O.P.P Charge Two Men for Weekend Death and House Fire

Two men are facing charges of second degree murder and arson after police discovered a deceased male at a house fire over the weekend.

21-year old Langford Ogemah of Kenora was found dead inside a Lakeside area house when emergency crews arrived after reports of a fire.

A post mortem was conducted on Sunday and found that foul play was the cause of death.

20-year old Peter Fisher and 22-year old Ringo Carpenter were charged in relation to the incident and appeared in Kenora Court on Monday for bail hearings.

Penny Back as KPDS Board Chair

Almost a decade and counting.

Dave Penny is back for another year as chair of the Keewatin-Patricia
District School Board.

He was acclaimed for the position for the ninth time in board elections held week.

Kenora trustee Cecile Marcino is also back for another year as vice-chair
of the public school Board. 

Apartment Rents on the Rise

It costs a little more to rent an apartment in Kenora.

The latest figures from the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation
shows the average price for a two bedroom unit was 785 dollars last year.

That's up from 757 dollars last year.

Kenora's far from the most expensive city to rent a apartment.

Sudbury tops the list this year at 915 dollars a month. 

OPP's Northwest Crime Unit Investigating Weekend Fatality

The OPP is continuing its investigation of a fatality over the
weekend in the Lakeside area.

Kenora's Fire and Emergency Department was called out around
4:30 Saturday morning to a home in the 6th Street South area.

Police say the blaze was small and caused only minimal damage.

However, the body of a deceased male was found inside the house.

The fatality is being called suspicious, but so far the name of the deceased
has not been released. 

Rickford Promises Infrastructure Funding

Call it a belated Christmas present.

Kenora M.P. Greg Rickford says the federal government plans to announce
funding for a number of municipalities and first nations in the new year.

He says its part of an infrastructure program announced in this year's budget.

Rickford hints the City of Kenora will be one of the recipients of the funding.

Northern Electricity Rebate Program Extended

The Provincial Government is extending it's Northern Industrial Electricity Rate.

The program will now be available for another three years and will provide a lower costing electricity rate to mining and forest industry companies.

Northwestern Ontario Municipal Association Spokesperson Larry Hebert says many believe this rate saved the two industries.

The province is putting 360 million dollars into the three year program.

Elementary Teachers in Rainy River to Strike Today

Elementary teachers and support staff within the Rainy-River District School Board are staging a one-day strike today.

That will impact schools in Fort Frances, Atikokan and Rainy River. 

Last week, elementary staff in the Keewatin-Patricia District School Board held their one-day strike as part of a province-wide protest against Bill 115.

The legislation imposes contacts on elementary and secondary school teaches in the public school system.

Storm Win K-Town Classic

A good weekend for local girls hockey teams.

Kenora teams took gold and bronze at the K-Town Classic
Under 19 hockey tournament at the Rec. Center.

The K-Town Storm won the tournament edging the Northwest Warriors
from Fort Frances 3-2 in the A-side final.

Meanwhile, the Thomas Aquinas Saints edged the Kelvin Clippers from
Winnipeg 4-3 in the bronze medal game. 

Midget and Senior Thistles Split Weekend Games

Both of Kenora's Triple "A" hockey teams split their games over the weekend.

The Senior Thistles made the 10 hour bus ride to Williston, North Dakota.

Yesterday, the Thistles needed overtime to get by the Williston State Tetons
3-2.

Saturday, the Kenora senior squad were edged 6-5 by the Tetons.

At the Kenora Rec. Center, the Kenora Midgets got by the Yellowhead Chiefs
5-3 Saturday night.

The Thistles rebounded from a 4-3 loss to the Chiefs on Friday night.