Wednesday, July 25, 2012

LOWBIC Gets Funding Boost

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The Lake of the Woods Business Incentive Corporation is getting a bit of a shot in the arm. The Community development agency will be ge...

Details of Joint Drug Investigation to be released

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Provincial police say they'll be giving details of a complex joint drug investigation today in Thunder Bay. Investigators say the c...

Justice Minister Rejects Hand Gun Ban

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The federal government doesn't seem interested in a wholesale ban on handguns. There have been renewed calls for banning the firear...

Government Defends Decision to Close ELA

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The Federal Government continues to hold stead fast to it's decision to close the Experimental Lakes Area near Kenora. House leader...

Job Symposium for Aboriginal Youth

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Aboriginal youth in the Kenora District are getting a chance to learn more about future job opportunities in Northwestern Ontario. The ...

Logo Contest Launched

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There's a big cash prize up for grabs for a creative mind. The Kenora District Interactive Digital Platform is in need of a new log...
Tuesday, July 24, 2012

Housing Prices on the Rise

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House prices in northwestern Ontario have gone up by 26 percent over the past four years. That's according to the Municipal Propert...

Police Confirm One Dead in Whitefish Bay Shooting

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One person is dead following a shooting incident on the Whitefish Bay First Nation southeast of Kenora. The OPP confirm that 61 year ol...

OPG ready to wean Atikokan Plant off Coal

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The switch from coal to biomass at Ontario Power Generation's plant in Atikokan will begin this fall. Work on the 200-million doll...

Red Lake OPP lay Sex Assault Charges

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A 25-year-old Cochenour man faces a long list of charges after a 50-year-old woman was sexually assaulted. Red Lake Provincial Police s...

More Fire Crews Heading to Northwestern Ontario

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Badly needed help for weary firefighters in Northwestern Ontario. 20-firerangers from Saskatchewan and 20-from New Brunswick are joini...

OPP Says Phone Scams on the Rise

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The OPP say they have been getting complaints about an increasing number of telephone scams in recent weeks. In one incident, a local r...

Cargo North Ready to Launch New Service

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A new service is coming to Northwestern Ontario. Cargo North President Frank Kelner announced the purchase of a new aircraft which wil...

LOWBIC Website Garners Award

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Lake of the Woods Business Incentive Corporation is showing off some new hardware. Executive Director of LOWBIC, Ryan Reynard says thei...
Monday, July 23, 2012

Cocaine Bust in RIDE Stop

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OPP RIDE Check Stops nab more than just drunk drivers. Over the weekend, the OPP pulled over a vehicle on Railway Street during a RIDE p...

MNR Monitoring Fire on Lake of the Woods

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Smoke continues to waft into town from fires burning in the far north. While there wasn't a lot of fire activity in the region, the...

Smoke From Northern Fires Drifts into Kenora

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Smoke from fires in the remote north continues to filter into our area. This despite a relatively quiet weekend on the forest fire front...

Food Bank Shelves Almost Empty

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The cupboards are almost bare at Kenora's foodbank. A campaign is being launched next month to try and replenish supplies. Maki...

Respite Care Program being expanded

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A respite support program introduced in the region two years is being continued. Carol Ness of Thunder Bay-based Wesway says a pilot pro...

Re-Design of Driver's Licences Encouraged

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The war on tobacco is taking a new twist. A northwestern Ontario health official Klaus Larsen says as a way to discourage the sale of ...