out about a week ago.

The main business portion of the conference begins tomorrow, though there is a planning session for municipal councillors taking place today.