Tuesday, May 10, 2011

Council Ready to Move Ahead with Common Ground

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The long-dormant Common Ground Initiative on Tunnel Island may soon wake out of hibernation. Kenora City council is trying to get the ball ...

Police Arrest Agressive Driver

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A short temper has ended up costing a 50 year old Welland man. Kenora OPP stopped a vehicle on Highway 17 on the weekend for a traffic viol...

Youth Arrested in Evergreen Break-In

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The OPP say they have arrested seven male youth in connection to a break-in at Evergreen School. Police say the school was broken into Frid...

Youth Charged with Arson in Beaver Brae Blaze

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The OPP say they have charged a 14 year old youth in connection to a fire up at Beaver Brae Secondary School last week. Police say fires ha...

Hampton Attacks government over Missing Youth

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The NDP is attacking the Liberal Governments inaction over the disappearance of 7-First Nation High School students in Thunder Bay. Kenora-...

Fraser Institute Rates Local High Schools

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Not a great report card for local secondary schools from the Fraser Institute. Its released annual survey of high schools across the provin...
Monday, May 9, 2011

Vermont Hunters Fined

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Two men from Vermont have been fined a total of 1-thousand dollars for shooting a deer on private land near Kenora. Court heard that in Nov...

Police Investigate Shoal Lake #40 Fatality

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The Treaty Three Police and the OPP are continuing their investigation into the death of a  21 year old Shoal Lake #40 man. Daniel Green wa...

PC's Critical of Forest Tenure Amendments

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The Progressive Critic for Northern Development is condeming the McGuinty Liberals for voting against crucial amendments to the Forest Tenur...

MNR releases new on-line database

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It may not make catching fish any easier, but the Ministry of Natural Resources is putting all its resources at the finger tips of local ang...

LHIN's Announces a new Board of Directors

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The Northwestern Local Health Integration Unit has a new board of directors. Joy Warkentin of Thunder Bay is the new chair of the LHIN'...

JM Judo Club win 12 medals at their own Tournament

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The Jaffrey Melick Judo Club earned an even dozen medals at its annual Lake of the Woods Judo Tournament at Beaver Brae. Over 100 fighters...
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...