Friday, June 17, 2011

Law Enforcement Torch Run today

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Special Olympics programs will get a big boost today. The Annual Law Enforcement Torch Run will take place this morning starting at Lake of...

Earthroots Apologizes

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The environmental group Earthroots is offering an apology to Weyerhaeuser. Earlier this week. Earthroots claimed that the I-Level Timberstr...

Greenpeace Critical of Ontario's Forest Policies

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Greenpeace Canada says Ontario's Liberal government has mismanaged public forests and failed to protect habitat for the threatened woodl...

Public School Board bringing back Summer School

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The Keewatin-Patricia District School Board is bringing back the concept of summer school. This year, a number of summer learning opportuni...

Police Investigating Break-In to Camp on Lake of the Woods

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The OPP are investigating a break and enter to a camp on Lake of the Woods. Police say the break-in took place either this past Tuesday or ...

Minister Gives Update on Northern Policy Institute

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The Northern Policy Institute is taking shape. The think tank will help create economic development initiatives for the region. Minister o...

Keewatin-Patricia Enrolment Expected to Decline

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The Keewatin-Patricia District School Board expects enrolment to drop by 1.5 percent in the next school year. Superintendant of Business De...
Thursday, June 16, 2011

OPP Release the Names of the deceased in Upsala Collision

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The OPP have released the names of three people killed in a collision on Highway 17 just east of Upsala. The accident took place just after...

Lake of the Woods Task Force Holds final meeting in Kenora

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Local residents will get one final chance to comment on a final draft report by an International Task Force for the Rainy River and Lake of ...

Economic Development Commission Behind Abitibi CIP

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The Lake of the Woods Economic Development Commission is throwing its support behind a Community Improvement Plan for the former Abitibi lan...

Mixed Results for local students in OSSLT

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The Grade 10 literacy test results for area Schools are out. Students wrote the test back in March. Jack McMaster is the Director of Educa...

MNR Bringing Fire Crews Back Home

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Forest fighting efforts in Western Canada for the Ministry of Natural Resources are being scaled back. Because of an increasing fire hazard...

Con College's new President getting to take over

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Confederation College will have a new President starting Canada Day. Jim Madder says it's important for him to speak with staff and stu...

Council seeks support from the NOHFC for Harborfront Tent

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The City of Kenora isn't giving up its fight to secure funding for the new Harborfront Tent. Council says it will be appealing a decisi...

Beach Boys play sold out concert

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The Beach Boys played to a sold out crowd on the Kenora Harborfront last night. Over 15 hundred people attended the concert, which was the ...
Wednesday, June 15, 2011

Local Postal Workers Locked Out!

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Members of the Canadian Union of Postal Workers in Kenora are on the picket line today. Pickets were set up after Canada Post decided to lo...

City Daycare Rates going Up

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Its soon going to cost more to send your kid to a city-run daycare facility. The city is looking at imposing a dollar a day increase at th...

Police Continue to Investigate Fatal Accident on Highway 17

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Police still haven't released the names of the young family who perished in a fatal collision near Upsala. OPP Staff Sergeant Dan Peter...

Public School Board approves Budget

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Declining enrolment is starting to cut into the budget of the Keewatin-Patricia District School Board. This year, the public school board i...

Community Improvement Plan Coming together for Abitibi Lands

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A number of tax incentives are being promised to companies which decided to locate on the former Abitibi property in Kenora. Details of a c...