Sioux Narrows/Nestor Fall Elections

It looks like there will be at least two election races in Sioux Narrows/Nestor Falls in October.

With a week left before the nomination deadline, three people have signed up to run for two councillor at-large positions.

Former mayor Gerry O'Leary will battle incumbants Chan Motlong and Lou Kabel.

In Ward One, which represents Sioux Narrows North, Gail Black is being challenged
by John Stuhldrieir.

There is only one candidate for mayor so far.

Incumbant Bill Thompson has filed his nomination papers.

The only candidate in Ward Two, which is Nestor Falls south, is Randy Hanson

Broncos Upend Eagles in Exhibition Football

An impressive debut for Beaver Brae's Football Team.


The Broncos upended the Dryden Eagles 31-6 yesterday in exhibition action at Pete Fair Memorial
Field.

Scott Morgan had a pair of touchdowns for the Broncos, while Colt German had a couple of
touchdown passes.

Overall, head coach Chris Penner says he was pleased with how his players performed on both
offense and defence.

Ryan Van Bellingham and Nick Hendy each had touchdown receptions for the Broncos, while
Cody Jones added seven points from the kicking game.

Beaver Brae will start the regular season next Friday at home against the Eagles once again.

Fire Rangers Back Home

The last remaining Ministry of Natural Resources personnel working in British Columbia return home today.


The departure of 178 fireRangers and 30 support staff will end Ontario's support to the fire fight in B-C that began at the end of July.

In all about 750 people provided more than 10-thousand days of support, Ontario's the third largest dispatch on record.

Drug Bust on Fort Hope F.N.

Nishnawbe Aski Police executed a search warrant of the Fort Hope First Nation.


Police seized a street value of approximately 14-thousand dollars worth of OxyContin prescription drugs.

32 year old Linda Josephine Wabano and 32 year old Normand Sidney Shawinimash have each been charged with Possession for the Purpose of Trafficking.

Wabano and Shawinimash have both been released on conditions and will appear in court on November 4th.

Nishinabe Aski Nation To Rally at Queen's Park

The Nishinawbe Aski Nation plans to rally at Queen's Park this fall.


Grand Chief Stan Beardy says they vehemently oppose the far north act and want it scrapped.

Beardy says they'll take action, but are still willing to talk with the government.

Beardy feels the far north act takes their land jurisdiction rights away.

Province ready to roll-out tourism zones

The provincial government is expected to roll out funding for the new regional tourism zones.


Minister Michael Chan says it will be any day now when the zones are made official.

Chan says he spoke with tourism officials in the northwest and they seem to be on board with the new larger zones.

Trus-Joist Back up after Downtime

Weyerhaueser says its not sure how the U.S. housing market it going to affect the

Trus-Joist Mill on the Jones Road this fall.

The mill is just coming off a week's down time.

Wayne Rosnowski says after a fairly promising start to the year, things have tailed
off in recent months.

Rosnowski says they hope to be able to operate at least five days a week during the
fall months, but that will all depend on how the american housing market performs.

Broncos gear up for Regular Season

Beaver Brae's football team will get its first real test today.


The Broncos play their first and only exhibition game this afternoon
at Pete Fair Memorial Field.

The Dryden Eagles are in town for the 3:00 kick-off.

The same two teams will tangle again next Friday at Beaver Brae in the first game of the season in the Winnipeg High School Football League.

Division two of the league has expanded to 16 teams this year and the Broncos will play four home games this season.

MNR Fire Fighters Return Home

The Ministry of Natural Resources tour of duty in British Columbia is coming to an end.

Information Officer Debbie MacLean says 81-Ontario firefighters arrived home last night, while the remaining 214-personnel are due back by the end of the week.

MacLean says the hard work by firefighters combined with rain has allowed crews in B.C. to get a handle on the fire situation.

Ontario staff and equipment have been in the Western Province since July 29th.

Two new lighnting caused forest fires sparked yesterday near Igance and Kenora.

CFIB Survey Crictical of City

A survey by the Canadian Federation of Independant Business suggests the City of Kenora

could be doing a better job.

The CFIB polled 37 business owners in Kenora this summer and 81 percent felt they were
not getting good value for the money spent on public service.

77 percent of respondants also felt the city had a poor awareness of the business sector.

Where Kenora did get good marks was in reasonable tax levels.

