Ontario AMBER Alert

The Peel Police Service has issued an AMBER ALERT for two abducted children in the Peel Region. Here are the details:

Vehicle Information: 2006 Dodge Caravan silver




Victim’s name: Louis GALLEGO-HAMMADIEH
Date of Birth: 13 OCT 2002 (Age 9)
Physical Description:
Height- 4’10”
Weight- 85lbs
Hair color- black short hair above ear
Eye color- brown
Clothing: T shirt and jeans, Round eye glasses with metal frames

Victim’s name: Benny GALLEGO-HAMMADIEH
Date of Birth: 01 Jan 2004 (Age 8)
Physical Description:
Height- 4’
Weight- 60lbs
Hair color- black short curly hair above ear
Eye color- brown
Clothing: T shirt and jeans



Both are believed to be in the company of: Randa HAMMADIEH (female)

Date of Birth: 27 NOV 1978 (Age 33)
Physical Description:
Height- 5’5”
Weight- heavy build
Hair color- black hair
Eye color- brown eyes
Tanned complexion – white dress

Details of Incident:

At 11:20am, Biological Mother abducted two children from foster home, in the company of 2 unknown males driving the vehicle used in the abduction. Headed towards highway 410 in Brampton.

Unions Warn Of Possible Work-To-Rule

Three powerful unions fighting government efforts to impose new contracts on Ontario teachers say school will start uninterrupted in September.


But they aren't ruling out labour disruptions later in the school year.

The unions say it will be up to their 191,000 members to

decide whether there will be strikes or work-to-rule campaigns.

The unions also say there was never any threat of strikes at the start of the school year, despite what the government is telling parents.

They say the minority Liberals are simply creating a crisis to win two September 6th byelections that give them a shot at a majority government.

(Photo: Sam Hammond; President of the Elementary Teachers Federation of Ontario)

Possible College Strike Looming

School and union officials are warning Ontario's 24 colleges, including Confederation College, could be closed by labour strife as early as the middle of next month.

The colleges say the Ontario Public Service Employees Union could trigger a strike by 10,000 college faculty as early as

September 15th if a strike vote goes ahead on September 10th.

And OPSEU says the colleges will be in a position to lock out faculty on the same date.

A strike would disrupt the start of the school year for hundreds of thousands of students across the province.

Issues are a wage freeze demanded by the colleges, academic

freedom, the treatment of partial-load faculty, increased workload from online courses and other staffing requirements.

Stolen Banners

Members of the Kenora OPP detachment have recovered all of the stolen banners and flags from the Whitecap Pavillion on the Kenora Harbourfront.

The Banner commemorating the 1907 Stanley Cup win by the Kenora Thistles had been taken sometime between Friday night and Saturday morning prior to the Mike Richards Stanley Cup celebration.

The Kenora Thistles 1907 Stanley Cup banner has been returned to the City of Kenora and the Los Angeles Kings Stanley Cup flag which was also missing will be returned it's original owner.

Uniform officers and members of the street crime unit were assisted by the Forensic Identification Unit. All three teams continue to investigate the circumstances.

10th Annual Ride For Memories Tomorrow

This Saturday marks the Alzheimer Society's 10th annual Ride For Memories.

Riders will leave Kenora and will hit Dryden, Ignace and finish off in Sioux Lookout with a dinner and awards ceremony

Executive Director Lynn Moffatt encourages the public to come out and support the cause.

Moffatt says they are hoping to raise $40,000 and all money raised supports 1,000 people living with the disease in the Kenora and Rainy River District.

Riders will also participate in a poker derby.

Members Of KI Embark On Canoe Trip

Another campaign to protect traditional land is being launched by the KI First Nation in northern Ontario.

14-paddlers, including several youth, embark on a 300-plus kilometre trip today on an ancient trading route.

Richard Anderson is the Watershed Coordinator for KI and he says mining companies continue to threaten their way of life.

The paddlers are calling on Ontario to respect their land before it gets poisoned by the companies.

Anderson says elders still use the water and the land.

The journey is expected to conclude on September 7th in Fort Severn.

Complete List Not Being Released

Privacy concerns are preventing the RCMP from gaining full access to a list of murdered and missing women compiled by the Native Women's Association of Canada.

It lists about 600 unsolved cases, some of which include women from northwestern Ontario.

RCMP were given about 100 names, but the Association says confidentiality guarantees given to family members who provided much of the information prevent it from giving up the full list.