Monday, October 17, 2011

Railway Street Fire called "suspicious"

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A fire to a small four unit apartment complex on Railway Street is being described as suspicious. The OPP and the Ontario Fire Marshall...

Impaired Driving Charges up in Kenora in 2011

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The message about not drinking and driving doesn't seem to be getting through to all motorists. The Kenora OPP say they have seen an in...

SIU releases name of man killed at Kakabecka Falls

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Ontario's Special Investigations Unit has released the name of a man who died at Kakabecka Falls Provincial Park. 23 year old Kurtis Mc...

Healthy Kenora Together

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For the second time in two weeks a local community group is out with a plan to make Kenora a healthier place to live. The Northwestern Heal...

C.O.'s ready for Hunting Season

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The Ontario Conservation Officers Association is urging hunters to put safety first as they head out this fall. The association says tens o...

Ministry of Health Trying to clear backlog of Travel Grant Applications

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The Ministry of Health is working to clear up a backlog of Northern Health Travel Grant applications . Spokesperson Andrew Morrison says th...

Optimism for northwestern Ontario's Mining Industry

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The mining industry has a bright future in northwestern Ontario. So says Craig Ravnus, a District Geologist with the Ministry of Northern D...

Writers Festival this weekend

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Writers across northwestern Ontario are being invited to the Word on the Water Writers' Festival next weekend in Kenora. The three-day ...

Weekend sports re-cap

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The Thomas Aquinas Senior Boys volleyball team's winning streak came to a halt this weekend in Dryden. An undermanned Saints squad fini...
Friday, October 14, 2011

Kids for Cancer Tournament hopes for City Support

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Organizers of the annual Kids for Cancer Tournament have an ambitious fundraising target this year. The Tournament is coming up on its four...

Good Turn out on a cool day for fall feast

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The weather conditions were less than ideal, but that didn't stop a couple of hundred people from showing up for the second annual fall ...

Families apply for Habitat for Humanity home in Kenora

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The Kenora chapter of Habitat For Humanity is looking to provide "safe, affordable and decent housing" for one lucky family who fi...

Campbell visits Queen's Park as newly elected MPP

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The newly elected MPP for the Kenora-Rainy River Riding, Sarah Campbell is keeping a busy schedule. Campbell was in Toronto yesterday to at...

OPP seize marijuana in routine traffic stop

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The OPP say they have seized about 90 thousand dollars worth of marijuana during a routine traffic stop in Kenora. Early this morning aroun...

CJRL poll results show no confidence in new Liberal minority government

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A majority of local residents don't believe the new minority Liberal government will help northwestern Ontario. A poll posted on the CJ...

Local students need more help in Math

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The Keewatin-Patricia District School Board says it needs to spend more time focusing on math. Recent EQAO results show that marks for grad...

SIU begins investigation of fatality at Kakabecka Falls

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Officials have yet to identify the man who went over Kakabeka Falls yesterday. Frank Phillips of the Province's Special Investigations ...

Fall Feast Today under Harborfront Tent

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The new Harborfront Tent is being turned into a big restaurant today. The second annual fall feast is taking place this afternoon. Constab...

Council refuses to endorse MADD Resolution

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Don't expect Kenora City Council to be on the Christmas list for Mothers Against Drunk Driving. Council has been asked to support a re...

Cause of downtown fire last month still unknown

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The Ontario Fire Marshall's Office still hasn't determined the cause of a fire in downtown Kenora last month. The blaze destroyed a...