Wednesday, May 2, 2012

Northern Ontario Shut out of Worst Roads

Northern Ontario has been shut out of the top 10 worst roads in the province.

CAA has just wrapped up its annual Worst Roads contest, and all of the top nominated roads were either in Toronto or southern Ontario.

Spokesperson for the contest, Kory Kennedy says regardless of where the roads are, they are hoping the upper levels of government are listening when it comes to road maintenance.

Dufferin Street in Toronto topped the list this year.

Scribilo Vows to Take NOACC to Queen's Park

The local president of the Kenora and District Chamber of Commerce is back at the helm of the Northwestern Ontario Associated Chambers of Commerce.

Andy Scribilo was re-elected this past weekend at the spring meeting of NOACC in Sioux Lookout.

Scribilo says one of his main goals is to get a delegation together next year to take to Queen's Park.

Scribilo says they will try to set up as many meetings as they can with provincial cabinet ministers next year.

FedNor Trying to Streamline Application Process

Its now easier and more convenient to get a loan from FedNor.

That's according to Director General Aime DiMatteo.

He says they've spent the past year streamlining the application process.

DiMatteo says staff at FedNor are also trying to get confirmation letters out to potential applicants much quicker than in the past.

OPP Stepping up Enforcement of Bar Bouncers

A warning to bar owners across Northwestern Ontario.

The Ontario Provincial Police is promising to step up enforcement on new rules concerning bouncers and security personnel.

Rick LePage says most establishments aren't abiding by the regulations.

LePage says bouncers and security personnel at licensed establishments must be certified and registered.

NorWOSSA Single A Season Resumes today

The NorWOSSA Single "a" soccer season resumes today.
Thomas Aquinas boys and girls teams are also bussing to Sioux Lookout for a couple of league games. 
These games will help seed the teams for the NorWOSSA finals, scheduled for the end of the month.

The NorWOSSA Double "a" season officially gets underway next Wednesday in Fort Frances, with
Beaver Brae's boys and girls teams both in action.

Miisun continues to Grow

A local first nations owned resource company is slowly starting to grow.

Miisun Integrated Resource Management has the Sustainable Forest Licence for the Kenora Forest, which includes harvesting, seeding and planning.

Shannon Rawn is the general manager of Miisun and says they have also started to branch out into other areas of resource management.

Rawn says they started off with just two employees three years ago, but now they are up to nine.