Friday, February 18, 2011

Peaceful Ending to Pikangikum Stand-Off

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The OPP says a stand-off on the Pikangikum First Nation has ended peacefully. Police were called out shortly after 1:00 Thursday morning ...

Traffic Moving On By-Pass After Being Closed all Night

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Travel could be slow going this morning in the Kenora area. Freezing rain last night created very slippery conditions on local roads, an...

School Buses Cancelled today

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The Keewatin Patricia District School Board has cancelled all its buses this morning due to the freezing rain and blowing snow. The canc...

McGuinty Responds to Agent Orange Report

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Premier Dalton McGuinty is trying to resassure retired government forestry workers. It comes after a report that says they may have been e...

Council refuses to endorse Northern Harbor Expansion

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Kenora city council says its not willing to publically support a proposal to expand Northern Harbor. Because the Marina is not within ci...

New Lease for Rec. Center Concession

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The City of Kenora has decided that it no longer wants to operate the concession stand at the Kenora Rec. Center. Council is expected to...

Saints lose out in the NorWOSSA Semis

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The finals are all set for the NorWOSSA Single "a" boys basketball and girls volleyball at Thomas Aquinas. Yesterday, the Saint...

Thistles Drop First Game of Play-offs

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The Kenora Triple "a" midget Thistles are on the brink of elimination in the Manitoba Midget Hockey League. The Thistles were shu...
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. ...