Wednesday, July 27, 2011

Stolen Vehicle

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A Balmertown resident has their Ram Pick-up truck back but OPP are still looking for the person who orignally stole it. The truck was found ...

New Non Profit Housing Units

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Kenora, Dryden and Sioux Lookout should have 63 new non-profit housing units up and running in the next six months or so. Ontario Aboriginal...

Ministry of Natural Resources warns of drying trend

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The Ministry of Natural Resources says the long term forecast suggests that smoke isn't expected to be an issue in Northwestern Ontario ...

First Nations Evacuation Update

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It could be some time yet before forest fire evacuees are allowed to return to their First Nation homes. 153-evacuees of New Osnaburgh Firs...

Kenora Library Board Meeting

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The Kenora Library Board will be meeting this week to finalize the terms of reference for its operational review. Chair of the board, Marj C...
Tuesday, July 26, 2011

Discovery Center Broken Into

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It didn't take long for the new Discovery Center on Lakeview Drive to become a target of thieves. A day before the new tourism bureau w...

MNR making headway on Fires in NWO

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The Ministry of Natural Resources continues to try and gain the upper hand on several massive forest fires burning in the Far North. The fi...

OPP Investigate Downtown Assault

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The OPP say one man has been arrested in connection to an assault in downtown Kenora. On Saturday, police say they located the body of a 36...

Rickford responds to Water Quality Report

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Kenora M.P. Greg Rickford says he's actually encouraged by a report on water quality on first nation communities. The federally-commiss...

Police Investigate Fatality on Poplar Hill

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Nishnawbe-Aski Police Service is trying to determine whether or not the death of a 20-year-old man and the injuries to a 21-year-old man are...

Vermillion Bay youth charged in Connection to two Break In's

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A Vermillion Bay youth has been arrested in connection to a couple of break-ins in that community. The OPP say that between July 14th and 1...

Con College Raises money for Scholarships

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Confederation College has managed to raise 15 thousand dollars for its students. Organizers have tallied up the reciepts from a charity gol...
Monday, July 25, 2011

Red Cross looking for volunteers to help evacuees

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The Red Cross says its still looking for volunteers to help out people who have been evacuated from their communities in northwestern Ontari...

Fire crews making progress

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Fires continue to burn out of control in northwestern Ontario, but the Ministry of Natural Resources believes it is making some progress. Th...

Province to look into evacuation complaints

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Officials in Ontario are looking into whether families have been split up while being evacuated from communities threatened by forest fires ...

Electricity back on in Pickle Lake

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The power is back on in Pickle Lake and New Osnaburgh First Nation. The lights were out for nearly 2-weeks as a forest fire near Ear Falls ...

Hampton Seeking Help for Cat Lake Evacuees

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Kenora-Rainy River MPP Howard Hampton is asking the McGuinty Government to help Cat Lake First Nation residents. Hampton says it appears re...

Walk for Good Life Ready to roll

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A seven day 500 kilometre walk around the Kenora and Rainy River districts is set to go next month. It will be the third year for the Walk ...

Record Attendance For Coney Island Festival

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The Coney Island Music Festival continues to grow. This year, about 12 hundred people took in the one day event at Coney Beach. The Third ...

Tie for First at Canadian Bass Championships in Fort

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For the first time in the history of the Fort Frances Canadian Bass Championship, there are co-winners. Richard Rud and Jon Austin of Inter...