Highway Re-Opened

Highway 17 in Kenora was shut down for a couple of hours afternoon due to a single vehicle accident.

The accident took place in the area of the Jones Road around 2:00.

No-one was seriously injured and the OPP have since re-opened the highway to two-way traffic.

The Trans-Canada was closed for about two hours in that area.  

City Donates Clock to Retired Railroaders

Time is standing still at city hall these days.

Yesterday, council made a special presentation to the
Canadian Pacific Retired Railroaders Club.

The old CP station clock, which has been housed in council
chambers for several years, was presented to the Railroaders
group.

The clock will find a new home at the CP Railroad Museum in Norman.

The city is planning to order a replica clock, at a cost of about 700 dollars.

Camper Dies Overnight at Falcon Lake

One person is dead and another has been taken to hospital following a
bizarre incident at the Falcon Lake Campground in eastern Manitoba.

The RCMP say a 45 year old Quebec man was killed early this morning after a tree fell on a tent.

Corporal Miles Hiebert says severe weather is likely to blame.

The Mounties says a 44 year old woman has been taken to hospital for
treatment of minor injuries.

The name of the person who was killed is not going to be released by police.

Body of Missing Thunder Bay Man Found

Ontario Provincial Police say they have found the body of 26-year-old cliff diver Larry Larivee.

Police were called to the McKenzie River near Thunder Bay last night after someone said they found a body.

Larivee failed to resurface after jumping into the river a week ago today.

The cause of death at this time is unknown and a post mortem has been ordered.

LOWDPOA Gaining Ground in Campaign Against Flying Lanterns

Kenora city council has gotten more information about the dangers of flying lanterns.

Executive Director with the Lake of the Woods District Property Owners Association Susan McLeod gave another deputation this week and says they are more dangerous now despite previous attempts to ban them.

McLeod did say that a number of local stores have agreed to stop selling the lanterns.

She also wants to remind the public that they are responsible for any damage caused by lanterns that they release.

Rickford Welcomes new Baby to his Constituency

Kenora M.P. Greg Rickford will have a larger entourage than usual as he tours the riding this summer.

Rickford and his wife had a baby this spring.

He says he hopes to do some touring with his new baby girl Abigail.

Rickford says despite his new parental responsibilities he plans to get to most parts of the riding this summer.

Dryden Loses Battle With MPAC

A major setback for Dryden.

The City has failed in its first attempt to overturn the property assessment of the Domtar Mill.

Mayor Craig Nuttall says they aren't giving up the fight and plan to go to the Ontario Divisional court to appeal.

The city will be joined by Espanola, which is also facing a similar situation.

Nuttall says the City can't afford to repay Domtar 5.4-million dollars and notes he wants to wait and see what happens with the appeal.

Temperatures Soar in Kenora

Yesterday was warm, but not hot enough to trigger an ice cream party.

The thermometer at the Kenora Airport topped out a 30.3 yesterday.

That was still a little less than the record high for June 25th, which was
33.3 celcius, set back in 1941.

89.5 The Lake plans to hand out ice cream sandwiches once the
temperature tops 32 celcius.

Sharks Post Good Results in Grand Forks

A pretty good showing for the Kenora Sharks Swim club in Grand Forks over
the weekend.

12 year old JC Drygasuk led the way with  six first place finishes and one 3rd.

Aly Stoliker was close behind with five firsts, a second and a third, while 14 year old
Hannah Stoliker brought home five firsts, and a second.

Other results:

9/10 year old girls:

Emilia Mastromateo (9), three 3rd's, one 2nd
Amelia Illman (9), one 3rd

11/12 year old girls:

Alex Illman (11), two 2nd's, one 3rd
Natalie Peterson (11), three 1st's, two 2nd's, two 3rd'sEmilie McDonald (12), two 3rd's
Breeze Boucha (12), one 2nd

11/12 year old boys:

Joe Morrison (12), two 1st's, four 3rd'sJacob Weedon (12), two 2nd's, two 3rd's

13/14 year old girls:

Claire Stefansson (13), one first, one 2nd, one 3rd
Winnie Boucha (13), two 1st's, two 2nd's, two 3rd's
Clara Rogers, (13), one first, one 2nd, two 3rd's

 15 and over girls:

Keely Mash (15), two 1st's
Alex Olsen, (15), two 1st's, one 2nd

15 and over boys:

Jarrett Weedon (15), five thirds

 Finally, the relay teams also did very well. Both the 12 and under Girls and Boys teams came in first in the 200 Free and 200 Medley Relays, while the 13/14 year old girls team grabbed a 1st in the 200 Free and 2nd in the 200 Medley.



A total of 22 members of the Sharks attended the Red River Valley 50 meter Challenge.

The next action for local swimmers is the Man/Sask championships the first weekend of
July.