Police Charge Man in Viral Video

An accident caught on camera has led to charges against a Manitoba man.

Kenora OPP say the accident happened Saturday afternoon on the West By-pass when a truck pulling a trailor turned to head west and failed to notice an oncoming  Eastbound vehicle.

The Eastbound vehicle was unable to stop and hit the truck.

Police say all 3 people involved in the crash only suffered minor injuries.

The 36 year driver of the pick up truck has been charged with failure to yield.

View our Facebook page here to see the video.

Lakeview Drive Open to Traffic

The traffic snarl on lakeview drive has been cleared up.

OPP say the transport that got stuck at the Norman Husky has been cleared.

As a result both lanes of traffic are open once again.

The hold up caused a big back up in traffic for around an hour.

No End In Sight for Boil Water Advisory

Don't expect a quick end to the boil water advisory.

City crews are still repairing broken water lines and Operations manager
Rick Perchuck says until that work is complete they can't start testing
the water system.

He adds that it's no co-incidence all the water main breaks took place in the same are of the city.

Perchuck says a phenomenon called a "water hammer" is likely to blame for all the problems in the Central area of the city.

He adds Kenora isn't alone in this epidemic of broken water main breaks.

He says Calgary, Winnipeg, Atikokan and Dryden have all experienced significant damage to their water systems due to the extremely cold conditions.  

Valleyview Promotes French Immersion to Trustees

A french immersion program at Valleyview Public School seems to be taking off.

French Immersion Teacher, Kelly Ogilvie says the kids, who are in JK and SK are catching on quickly.  
Ogilvie says the inquiry-based program has been very sucessful so far and both parents and students seem happy with the results.

The program is expected to move up to grade one next year, for students graduating from the senior kindergarten class.

Energy East Consultations Coming to Kenora

The Ontario Energy Board is releasing information about it's next steps in consultation with Ontarians regarding the proposed Energy East Pipeline.

The 12 billion project will transport crude oil from from Western Canada through Northern Ontario to Quebec and New Brunswick.

The board will hold a series of public meetings to discuss the proposed pipeline route.

They will be in Kenora on March 25th.

Seperate meetings will be held during the same period  with First Nation's and Metis communities to seek their views on the project.

Anglican Church Closing Keewatin Diosese

Some administrative changes are being made to the Anglican Church in
the region.

The Keewatin Diosese will be closing it's doors by the end of the year.

Archbishop David Ashdown says they will be merging their operations with the church
southern Manitoba.

Ashdown says a new aboriginal diocese is being created for communities in northern
Ontario and Northern Manitoba.

Premier Says Hydro One Addressing Billing Errors

Hydro One is continuing to address some of the billing issues affecting some of it's residential customers across the province.

Energy Minister Bob Chiarelli says the utility has hired extra staff to deal with some of the problems that have arisen over the past several months.

Premier Kathleen Wynne says they knew about the billing issues well before Ontario's Ombudsman decided to launch an investigation and had already started working on those
problems.

Olympic Gold Medalist To Attend Winter Carnival

The Whitecap Pavillion is going to be transformed this weekend.

Crystal Stokes is the city's special events co-ordinator and says they will
be making over the skating rink under the tent and putting in a curling rink.

Stokes says the change over is in honor of Olympic Gold medalist Jill Officer coming to town.

Officer will be on hand for the opening ceremonies of the Winter Carnival Friday night.

Saints Medal At OFSAA Swimming Championships

Just one medal so far for Thomas Aquinas at the All-Ontario High School Swimming championships.

Socorro Galusha earned a bronze medal yesterday in the 14 and under
girls 50 meter breast stroke.

The Saints sit in 89th place in the team competition with 56 points after day one of the two day OFSAA championships in Brantford.

Kenora Skiers Medal At Manitoba Winter Games

Some medals for members of the Kenora Nordic Trails Ski and Biathlon Club at the Manitoba Winter Games.

August Hummelbrunner won gold in the Pee Wee Girls 2.5km Classic race, while Jesse Bachinsky claimed the silver medal in the Juvenile Boys 7.5 km Classic

Sadie McCallum earned a bronze medal in the Midget Girls 5 km Classic.

The Kenora skiiers are competing for Team Eastman at the games in Morden and Winkler.

Saints Eliminated from OFSAA Championships

It's the end of the line for the Thomas Aquinas Senior Girls volleyball team at the All-Ontario
championships in Richmond Hill.

The Saints bowed out in the quarter-finals yesterday,  losing three sets to one to the number one ranked team in the tournament from West Elgin.

T.A. will head home from OFSAA without a medal this year.

The Saints finished the provincial championships with a 3-2 record.