Wednesday, July 20, 2011

Brown now officially City's CAO

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Karen Brown is now officially Kenora's Chief Administrative Officer. Brown has been on the job as the city's top civil servant sinc...

Four weather records set

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It was a record setting day across northwestern Ontario. A number of communities across the region set temperature records. In Kenora, the...

Discovery Center almost ready to open

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Tourism Kenora is getting ready to move into its new digs. This week is moving week. Tourism Development Officer, Heather Paterson says th...

Health Unit Issues Smoke Advisory

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With all the smoke this week caused by forest fires burning in the far north, the Northwest Health Unit has come out with an advisory for lo...

Clement to meet with Fire Evacuees

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FedNor Minister Tony Clement is in Dryden this morning to meet with volunteers, firefighters and evacuees affected by wildfires raging in th...

Burning Permits in the City Suspended

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The hot dry conditions are causing concern for Kenora's Fire and Emergency Services. It's forced officials to suspend all burning p...

Premier urges residents to be careful with fire

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Forest fires in northwestern Ontario have forced evacuations in several communities. Premier Dalton McGuinty is urging those venturing into...

Communities Looking for Help with Evacuees

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Forest fires in northwestern Ontario have communities scrambling to find accommodation for thousands of people who may have to be evacuated...

NAN Urges Governments to Commit more resources to Evacuations

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Nishnawbe-Aski Nation Grand Chief Stan Beardy is asking the Provincial and Federal Governments to commit all available emergency resources t...
Tuesday, July 19, 2011

OPP searching for Suspect in Airport Road Assault

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The OPP are searching for a suspect in connection to an assault that took on a trail just off the Airport Road. Police say the incident too...

Temperature Records could fall today

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It could be a record-breaking day, weather-wise. Its going to be another scorcher for Kenora and parts of northwestern Ontario. Bill Laidl...

Power Out in Pickle Lake Again

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Pickle Lake residents are once again dealing with a power outage. Red Lake Fire number 84 near Ear Falls has damaged power lines which has ...

Ignace Woman faces Animal Cruelty Charges

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An Ignace woman is facing not one, but three animal cruelty charges. Earlier this month, the OPP say a large Bullmastiff managed to escape ...

Library ready to move forward with Operational Review

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The Kenora Public Library says its ready to proceed with an operational review. Council last night approved the terms of reference for the ...

Forest Fire Situation Intensifies in the Northwest

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The Ministry of Natural Resources continues to struggle to get the upper hand on several wildfires in the Northwest. Information Officer De...

More Evacuations due to Forest Fires

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Nearly 400 people in northwestern Ontario have been evacuated by Canadian Forces personnel as forest fires threaten their communities. The ...

KACL Gets Green Light for Accessible Community Garden

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The dream of a fully accessible community garden is now a bit closer to reality. Kenora City Council has given its blessing to the project ...

Ontario's Coronor's Office Looks at Pikangikum Suicides

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The Ontario chief coroner's office is releasing some startling research on a rash of suicides on the Pikangikum First Nation. Dr. Bert ...
Monday, July 18, 2011

Fires in the Far North blowing smoke into the City of Kenora

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Crews are battling dozens of wildfires across much of northwestern Ontario and smoke from those blazes is causing some concern in the Kenora...

Another road closure on the Kenora By-Pass

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A couple of accidents have closed the Trans-Canada for varying periods of time over the past 24 hours.  A section of the Kenora By-Pass at ...