More video from Friday's Flash mob at Canadian Tire.
Tuesday, May 8, 2012
CEO of RNAO visits Kenora during Nursing Week
Nurses in northwestern Ontario will be getting some high level support this week.
The CEO of the Registered Nurses Association of Ontario will be touring a number of hospitals in the region.
Doris Grinspun will be starting her day tomorrow in Kenora at Lake of the Woods District Hospital, followed by stops in Dryden and Sioux Lookout.
Road Closed today in Downtown Kenora
You might have to take a detour if you're heading downtown today.
A section of 1st Avenue South by the Bannister Center is closed this morning as City of Kenora work crews dig up the road to do some sewer and water work in the area.
Kings Bay expands exploration for gold
Northwestern Ontario continues to be a lure for companies seeking out gold deposits.
King's Bay Resources says it has acquired two additional properties southeast of Kenora near Nestor Falls.
The company says it will be doing exploration work in an area northeast of the Rainy River Resources gold zone.
King's Bay says it now has 18 claims in the area.
Cuts to Bear Wise Program
Changes are coming to the province's Bear Wise program.
Natural Resources Minister Michael Gravelle says from now on they'll leave decisions on what to do with bears up to local police and will no longer trap and relocate the bruins.
Gravelle says the province will continue to operate the Bearwise hotline.
Meanwhile, a union leader says Ontario residents face greater danger from bears this year because of provincial government cutbacks.
Ontario Public Service Employees Union president Smokey Thomas says the number of staff trained to deal with bears that threaten public safety has been cut by more than half.
Thomas says changes to the Bear Wise education and response program are among what he terms ill-advised cuts at the Ministry of Natural Resources.
The ministry has 21 technicians in 15 northern Ontario communities, down from 48 in 25 communities.
Doctors Worried How OHIP Cuts will affect Recruitment
The head of the Ontario Medical Association is calling on the Province to head back to the bargaining table.
Stewart Kennedy is a doctor living in northwestern Ontario and says the Province is proposing fee cuts which he calls troublesome especially for recruitment initiatives here in this region.
Evergreen Holds Parent Info Session on Mental Health
According to recent statistics, about 20 percent of students in Ontario have a mental health or emotional disorder.
With that information in mind, Evergreen School is holding a parent information session on Mental Health issues.
Pam Cederwall is with the Evergreen Parents Council and says they have a number of guest speakers lined up.
City of Dryden Looking at Lots of Red Ink
The City of Dryden is bleeding red ink in a big way.
The city's auditor released his report for 2010 last week.
Mayor Craig Nuttall says the City recorded an 8.4-million dollar deficit in 2010.
OPP says Lock it Or Lose It
Another reminder from the OPP to Lock it or Lose it.
Police say they had a number of reports over the weekend of unlocked vehicles being entered.
In one instance, a resident in the 8th Avenue South contacted the OPP about a youth who was attempting to enter a vehicle.