Thursday, January 31, 2013

New Sawmill Announced in Atikokan

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Resolute Forest Products plans spend 50-million dollars on building a new random-length sawmill in the Atikokan area. The company expects...

Madsen Public School Re-Opened

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The Northwestern Ontario Student Services Consortium has re-opened the Madsen Public School in Red Lake. The school was closed this mor...

Boil Water Advisory for Hudson

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A boil water advisory has been issued for Hudson, due to low pressure in the distribution sytem. Residents are reminded that all tap wate...

Wasacase Returns as Police Board Chair

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No change this year for the Kenora Police Services Board. Colin Wasacase was acclaimed to another one year term as chairman. Glenda McM...

STR Working to Open Trails

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Sunset Trails Riders are still working to set up all of their trails for the season. Bruce McGregor with STR says they have been battling ...

Infrastructure Funding for Small Communities Sought

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Thunder Bay-Rainy River MP John Rafferty wants to bring some financial help to municipalities trying to fix up aging infrastructure. Ra...

MNR Considering Year Round Fire Permits

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The Ministry of Natural Resources is supporting a call for a year-round permitting system for open-air burning in northwestern Ontario. Mu...

Forestry Announcement Expected Today for Atikokan

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Atikokan will get a visit by the president of Resolute Forest Products today. Richard Garneau is scheduled to make an announcement that M...

Bariatric Surgery Soon to be offered in NWO

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Weight loss surgery will soon be a procedure offered to patients in northwestern Ontario. Health Minister Deb Matthews announced 300 th...
Wednesday, January 30, 2013

Classes Cancelled at Madsen Public School

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There will be no school Thursday for students at the Red Lake Madsen Public School. The school will be closed due to a planned power out...

Kenora O.P.P See Increase in Overtime Hours

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Figures released by the Kenora OPP shows there was almost 400 hours of overtime racked up by officers last month. That was almost four t...

Canfield Eager to Work With new Premier

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Kathleen Wynne seems to have a number of cheer-leaders in northwestern Ontario. Kenora Mayor Dave Canfield says he's glad Wynne won...

Vehicle Impounded for Speeding

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OPP are cracking down on speeders. Last week an officer from the Upsala Detachment found a driver going west bound on Highway 17 at an ex...

Treaty Three Police Investigate Fatal Accident in Fort

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A 61-year-old old woman has died following on the Couchiching First Nation. Treaty 3 Police says the unnamed woman was struck by a truck ...

Dryden to Host Northwest Response Forum

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A three-day conference about disaster management and relief efforts will be taking place this spring. The Northwest Responce Forum is b...

More FedNor Funding for the Region

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More Fednor funding for Northwestern Ontario. Minister Tony Clement has announced that over 379 thousand dollars will go to replacing agi...

Saints Extend Winning Streak

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15 wins in a row and counting. The Thomas Aquinas boys hockey team continues to roll. T.A. upended the Fort Frances Muskies 5-3 last ...

Warketin Returns as LHIN's Chair

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No change at the top of the Northwest Local Health Integration Network. The Board of Directors has reappointed Joy Warkentin as Chair. ...
Tuesday, January 29, 2013

Awards Presented to Members of Treaty 3 Police Service

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13 members of the Treaty 3 Police Service were honored today during a ceremony at the Best Western Lakeside Inn. Diamond Jubilee Medals w...

OPP Investigate Break-ins

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The OPP is investigating a rash of break-ins to camps on Lake of the Woods. Over the weekend, police say they investigated several break...