Doors Open in Kenora this Weekend

You can walk through Kenora's past this weekend.

Doors Open is being brought back for the first time in four years.

Jim Clarke is one of the organizers and says Doors Open is a celebration of not only some of Kenora's older buildings, but some of our newer ones as well.

This year a total of 17 buildings and two cemeteries are included in Doors Open along with three urban trails as part of the Trails Open celebration.

Doors Open Kenora will take place tomorrow and Saturday.

Saints Clean up in Mountain Bike Races

It was a clean sweep for the Thomas Aquinas Saints in the NorWOSSA Mountain Bike races yesterday at Mount Evergreen.

Connor O'Flaherty placed first in the boys seven kilometer race.

He was followed by Ben Scott in seond and Blaine van der Krabben who finished third overall.

In the cross country races, Daniel Thomson was the top local finisher in the Senior boys division, placing second in the seven kilometer run.

The Saints also did well in the Grade 7 and 8 divisions, with Katie Marcine and Mia Coma finishing second and third respectively in the girls 2.4 k cross country race, while Logan Spencer and Jayme Caron were second and third in the boys division.

Save ELA Petitions to be Presented on Parliament Hill

The battle to save the Experimental Lakes area east of Kenora is heading to Parliament Hill once again today.

A number of petitions will be presented to M.P.'s.

Diane Oriehl heads up the group Save the ELA and says they are trying to protect research that's vital to our eco-system.

People from across Canada and even internationally have signed the petitions.

The ELA is slated to close in March of next year.

OPP Release Results of Satisfaction Survey

The OPP are getting better than passing grades from local residents in the way they police the City of Kenora.

The results of the most recent Community Satisfaction Survey were released yesterday.
Inspector Dave Lucas says the information helps them develop their annual business plan.

Lucas says more than 70 percent of those surveyed felt alcohol and drug abuse were the biggest issues in the community.

In the Town of Sioux Narrows/Nestor Falls, 61 percent of respondants indicated that break and enters were the biggest issue.

High School Students Get their Netbooks

Highschool students across the Keewatin-Patricia District School Board are now all outfitted with a new computer.

Over the past week, the board has been handing out netbooks for students in grades 9 through to 12.

Technology Teacher Mary Trist says the students seemed to be pretty comfertable with them.

Students in grade 4-8 within the Keewatin Patricia District School board will also be using them.

Northwest Regional Conference Starts today

Northwestern Ontario political and business leaders begin a two day conference in Thunder Bay today.

Ron Nelson, of the Northwestern Ontario Municipal Association, says the regional meeting is a chance to discuss our readiness for the mining boom that's approaching.

The Northwestern Ontario Associated Chambers of Commerce is co-host of the conference.

Kenora mayor Dave Canfield, and councillor's Louis Roussin and Ron Lunny are attending

the Regional Conference. 

Ignace Man Faces Sex Assault Charges

O.P.P. are laying sexual assault charges against an Ignace man after a minor came forward to police.

The 46 year old man was arrested Wednesday after a reported incident on September 19th.

The man remains in custody, charged with sexual assault, invitation to sexual touching and sexual interference.

His name is not being released in order to protect the identity of the victim.

Cigarette Responsible for Salvation Army Fire in Fort Frances

Police say it's most likely a burning cigarette started a fire at the Salvation Army in Fort Frances.

On Monday, police and the fire department responded to the fire at the building on Victoria Avenue, and extinguished the fire involving items left outside of the building.

Police say the fire happened outside of the building in an area between a walkway and a hedge on the North side of the building.

Police say a person of interest was taken into custody, but for an unrelated matter.

There have been no charges laid.

NWOSSA Golf Championships At Beauty Bay

Beauty Bay will be playing host to high school golfers from across northwestern Ontario today.

The NWOSSA championships are on tap, with teams coming from Thunder Bay, the North Shore as well as Dryden, Sioux Lookout and Kenora.

The top three teams from each division has qualified for today's championships.

Beaver Brae placed third in the NorWOSSA finals last week and will be participating along with golfers from Thomas Aquinas.

T.A. automatically qualifies as the host team.