Tuesday, January 15, 2013

Swimming Sharks Draw Winner Named


The winner has been announced for the Kenora Swimming Sharks draw.

This years winner is Kathy Beckingham from Keewatin.

The Funds raised by the draw directly support for Sharks program.

Shoal Lake Bands to Block Highway 17


Members of the Shoal Lake 39 and 40 first nations are planning to stop traffic on Highway 17 tomorrow afternoon.

The blockade will be held on Highway 17 at Shoal Lake Road near the Manitoba border.

The planned time frame for the blockade is tomorrow afternoon from 1 until 4.

Kenora Launches Updated Website


It just got easier to navigate the city of Kenora over the internet.

Deputy Clerk Heather Kasprick says the city launched it updated website this week which included some keys changes.

The changes include easier navigation, more tourism information , and features the new city tourism logo.

you can visit the site at www.kenora.ca.

Council Puts Fire Bill on Hold


The bill for a forest fire started in the City of Kenora last September has
come in at over 32 thousand dollars.

But city council is balking at paying it.

Council debated the issue at length yesterday.

Councillor Sharon Smith was one of the few who felt the city should pay up.

But mayor Dave Canfield says much of the property that was burned was
actually crown land, and doesn't think the MNR took that into consideration
when it submitted the bill.

Council has decided to put the matter on hold for the time being.

Murder Trial Continues


A number of police officers have taken the stand so far at the second degree murder trial of
Kenneth Ivall and Angela Duchesne.

Yesterday, Constable Miranda Duggan was on the stand.

She testified about the night Ed Wilson was killed on the train tracks in Norman.

She was having coffee with fellow officers at the Tim Horton's on Lakeview Drive when
Duchesne came into the restaurant.

Duggan says she observed Duchesne going into the women's washroom.

A while later Duggan went in and noticed some red spots on the floor in one of the bathroom stalls
and also near the sink.

She says she didn't seal the bathroom off until they notice more of a blood-like substance on a
trail behind the Tim Horton's.

The trial continues today at the Kenora Court House.

Liberals Gear Up for Leadership Convention


Provincial Liberals from Kenora-Rainy River are happy with the response to first-ballot voting held on the weekend in advance of the upcoming leadership convention next week.

President of the Riding Association Anthony Leek says turnout to the vote was good, considering a storm stopped some from taking part.

Fourteen people from the riding will travel to Toronto next week to participate in the convention, including Leek, who is the former Liberal Candidate in the riding and vice-president of the Liberals Northern Executive Council.

Delegate selection took place in Dryden this past Saturday.

UNESCO Designation for Boreal Forest In NWO Moving Forward


Northwestern Ontario's Pikangikum First Nation is among those
involved in a plan to co-manage a vast tract of northern boreal
forest as a United Nations world heritage site.

Manitoba is awaiting final touches by two First Nations before
moving ahead with a bid for the United Nations Educational,
Scientific and Cultural Organization designation for the region.

The process is supported by the Ontario and Manitoba governments
and Ottawa.

The area covers 43 thousand square kilometres and is the largest
tract of boreal forest in North America to be recognized as jointly
controlled with aboriginal people.