Thursday, May 5, 2011

Northern Groups still upset with Forest Tenure Legislation

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Groups across northwestern Ontario are speaking out against the provincial government's decision to move forward with its Forest Tenure ...

Sioux Narrows to get a new municipal building

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The Town of Sioux Narrows/Nestor Falls is expected to begin work soon on a new municipal building. The federal and provincial governments p...

Bronco Soccer Teams Struggle in the Fort

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Not a good start to the season for Beaver Brae's soccer teams. Both the Bronco Boys and girls teams were in Fort Frances yesterday. Be...

Council agrees to more money for Harborfront Tent

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Its going to cost 100 thousand dollars more than expected to put up a new tent on the Kenora Harborfront. Council held a special meeting ye...

Firearms Seizure on Kasabonika Lake

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The Northwest Regional Guns and Gangs Unit has charged a 45-year-old man in Kasabonika Lake First Nation. Police executed a search warrant ...

OFAH Happy with Majority Consevative Government

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The Vice-President of the  Ontario Federation of Anglers and Hunters sees a Majority Conservative Government as a good thing for the future ...

NAN Chief Weigh In on Federal Election Results

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The Grand Chief of Nishanawbie-Aski Nation is congratulating the Conservative and NDP parties for their successes in the Federal election. ...
Wednesday, May 4, 2011

Council to hold special meeting on Harborfront Tent

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The Harborfront Tent is still posing some financial challenges for Kenora City Council. A special meeting is being held this morning to app...

Health Unit Launches a mobile dental clinic

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The Northwestern Health Unit has a new vehicle at its disposal. Yesterday, a mobile dental clinic was unveiled. Dawn Sauve is the Health U...

Classes set to Resume at Beaver Brae following Fire

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It will be classes as usual at Beaver Brae Secondary School this morning. Yesterday students were sent home early, after fires were reporte...

Valley Sad to See Iggy Leave

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The Liberal candidate in the Kenora Riding is backing the work done by Leader Michael Ignatieff. Ignatieff announced yesterday he is steppi...

Hampton reacts to federal election results

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This week's federal election results should be a warning for the Liberals in Ontario. That's the feeling of Kenora-Rainy River M.P....

Health Unit Opens New Offices in Market Square

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The Northwestern Health Unit has opened its new offices in Market Square. A ribbon cutting ceremony took place yesterday morning on the sec...

Health Unit Holds All-Staff Conference in Kenora

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About 150 employees of the Northwestern Health Unit are in Kenora today for a two day retreat. The All-Staff Conference brings together sta...

Bronco Soccer Teams begin season in Fort

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The High School Soccer season begins today for the Beaver Brae Broncos. The Boys and Girls teams will make the trip to Fort Frances for the...
Tuesday, May 3, 2011

Beaver Brae Evacuated due to a small fire

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A fire drill at Beaver Brae Secondary School proved to be the real deal. Staff and students were evacuated this morning due to a small blaz...

Census Forms Being Distributed this Week

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Local residents should begin receiving their census forms this week. Statistics Canada has begun the census process and has enumerators goi...

Good Turn-Out for the Federal Election

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It may have been the fourth federal election in seven years, but that didn't stop local residents from coming out in pretty good numbers...

Rickford re-elected easily in the Kenora Riding

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Its wasn't a landslide, but it was a convincing win for the Conservatives in the Kenora Riding. Incumbant M.P. Greg Rickford easily hel...

Ministry of Labor Investigates Fatality in Stratton

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The Ministry of Labour is looking into the death of a man at a garage in Stratton what OPP describe as a workplace accident. Emergency pers...