Classes Cancelled at Madsen Public School

There will be no school Thursday for students at the Red Lake Madsen Public School.

The school will be closed due to a planned power outage in the area.

Classes are set to resume on Friday.

School buses to other Red lake/Ear Falls schools will not be affected.

Kenora O.P.P See Increase in Overtime Hours

Figures released by the Kenora OPP shows there was almost 400 hours of overtime racked up by officers last month.

That was almost four times higher than the month of November.

Staff Sergeant Paul Van Belleghem says a murder investigation in Lakeside took up a huge amount of their resources.

Van Belleghem says the province picks up the cost for any specialist units that have to be brought in, but the municipality has to pay the rest.

Canfield Eager to Work With new Premier

Kathleen Wynne seems to have a number of cheer-leaders in northwestern Ontario.

Kenora Mayor Dave Canfield says he's glad Wynne won the Liberal leadership over the weekend.

He says she's been very responsive to the concerns of municipal leaders in this region.

Canfield is hoping Wynne will make the trip to northwestern Ontario for the NOMA
annual conference in April.

Vehicle Impounded for Speeding

OPP are cracking down on speeders.

Last week an officer from the Upsala Detachment found a driver going west bound on Highway 17 at an excessive speed.

In the end the Police officer charged the driver for going 55 kilometres an hour over the already 90 kilometre speed limit.

The 44 year old man's vehicle was impounded for seven days, and he was charged with speeding.

Treaty Three Police Investigate Fatal Accident in Fort

A 61-year-old old woman has died following on the Couchiching First Nation.

Treaty 3 Police says the unnamed woman was struck by a truck in the area of the Health Access Centre.

She was taken to LaVerendrye Hospital where he succumbed to her injuries.

Treaty 3 Police continue to investigate.

Dryden to Host Northwest Response Forum

A three-day conference about disaster management and relief efforts will be taking place this spring.

The Northwest Responce Forum is being held at the Center from April 9-11 in Dryden.

Reagan Breeze is one of the organizers and says there will be a number of public speakers.

The event is open to emergency prepareness officers, first responders, businesses, educators and policy makers.

More FedNor Funding for the Region

More Fednor funding for Northwestern Ontario.

Minister Tony Clement has announced that over 379 thousand dollars will go to replacing aging water mains in the Town of Rainy River.

In addition, Lake of the Woods Township will have access to over 20 thousand dollars to make upgrades to its community hall.

Saints Extend Winning Streak

15 wins in a row and counting.

The Thomas Aquinas boys hockey team continues to roll.

T.A. upended the Fort Frances Muskies 5-3 last night at the Kenora Rec. Center.

Tanner Kapera scored a pair for the Saints, who improved to 5-1 in league play.

Thomas Aquinas is back in action tomorrow night against Dryden and again
Friday night against Beaver Brae.

Warketin Returns as LHIN's Chair

No change at the top of the Northwest Local Health Integration Network.

The Board of Directors has reappointed Joy Warkentin as Chair.

She was first appointed Chair in August 2011.

Warkentin says she looks forward in building on the successes of the LHIN.

She says it's a critical time for our health care system and she's commited to improve access to care and overall patient experience.