Tuesday, March 13, 2012

Council Covers Economic Development Deficit

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Kenora City Council seems to be in a forgiving mood. Council has agreed to fund an almost 50 thousand dollar deficit for the Lake of t...

Rickford Supports Legislation Preventing Air Canada Strike

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It could be a long night for M.P.'s tonight in the House of Commons. A bill to keep Air Canada pilots and ground crews working wil...

Council Supports IJC Report on Lake of the Woods

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The City of Kenora is once again being urged to support efforts to preserve the water quality on Lake of the Woods. Council is being ...

Kenora Forest Management Plan Approved

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Users of trails in the Ingolf and Kramer Lake area can breathe a sigh of relief. A final Forest Management Plan for the Kenora Forest h...

More Doctors Sought for NWO

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Kenora-Rainy River MPP Sarah Campbell wants a letter-writing campaign to Ontario's Health Minister to continue. The campaign was s...

Impaired Driver Arrest in Downtown Kenora

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The front seat of a car doesn't make a very good bar stool. A local man found that out the hard way. The OPP say they were cont...
Monday, March 12, 2012

Youth Injured Snowmobiling on Falcon Lake

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A 15 year old youth had to be taken to hospital in Winnipeg following a snowmobile accident on Falcon Lake. The RCMP say the incident t...

Parking Meter Vandalized

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Someone was apparently in need of some quick change. On Saturday, the OPP were called down to Chipman Street after a parking meter was d...

Paterson Appointed to Board of Canada Post

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One of the benefactors of the Kenora and Lake of the Woods Regional Community Foundation is taking on some new duties. Andrew Paterson ...

Temperature records Shattered

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It was a record breaking weekend for communities across northwestern Ontario weather-wise. Temperature records tumbled in almost ever...

Local Abuse Rates on the Rise?

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It's unclear if abuse rates are on the rise in North America or if more people are reporting acts of abuse. That's the feeling...

Sioux Lookout approves 2012 Budget

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Taxpayers in Sioux Lookout are going to see a small increase. Council has approved the 2012 Municipal Budget and taxes are going up 2.25...

MNR Defends Invasive Species Strategy

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The Ministry of Natural Resource says it's being proactive in the fight to keep invasive  species out of the area's border waters. ...

Local Judoka wins medal at Ontario Winter Games

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Just one medal for Kenora fighters at the Ontario Winter Games judo tournament this weekend in Collingwood. The Jaffray Melick Judo Clu...
Friday, March 9, 2012

Warm Weather in the Forecast for Spring Break

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It should be a picture perfect spring break, in terms of weather across northwestern Ontario. Bill Laidlaw says the forecast for the s...

Violence Avoided at Dryden High School

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No major problems are reported after a violence scare at Dryden High School. Police were called to the School Wednesday and Thursday a...

Hospital Searches for New Head of Patient Care

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Lake of the Woods District Hospital is hoping to be able to hire a new head of patient care by the end of this month. Leslie Brown anno...

OPP Crack Down on Careless Driving

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The OPP has been cracking down on unsafe truck drivers in northwestern Ontario. Over the past two days, provincial police have charged ...

OPP Say Phone Survey Legit

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The OPP say its been getting a number of calls from concerned residents about a phone survey that's being conducted. The Provincia...

Rickford Expects Safe Streets Act to Pass next week

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Kenora MP Greg Rickford is not phased by an NDP move to stall passage of the Harper Government's crime bill. It was expected to go ...