Goldcorp Donates $5 Million to Red Lake

A new medical clinic appears to be in the books for Red Lake.

Goldcorp has donated five million dollars to the municipality.

Mayor Phil Vinet says it's something that will be a great benefit to the community.

He adds the next phase is to come up with the design concept by next spring.

Fire Hazard Remains High in NWO

Still about a month left in the official fire season in northwestern Ontario, and crews continue to respond to small blazes across the region.

Yesterday, there were four new fires confirmed, two in the Kenora District.

One was a small, human caused fire on Lake of the Woods.

The MNR say it was likely caused by a campfire that was improperly extinguished.

The fire hazard is expected to remain in the high range for at least another day.

Federal Government Provides More Details on First Nation School Funding

The federal government has announced more details of a 175 million dollar First Nation Education plan.

The Federal Government is providing millions of dollars in funding to fix up schools in communities in Ontario and Manitoba.

Minister of Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development John Duncan says the money will be invested in the construction and renovation projects.

Duncan says part of the 175 million will go to begin work on schools in Fort Severn and Pikangikum, projects that were announced this summer.

Lake of the Woods Museum Garners another Award

Another honor for Lake of the Woods Museum.

The local museum has received an Award of Excellence from the Ontario Museum Association for special projects.

The honor was for a mobile tour, which uses i-pads to guide visitors through the museum's exhibits.

The mobile tour was launched this past June and features 5 and a half hours of audio and visual content.

The award will be handed out at the OMA's annual general meeting in Niagara Falls later this month.

Campbell Eager for Legislature get past Contempt Debate

Kenora-Rainy River M.P.P. Sarah Campbell says she's eager to see the Ontario Legislature get back to its regular business.

For the past week, politicians have been debating a contempt motion against Energy Minister Chris Bentley.

Campbell says while debate has been going on, they haven't been able to grill the McGuinty government on any other issues.

The opposition this morning voted to send the contempt motion to a legislative committee, despite the pleas of Premier Dalton McGuinty.

Broncos Split against Dryden

A split for Beaver Brae's court sport teams.

Both the Broncos junior and senior volleyball squads were blanked three sets to none by the Dryden Eagles up at the Beaver Brae Gym.

The Bronco senior girls won their second game in a row, they got by the Eagles 37-28.

Beaver Brae's junior girls also improved to 2-1 on the season with a convincing 48-24 win over Dryden.

Meanwhile, the Thomas Aquinas court sport teams are hitting the road today.

The Saints head to Ignace today and then Sioux Lookout and Pelican Falls tomorrow.