Friday, August 31, 2012

Longbow Lake Fire Hall Yard Sale Tomorrow

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A lot of people have September 1st marked on their calendar. That's the date of the Longbow Lake Fire Hall's annual yard sale....

Border Crossings Down

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Some indication this summer's tourist season wasn't as busy as expected. The Canada Border Services Agency says it processed a...

OPP Ready for Long Weekend

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The Ontario Provincial Police are stepping up their presence on area highways during the last long weekend of the Summer. OPP sergeant...

Province Creates Northern Policy Institute

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The Northern Policy Institute is proceeding with the help of special advisors, Lakehead University President Dr. Brian Stevenson and Lauren...

Health Unit Gets Good Report Card

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The Northwestern Health Unit is out with a report on how its meeting provincial standards. It's the second year for the report car...

Boil Water Advisory in Madsen

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Residents of the northwestern Ontario community of Madsen are under a boil water advisory. Due to a mechanical failure, the municipalit...

Details of Coronor's Inquest Announced

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A presiding coroner and coroner's counsel have been named for the joint inquest into the deaths of seven First Nations youths in Thunde...

Fire Season Heating up in NWO

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Four new fires have popped up in the Northwest Region, that's 22 new blazes in the last three days. However, they are considered to...

KCDSB Looks at Expansion of SMB

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The Kenora Catholic District School Board continues to expand. Enrolment is up again this year, the the separate school board is lookin...

MNR Threatens Closure of Ignace Office

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Ignace council is concerned over the possible closure of their Ministry of Natural Resources office. The MNR is facing a deficit and is...

OPP Shut Down Atikokan Grow-Op

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Ontario Provincial Police have arrested two men following a grow-op bust in Atikokan. On Saturday, police saw the two men tending to m...

Labor Day Picnic Cancelled

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An annual tradition in Kenora might be coming to an end. The Labor Day picnic put on by the Kenora and District Labor Council has been ...

Broncos Beat Dryden in Exhibition Football

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A good way to start the season. Beaver Brae's football team romped to a 36-13 win over the Dryden Eagles yesterday at Pete Fair Mem...
Thursday, August 30, 2012

Skate 4 Life Suffers Setback

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A bit of a setback for a cross-country rollerblader. Ashley Gilbank brought her Skate 4 Life tour to Kenora yesterday, but not before h...

Catholic School Board Concerned with Putting Students First Act

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The Kenora Catholic District School board is giving the thumbs down to the Putting Students First Act. The bill is currently being deba...

No West Nile in Northwestern Ontario

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No concerns in northwestern Ontario, but the West Nile virus is hitting southern Ontario hard. Health officials say 82 people, all in s...

Concern Raised about Riding Changes

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A possible redraw of federal ridings in northwestern Ontario has the MP for Thunder Bay-Rainy River scratching his head. The Federal El...

More Problems for Ornge in the north

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Ornge's helicopter air ambulance service is once again operating out of Thunder Bay. Earlier in the week the service was operated o...

One Temperature Record in NWO

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It was a warm one yesterday but only one record high was set. Fort Frances was the only community to set a new record, reaching 32.5, ...

Bronco Football Team Plays Exhibition Game

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Beaver Brae's football team will get a good chance to evaluate this year's talent today. The Broncos are playing an exhibition ...