Treaty Three Commemorates 140 Years

First Nations leaders with Treaty 3 aren't calling it a celebration.

It's been 140 years since chiefs with Treaty 3 signed the treaty with the Canadian government.

Grand Chief Warren White says there's been a lot of frustration with the Treaty since.

This afternoon, Treaty 3 will honour the chiefs and Grand Chiefs for their roles in the Treaty.

Vigil for Missing Aboriginal Women This Afternoon

Communities across Northwestern Ontario will come together this Friday and honour the lives of missing and murdered Aboriginal Women.

Vigils are being held in Kenora, Dryden, Sioux Lookout, Red Lake,
and Thunder Bay.

A spokesperson for the Ontario Native Women's Association says
their vigil will start at 1:00 this afternoon at the Whitecap Pavillion, and
then make its way over to the Jubilee Church on 1st Street South.

Fog Delays Some School Bus Runs

Some school buses in the Kenora area may be a little late getting
to their destination this morning.

Fog has slowed buses in the Minaki Highway area.

Northwest Student Services Consortium says the vehicles have been having
difficulty with visibili
ty in the area of the Kenora By-Pass and Highway 596.

Buses are being delayed and will resume picking up students when its
safe to do so.

Stops on Beryl Winder will be delayed as will student pick ups south of the By-Pass on Darlington Drive, Duffus, Petersen Drive and Station Hill in Keewatin.

Tourism Kenora Set to Bring Back Winter Markets

The Farmer's Market may be gone, but its not forgotten.

Tourism Kenora will be bringing back the popular markets four
times during the winter months.

Tourism Services manager Mark Duggan says they will all be held at
the Discovery Center.

Duggan says the winter markets will be timed to co-incide with Christmas,
Valentine's Day, and Easter.

OPP Charge Driver In Accident Near Beaver Brae

It's a graphic reminder to drive carefully in school zones.

Yesterday morning a 17 year old student was hit by a vehicle in the area of
Beaver Brae Secondary School.

The OPP say the victim was taken by ambulance to Lake of the Woods
District Hospital for treatment of non-life threatening injuries.

Meanwhile, the driver of the vehicle, a 16 year old youth has been charged
with failing to yield to a pedestrian.

Treaty Three Police Launch Firearm Amnesty

The Treaty Three Police will be trying to collect old, unlicensed firearms next month.

A firearms amnesty program is being launched in November.

The aboriginal police service says the program allows community members to surrender any unwanted, damaged, or illegally possessed firearms without being charged.

There is also an incentive.

Anyone who turns in a gun or rifle will receive a gift card from a local business.

Rickford Defends His Expenses

Kenora MP Greg Rickford is defending his parliamentary expenses.

He says he's middle of the pack when it comes to spending by members of Parliament.

MP expenses on travel and operations were released this week and
Rickford says he claimed 480-thousand dollars.

Rickford says he fully supports the reporting system and stresses its important that MP's are held accountable.

Ontario Food Bank Association Looks At Northern Issues

Kenora's food bank is getting low on supplies.

Yesterday, the food bank got a boost with a van full of donations from the Farmer's Market.

Bill Laidlaw is the director of the the Ontario Association of Food Banks and  says there are some very specific issues in trying to get supplies to the North.

Laidlaw has been touring the region this week and says he'll be taking everything he's heard back to his board in Southern Ontario.

Health Unit Gives Thumbs Up to Pregnacy Tests In Bars

The Northwestern Health Unit is applauding a Thunder Bay university bar for putting pregnancy tests in the bathroom dispensers.

Manager of Sexual Health Programs Gillian Lunny says they will no doubt prevent Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder.

Meantime, Lunny says the Northwestern Health Unit offers a Health Babies, Healthy Children Program.

For more information, contact your local Northwestern Health Unit.

Youth Cross Country Race Results

The results are in from the Youth Cross Country races that took place
yesterday behind the Tom Nabb Soccer complex.

It was a clean sweep for Beaver Brae in the Intermediate Boys division,
with Justin Heath finishing first in the 2.1 kilometer course.

Thomas Aquinas swept the girls intermediate division with Rebecca Huisman
finishing first.

In the junior division, Gabe Mastromateo from SMB won the boys event, and Divena Katcheconias from Evergreen took the girls title.

Thistles Lose First of the Season

A power outage for the Kenora Triple "a" midget Thistles.

The Thistles were beaten in their season opener 4-2 last night
in Winnipeg by the Wild.

The Thistles went 0-4 on the power play, while the Wild netted two
with a man advantage.

Josh Brunton and Eric Sinclair scored for Kenora.

The Thistles are back in action this Sunday with their home opener against
the Winnipeg Thrashers.