Thursday, February 17, 2011

Temperature Records Set in NWO

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Enjoy the spring-like conditions while they last. Three days of above normal temperatures will come to a crashing halt later today. Yest...

No Rebates for Local Municipalities from DSSAB

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Local municipalities shouldn't expect to see any money returned back to them from the Kenora District Services Board this year. Counci...

Kasabonika Signs Mining Agreement

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MacDonald Mines Exploration has signed a three-year agreement with  a northwestern Ontario first nation that gives it unrestricted access to...

Community Clubs to get Grants

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The four community clubs in Kenora will be getting much needed funding to help make it through the winter. Kenora City Council has appro...

Government Continues Negotiations over Ring of Fire

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The Ontario government is confident that it will reach an agreement with First Nations communities over the Ring of Fire mining project in n...

Tourist Outfitters want meeting with Minister of Natural Resources

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Angry Northwestern Ontario tourist outfitters are hoping for action from the Natural Resources Minister. They've fired off a letter to...

Concerns Raised about the Sale of Abitibi Hydro Assets

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The NDP says it wants the provincial government to take a close look at the sale of Abitibi's hydro dams in Ontario. MPP Gilles Biss...

Federal Funding for Aboriginal Housing

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A number of first nation communities in northwestern Ontario will benefit from a 14 million dollar housing program announced by the federal...

NorWOSSA Court Sport Finals in Kenora starting today

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Both Thomas Aquinas and Beaver Brae are hosting NorWOSSA play-offs this week. Action begins today up at T.A. were the semi-finals of the ...
Wednesday, February 16, 2011

Second Career Program Deemed a Success

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The McGuinty Government is celebrating the success of the Second Career program in the North. Just over 32 hundred Northern Ontario worker...

Woman fined for Illegal Deer Hunting

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A Terrace Bay woman found out shooting deer can be expensive. She was fined one-thousand dollars after pleading guilty to shooting a dee...

New Electronic Billboard Proposed for Harborfront

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Its a sign of the times. A national advertising company wants to put an electronic billboard up on the Kenora Harborfront along the C.P. ...

Free Parking for Veterans?

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There may be no such thing as a free ride, but there is such a thing as free parking, at lease if you are a military veteran in Kenora. ...

LU closer to getting a Law School

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Lakehead University is taking the next step towards getting a law school. The proposed school's curriculum has received approval from...

Healthy Food Basket comes to council

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The Northwestern Health Unit says there are things City Council can do to help people live more comfortably on a fixed income. Health Un...

Plans for new land ambulence base coming together

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Still no firm decision from the Kenora District Services Board when construction on a new land ambulence base in Kenora will begin. The c...

Bronco hockey teams finish the regular season with a split

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Beaver Brae's boys hockey team put a big exclamation mark on their season. The Broncos beat the league leading Fort Frances Muskies 3-...
Tuesday, February 15, 2011

Council Unwilling to float loan for Paterson Medical Clinic

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Kenora city council says its not willing to be the banker for the Paterson Medical Clinic. The clinic owes the city about 6.8 million doll...

Province to Appoint Facilitator to look into Evergreen Closure

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Parents at Evergreen School haven't won the war yet, but they have scored a minor victory. The Ministry of Education has agreed to a...

Don't feed the Deer

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Problems with deer experienced by some residents in the area over the past few years could be minimized by this winter's snowfall. Mel...