Thursday, August 29, 2013

Broncos Football Team Ready for Regular Season

The preseason is over for the Beaver Brae Broncos football team.

The Broncos had a tough exhibition losing all 3 games of a super scrimmage.

Beaver Brae fell 1-0 to Fort Frances, 14-0 to Grant Park, and 8-0 to Dryden.

Head Coach Chris Penner says the preparation for the scrimmage was different than it will be in the regular season when they can game plan for one team.

Penner says he was happy with how the team competed and that every player got a chance to play and learn at game speed.

The Broncos open the regular season at Elmwood next Thursday.

Boil Water Advisory For Coney Island

A bit of an inconvenience for residents of Coney Island.

The City of Kenora has issued a boil water advisory.

Some problems have been experienced with the water supply and
the advisory is expected to be in place for the entire Labor Day long weekend.

The city's water and sewer supervisor, Biman Paudel says they need at least two clean water tests back before they can lift the boil water advisory.

Falcon Lake Business Man Faces Fraud Charges

The RCMP have laid fraud charges against a Falcon Lake business man.

The Mounties say that 37 year old Colin Durward reported the theft of over
a half a million dollars of equipment from his construction business back
in June.

The Falcon Lake Detachment investigated the thefts and managed to recover some of the tools and equipment that were reported stolen.

The RCMP believe that many of the items such as welders, drills and a
table saw were never stolen.

Police say a 28 thousand dollar pick-up truck Durward also reported stolen in 2010 has been recovered, as was a hot tub reported stolen last year from a Falcon Lake cottage.

Durward has been charged with three counts of fraud over five thousand dollars and public mischief.

Yesterday Officially the Hottest Day of the Summer

No records were set, but yesterday was officially the hottest day of the summer in Kenora.

One of the weather stations at the Kenora Airport hit 32.3, which was marginally warmer than the previous hottest day, which hit 32.2 celcius last week.

The hottest day on record for August 28th is 34.9 back in 1984.

The normal high for this time of year is just 21 degrees.

Local School Boards Mulling Over Latest EQAO Results

The Keewatin-Patricia District School Board says their concerns are consistent with the concerns of the Ministry of Education.

The latest figures from the Education Quality and Accountability Office show that one in five Grade 6 students in the province did not meet the provincial math standard.

Director of Education Sean Monteith says they are looking over the test results.

The local figures will be released next month.

Campbell Pleased With Auto Insurance Changes

Kenora-Rainy River MPP Sarah Campbell is happy the Liberals have gotten the ball rolling to lower auto insurance premiums.

Campbell says she heard from folks that they weren't happy with their current rates.

Campbell says the NDP originally asked for the 15 percent cut to be implemented immediately, but it sounds like they are starting off with an 8 percent cut.

She says people should expect a reduction of 100 dollars by next August, and then 200 dollars once the whole 15 percent reduction is complete.

Dangerous Driver Arrested in Vermillion Bay

A 23 year old Dryden man faces a number of changes in connection to
some damage reported in Vermillion Bay.

Sunday night, the OPP say a number of lawns and some private property was damaged by a vehicle in Machin Township.

Benjamin McNabb has been charged with dangerous driving and leaving
the scene of an accident.

He's due to appear in Dryden Court September 30th to answer the charges.

Radio Tower Down in Hudson

Provincial Police are seeking the public's help after someone knocked down a radio tower in Hudson.

OPP say sometime last weekend someone struck the tower operated by our sister station in Dryden, with a vehicle and drove off.

Anyone with information is asked to contact Sioux Lookout OPP or Crimestoppers.

CKDR says its working at replacing the tower.

Broncos Ready for Super Scrimmage

It football season in Kenora.

The Beaver Brae Broncos are hosting a 4 team exhibition series this afternoon.

Head Coach Chris Penner says it will be the last chance to finalize the starting roster.

Penner says the super scrimmage includes Dryden, Fort Frances, and Grant Park.

The games will be played at the Tom Nabb Soccer Complex at 12:00.

Beauty Bay Wins Men's Slo-Pitch Title

The Beauty Bay Cubs are the champions of the Casey's Men's Slo-Pitch League.

The Cubs came back with a dramatic 9th inning, hitting back to back home runs for
a 17-16 win over the Sierra Construction Centuries.

Beauty Bay wins the best-of-three A-side Final two games to one.