43 percent of business owners felt tax rates were reasonable, which was the tops among
the communities rated in northern Ontario.

Rickford looking forward to new duties

Kenora MP Greg Rickford is already embracing his new role.


The Conservative member has been named Parliamentary Secreatary for Official Languages.

Rickford says the Caucus appointment is a great honour.

The Secreatary looks at all of the policies and issues that arise in enforcing and understanding Canada's Official Languages Act.

Focus North Conference Wraps Up

Canada's Northern Development Ministers are leaving Thunder Bay with a better sense of how they can help the north.

Ontario's Minister of Northern Development Michael Gravelle says they're going to tackle the north's infrastructure deficit.

Gravelle adds each provincial minister had the opportunity to speak with Federal Aboriginal Affairs Minister John Duncan.

Goss Joins Council Race

A Kenora business man is looking to take a stab at municipal politics.

Mort Goss is the latest person to enter the race for Kenora City Council.

Goss, owner of Sure Thing and a executive member of the Kenora Business Improvement Zone, filed his nomination papers yesterday.

He joins eight other people in the race for six seats on council.

Another person has also signed up to run for the Kenora Catholic District
School Board.

Brenda Bye is the fifth person in the race for one of five seats on the
Separate School Board.

September 10th is the final day to submit nomination papers.

Six Robbery Suspects Sought

The OPP Street Crimes Unit is looking for witnesses to an assault and robbery that took place near the Kenora Rec. Center last month.

Police say a lone woman was walking along 1st Avenue South around 11:30 on the night of August 1st, when she was accosted by a group of six people.

They demanded cigarettes and alcohol from her, then knocked her to the ground and kicked her several times.

They also grabbed her purse during the assault and stole some cash and dumped the rest of the contents on the ground.

Two of the suspects are described as heavy set aboriginal females

There were also three first nation males with short dark hair.
The other suspect was a white male with blonde medium length hair.

The victim suffered minor injuries as a result of the assault.

Anyone with information about the incident is asked to contact the OPP Street Crimes Unit or
Crimestoppers.

Ladies Slo-Pitch Finals

The Days Inn Ladies Slo-Pitch League is starting to wind down.

The A, B and C side finals are being played out this week.

Last night, the Shoal Lake Troopers claimed the B-side crown by getting by the E & G Blades in two straight games in their best of three series.

In the C-Side Final, Roen Contracting got by the Neniska Crushers also in two straight games.

Johnny's Trashers and Northern Harbor are currently duking it out in the A-Side final.

Lunny To Run for Council

A familiar name has been added to the nomination list for the upcoming municipal  elections.

Former City Councillor Ron Lunny has decided to enter the race for councillor.

Lunny is the eighth person to sign up for one of the six council seats available

The deadline to file nomination papers is fast approaching.

September 10th is the last day to run for either the city council or one of the school boards.

OPP Rule Out Foul Play in Fatality

The OPP have ruled out foul play in the death of a 34 year old Kenora man over the weekend.

Police say they were called to a home on Railway Street on Sunday after a male was found unresponsive.

By the time emergency service personnel arrived at the scene, the man was proncounced dead.

A post-mortem exam was conducted Monday at Lake of the Woods District Hospital and it determined the man died of natural causes.

The deceased has been identified as Clifton Skead.

IJC Task Force in Kenora

The first of three meetings examining the binational management of the Lake of the Woods and Rainy Lake Basins was held in International Falls last night.

Tonight, the task force will be in Kenora for another public consultation session.

Melanie Hanson, the Canadian co-chair to an International task force, says public input will be important.

The task force will be Best Western Lakeside Inn tonight starting at 7:00.

Aging At Home Funding

The Northwest Local Health Integration Network is expanding aging at home programs.


Three million dollars was announced for 16-community and home based initiatives.

Chief Executive Officer Laura Kokocinski outlines some of the programs they'll be funding this year.

The money will help provide health care and respite services for Seniors who want to stay in their own home.

Kokocinki says the funding will also reduces Emergency Room wait times.

OPP on Back to School Safety

The OPP is urging local motorists to slow down today as kids return back to school.

Classes resumed this morning for elementary and secondary school students in Kenora.

Police say motorists should be aware of school buses stopping and kids cross local roads.

The OPP say officers will be out patrolling school zones this week and conducting traffic enforcement to ensure students are going to be safe getting both to and from school.