DNA Evidence Presented in Murder Trial

Week five of the second degree murder trial of Kenneth Ivall started yesterday with more
testimony from forensic experts.

Forensic Biologist Sandra Lindell was the first person to take the stand.

She produced seven reports looking evidence collected by police during
the investigation of Edward Wilson's death.

The reports deal with DNA and blood testing done on clothing, shoes and
swabs sent to the Northern Forensics Lab in Sault Ste. Marie.

Lindell says they found Wilson's DNA on a number of items, including
a black leather jacket, a blue ribbed sweater, a pair of jeans, a black hoodie and a pair of
black platform shoes collected from an apartment on Norman Drive.

Lindell says the tests indicate a 1/ 14 trillionth chance that DNA did not
belong to Wilson.

The crown is expected to present more forensic today and tomorrow.

City Council Supports Shoal Lake #40

Kenora City council is stepping to the plate to help the Shoal Lake #40 First Nation.

Council members met with chief and council of Shoal Lake #40 recently.

Mayor Dave Canfield says they've agreed to write a letter to the International Joint Commission about Winnipeg's decision to try and sell water from Shoal Lake to other communities in southern Manitoba.

Kenora City Council says it wants the IJC to honor a 100 year old agreement
between the City of Winnipeg and Shoal Lake.

Council Raises Concern About Effectiveness of Deer Hunt

An expanded deer hunt in city limits doesn't seem to be having much of an impact on the deer population in Kenora.

Figures from nine surveys gathered this past fall show just 14 deer were
killed.

Councillor Sharon Smith says she'd really like to see more surveys turned in so they can have better information about the local hunt.

The City started the expanded deer hunt last year to try and curb the local deer population, but councillor Louis Roussin says its not doing anything to the deer that live in downtown Kenora.

Campbell Expresses Mixed Feelings about New Cabinet

Getting back to business in Queens Park.

Kenora-Rainy River MPP Sarah Campbell says she's excited that Premier Wynne has selected her new cabinet and that work can once again get started.

Campbell says it is good to see the North being represented in Wynne's cabinet with Michael Gravelle taking over Northern Development and Mines.

She does have some concerns though about the appointment of David Orazietti as Natural Resources
minister, describing him as a partisan MPP.

Local Girls Hockey Teams Dominate in Fort Frances

(Slurpies' Ava Baird takes a shot on Blue Jays net minder Zoe Edwards)

Teams from the Lake of the Woods girls minor hockey league dominated the Chicks with Sticks tournament in Fort Frances this weekend.

In the Novice playoffs the Purple Slurpies took the top spot defeating the Blue Jays 9-3.

The Red Devils captured 3rd place with a 3-2 win over the Snow Leopards.

In Atom play the all Kenora final was won by the Atom Dynamite 3-2 over the Purple Pirates.

The Stingers claimed 3rd with a 6-3 win over the Calder Legal Eagles.

211 Service Celebrates Milestone

It's like a non-emergency 9-1-1.

Yesterday marked the five-year anniversary of 2-1-1 North, which offers 24/7 access to government, health, community and social services.

Spokesperson Marie Klassen says the website also has a lot of information, with more than eight thousand records of non-profit organizations and government services for all of Northern Ontario.

Klassen says it's a great resource to find out about any service in your community.