New Digital Mammography Machine Unveiled

Screening for breat cancer in Kenora has gotten a major boost.

The Hopsital Foundation has announced the installation of a new digital mammography machine.

Jess Rheault with the foundation says the purchase was made to retire outdated equipment.

Rheault adds the purchase of the mammography machine was made at the halfway point of the million dollar D-I campaign which has currently raised $430,835.

The next step is the purchase of a digital x-ray which can't be done until the million dollar mark is reached.

Snowbirds Coming to Kenora this Summer

The Snowbirds will be making an appearance in Kenora this summer.

The Kenora Airport Authority is planning a three day air show at the
beginning of July.

Councillor Ron Lunny says they hope to make the air show an annual event.

Lunny says the air show will take place at the Kenora Airport with the
Snowbirds set to perform on July 3rd.

Baltesson Elected Chair of Kenora DSB

A change at the top at the Kenora District Services Board.

Barry Baltesson from Lake of the Woods unincorporated area is the new chair of the DSAB.

He replaces Phil Vinet of Red Lake, who stepped down last month.

Baltesson was acclaimed to the position yesterday and is the first representative from an unincorporated area to chair the District Services Board.

Concern Raised About Local Homeless Shelters

A major overhaul is needed in Kenora District Services Board funding for homeless shelters.

The suggestion comes from the represtentatives of Sioux Lookout and Kenora.

Sioux Lookout Mayor Denis Leney says several people are in area communities getting intoxicated and using the shelters as homes.

He says some clients go out get drunk, get arrested, go out and drink again and end up staying in the shelter to sleep things off.

He voted against a resolution to fund the Out-of-the Cold Shelter to the tune of 26-thousand dollars.

The resolution did pass with 26-grand going to the Red Lake Shelter and 15-thousand to the Kenora Fellowship Centre.

Ed Wilson Murder Trial Continues

More details are coming to light about the morning Ed Wilson died in the
Norman area on March 21st, 2009.

Yesterday, Garry Lake was back on the stand talking about an altercation
that took place outside the Tower Motel shortly after 2:00 in the morning.

Lake says he saw Wilson forcefully hit Angela Duchesne.

He says some of the people standing outside the motel decided to teach
Wilson a lession and began to beat him up.

Lake admits that he grabbed Wilson's head and kneed him in the face.

Initially he told police that Wilson was still standing when they were finished
with him.

But yesterday he says Wilson was lying on the ground when one of the members of the group gave him a soccer-type kick to the head.

Jurors at the second degree murder trial of Angela Duchesne and Kenneth Ivall are getting a rare
day off today.

Testimony is scheduled to resume Monday at the Kenora Court House.

Council Urges Help for New Doctors

The province needs to make it easier for new doctors to begin practicing
in northern Ontario.

That's the appeal from Kenora City Council.

Councillor Rory McMillan says the Ministry of Health has only one formula
which governs how many doctors are allowed to practice in a given area.

McMillan says some cities in southern Ontario have a glut of doctors wanting
to set up a practice, but that's not the case in the north, so different regulations are needed.

Teams Wanted for Carnival Snow Sculpture Contest

Local artists unite.

Organizers of the winter carnival are looking for teams for this years snow sculptures.

Special Events Coordinator Mark Duggan says the theme this year is "lake life."

Interested teams can contact mark at 467-4638.

Senior Thistles Play First Home Games of the Season

The Kenora Senior Thistles will take to the ice this weekend for their first two home games of the season.

The Thsitles are welcoming the Bottineau Lumberjacks from North Dakota to the Kenora Rec Centre.

Coach Brian Olson says the Lumberjacks are a good match up for the team, adding they beat the Lumberjacks in their first two games of the season.

The first game is tonight at 7:20 and the second game is Saturday afternoon at 1:20.

Tickets will be available at the door.