Con College Looking For New Board Member

Confederation College is looking to fill a vacant spot on their Board of Governors.

The three year term starts September 1st.

Interested people can apply to Confederation College by August 31st.

Maybe Annual Coney Island Festival Will be Back for a 6th Year

Organizers of an annual music festival on Coney Island say better docking is the best way to grow their event.

Yesterday about 21 hundred people took in the 5th Maybe Annual Coney Music Festival.

Ferg Devins says they have lots of room on the island to grow their numbers, but getting people there remains the biggest issue.

Devins confirmed there will be a 6th Maybe Annual Music Festival on Coney Island next July.

Nault "Disgusted" by Reports of Nutritional Testing on Aboriginal Students

A former Indian Affairs minister says he was surprised as anyone to
find out that aboriginal children in residential schools were subject to
nutritional experiments.

A number of rallies were held yesterday to express their feelings about
the experiments conducted during the '40's and '50's.

Former Kenora-Rainy River M.P. Bob Nault says he never heard about any such activities while he was a cabinet minister.

Reports have suggested that some of the testing was carried out at the Cecillia Jeffrey School along with St. Mary's in Kenora.

Kenora and Canadian Crime Rates Drops

Kenora is following a national trend in crime.

Over the past 2 year the crime rate in Kenora has dropped across the board.

Inspector Dave Lucas is the Commander of the Kenora OPP and says the community has plays a large part.

Last year the OPP laid over 25 hundred charges, down from 38 hundred last year and 41 hundred on 2010.

The Violent Crime Severity or Seriousness of Crime decreased by 5 per cent in Canada and 4 per cent in Ontario.

Tears For Justice Passes Through Kenora

Organizers of a cross country trek says they are disappointed the federal government has decided not to call an inquiry into missing or murdered aboriginal women.

Tears for Justice passed through Kenora on Friday and spokesperson Gladys Radek says the Harper government has been less than sympathetic to their cause.

Radick says their list of missing or murdered aboriginal women has reached over 42 hundred.

Seven walkers are continuing their cross-Canada journey to Prince Rupert, B.C.

Fire Hazard Drops to Low

At last, the forest fire hazard situation in our area of Northwestern Ontario is down to low.

However Ministry of Natural Resources Spokesperson Deb McLean says there is still quite a bit of activity.

McLean says the hazard in the northern parts of the region is still at moderate, but the rain is expected to help that.

There were no new forest fires reported in the region over the weekend, although the MNR says a
fire on an island on Lake of the Woods, which  has grown to about two hectares in size.

Its currently being monitors and does not threaten any properties.

Government Invests in New Fire Bases

The Provincial Government is investing 47-million-dollars in updating three forest fire response centers.

They include the Sudbury Facility, the Hailburton Fire Management Headquarters and the Armstrong Fire Attack Base.

Minister of Northern Development and Mines, Michael Gravelle says the 9 and a half million dollar upgrade for Armstrong will include building a new warehouse and sleeping facilities.

Construction is expected to begin later this year.

Olson Wins at National Age Group Championships

Alex Olsen continues to excel at the National Age Group championships.

The 15 year old member of the Kenora Sharks Swim Club won the
200 meter backstroke over the weekend in Montreal.

Her time of two minutes and 38 seconds is good enough to qualify for
the Senior Nationals.

Gussy Wins Fort Bass Tournament

A big win for Kenora's Jeff Gustafson.

Gustafson and his partner John Peterson from Minnesota won the
annual Canadian Bass Championships in Fort Frances over the weekend.

The duo reeled in over 55 pounds of bass.

Their weight of over 20 pounds on day three put them over a pound and
a half ahead of the second place team of Ryan Hyatt and Karl Wolff from Fort Frances.

Brandon Team Wins Men's Soccer Tournament

A team from Brandon took top honors at the Lake of the Woods Men's Soccer tournament over
the weekend.

Double Decker scored in the first half of overtime for a 1-0 win over the Sure Thing Centuries
from Kenora.

In the B-side final, it was an all Kenora affair with the Fury coming out on top with a 2-1 win over the Gunners.

In the C-Side final, Stonewall blanked Fort Frances 1-0.