CYBF celebrates entrepreneurs in Kenora

Celebrating entrepreneurs in Kenora.

Scott Bowman with the Canadian Youth Business Foundation is in town today to meet with entrepreneurs who have started up with help from the CYBF.

He will also be performing a ribbon cutting at the Tangled Tree in the afternoon.

Bowman says passion is the 1 thing that all entrepreneurs have in contact.

Bowman encourages anyone interested in starting a business to contact the CYBF.

The foundations website is http://www.cybf.ca/.

And, you can also get information on the foundation through the Northwest Business Centre at http://www.nwbiz.ca/.

Union Pleased with Changes to the Treaty Three Police Board

A new police board for Treaty Three is bringing a new outlook on life.

Some changes to the board was made this week at the Treaty 3 Police annual general meeting

Judith Monteith-Farrell is with the Public Service Alliance of Canada and says the union is excited by the new boards commitment to save the force from closing

Monteith-Farrell says the new board is also open to disclosing the services finances with the union to ignite talks for a new employment agreement.

Downtown Revitalized by New Restaurants

Downtown revitalization is starting to pay off in a bit of a culinary explosion in Kenora.

About a half a dozen new eateries have opened up in the past year.

Mort Goss from Kenora Harbortown BIZ says he's encouraged by the number of new businesses opening up.

Goss says while the restaurants are enjoying good traffic this summer, they key will be able to survive during the leaner fall and winter months.

Goss adds that they'd also like to set up a restaurant association to provide some support to the
new restauranteurs.

Rain Helps Reign in Forest Fires

A large forest fire burning near Red Lake is now listed as being held.

The fire, 50 kilometrers northwest of the northwestern Ontario town has burned more than 18-thousand hectares.

It started July 3rd by a lightning strike.

Meanwhile, two fire ranger crews are continuing to work on a five hectare blaze in the Kenora area.

Kenora Fire 39 broke out Tuesday, but isn't posing any immediate concerns for the MNR.

Police Continue Investigation of Cycling Fatalities

Provincial Police continue to investigate the circumstances behind a tragic three vehicle collision in northwestern Ontario.

A group of 25-cyclists on a cross country tour were travelling on the Trans-Canada Highway and were passing through the area of Red Rock on Tuesday when 2-of the cyclists were struck by an eastbound truck.

The truck then hit two westbound vehicles.

The cyclists, 65-year-old Robert Booth and 69-year-old Irene Booth of North Glengarry, Ontario were pronounced dead at the scene.

Two residents of Austin, Texas in the eastbound truck were transported to hospital with injuries.

Two others in the involved vehicles were also sent to hospital.

Rallies Planned Today Across Canada

Seven rallies are planned around the country today to draw attention to recent news about nutritional experiments conducted on aboriginals.

Planner Wab Kinew from the Onigaming First Nation says he hopes the events will help people express their sorrow and show support for efforts to get the federal government to release more documents to the Truth and Reconciliation Commission.

The Cecillia Jeffrey  residential school in Kenora has been identified as one of the schools in northwestern Ontario that carried out the experiments.

Ottawa has said it could take 40-million dollars and 10 years to find and digitize all the required records.

Heart of the Continent Seeks Funding

A marketing initiative involving the National Geographic Society is being touted to communities along the Ontario-Minnesota border.

The Heart of the Continent partnership is trying to raise 256-thousand dollars, allowing the Society to create maps and a website for the area between Lake of the Woods, Thunder Bay and Duluth.

Committee Chair Frank Jewell says the Society wants to help promote the area.

Atikokan, International Falls, Koochiching County and Thunder Bay have committed to contributing money.

Men's Soccer Tournament Starts Tonight

Last weekend it was the women, this week men's soccer take center stage at the Tom Nabb Complex.

The Lake of the Woods Men's Tournament gets underway this evening with a field of 16 teams entered.

Pool play will continue tomorrow night and Saturday, with the finals slated for Sunday.

Teams from across northwestern Ontario and Manitoba will be competing for the first
prize money of 14 hundred dollars.