Wednesday, February 1, 2012

Council gets to work on 2012 budget today

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Councillors say they will be keeping an eye on the bottom line when they begin the budget process today. Council has a pair of budget meeti...

Clarification provided on Eco Energy program

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Some clarification about the Eco-Energy efficiency program. Reaction was swift after a Sunday announcement that the retrofit program would ...

IJC Submits final report to the federal government

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It took about a month longer than expected to complete, but the International Joint Commission has submitted its final report on the manage...

Three people fined for Illegal moose hunting

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Three Dryden residents have been fined a total of 42-hundred dollars for illegal moose hunting. Court heard that the three were hunting sou...

Ignace Mayor resigns

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A major vacancy to fill in Ignace. Mayor Lee Kennard has announced his resignation. Kennard was elected as a first term Mayor in 2010. He...

Saints lose in Overtime to the Muskies

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A heart-breaking loss for the Thomas Aquinas boys hockey team. The Saints skated into Fort Frances last night and tied the league leading M...

Beaver Brae splits with Fort

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Beaver Brae earned a split of its games against the Fort Frances Muskies in their first NorWOSSA Court sports activity since the exam break....

Increase in Fishing Violations South of the Border

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The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources is seeing a jump in fishing violations on Lake of the Woods this winter. The DNR recently sei...
Tuesday, January 31, 2012

NAN holds Conference on Energy

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The Nishnawbe Aski Nation is hosting a three day conference on First Nation energy needs. Area Chiefs will talk about energy issues, and wh...

Northwest LHINs ready fro expanded role

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Ontario's Liberal government will give more power to local health agencies as it looks to overhaul the health system to lower costs. Lo...

Relay for Life Town Hall Wednesday night

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Wanted: volunteers for the annual Relay for Life in Kenora. Tomorrow night a town hall style meeting will take place for anyone interested ...

Comfort Inn re-opens following flood

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The Comfort Inn in Kenora is getting an unexpected makeover. The Sunset Strip motel sustained extensive water damage over the weekend after...

Kenora Residents Digging out from overnight snowfall

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It took a while, but Old Man winter has finally hit northwestern Ontario. The Kenora area has received about 10 centimeters of snow since l...

Feds pull the Plug on the EcoEnergy Program

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Environmental groups in northwestern Ontario say they are surprised that the Federal Government has cut short its registration period for th...

Tourism Kenora gets new sign

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Tourism Kenora now has a little higher visibility outside the city. A large sign was erected at the Ontario Tourism bureau at the Manitoba ...

New Federal Riding Boundaries Expected this year

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New boundaries for federal ridings could be re-drawn later this year. The federal government passed third reading of legislation to increas...

Fort Club Wins Sunset Country Figure Skating Competition

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A good weekend for local figure skaters. Kenora hosted the Sunset Country Regional Interclub Figure Skating competition. The host Kenora S...

Broncos and Saints in Action tonight

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The Beaver Brae Girls hockey team will be looking to carry some momentum into their  game tonight against Dryden. The Broncos beat the Eagl...
Monday, January 30, 2012

Broncos finish 2nd at Junior KIT

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A silver medal for the Beaver Brae Junior boys basketball team at the Annual Junior K.I.T. over the weekend. The Broncos finished with a 2-...

JM Judo Club wins five medals in Selkirk

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Five medals for the Jaffray Melick Judo Club at the Selkirk Open. Kerwin Klywak won gold in his U11, 29 kilo divison. Lyndon Hensrud won t...