Monday, June 10, 2013

Hospital Achieves Accreditation

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Some recognition for Lake of the Woods District Hospital. It has rececieved a commendation from Accreditation Canada. Marc Belcaen i...

Local Nursing Students Set to Graduate in the New Year

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Local hospitals should have their pick of new nurses come the new year. The next graduating class of the Bachelor of Nursing program off...

Water Levels Easing On Lake of the Woods

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Water levels on Lake of the Woods are starting to stabilize. The Lake of the Woods Control Board says the lake went up four inches in the...

Staffing Levels Improve At Local ER

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Things are starting to look up for the Emergency Department at Lake of the Woods District Hospital. Chief of Medical Staff, Dr. Kerry Mc...

Busy Weekend for MNR Fire Crews

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It was a busy weekend for Ministry of Natural Resources fire crews. 28-new forest fires were reported over the weekend in northwestern Ont...

Fisher Qualifies for Ironman

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Edie Fisher will be off to the World Ironman competition in Hawaii this fall. Fisher qualified for the event by winning her age group at t...

Local Schools Achieve "Eco" Certification

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Another environmental pat on the back for the Keewatin-Patricia District School Board. Five schools in the District have received Ontari...

Ornge Funerals Held

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Funeral services were held in Kapuskasing over the weekend for an Ornge paramedic killed a week ago in an air ambulance crash in northeaster...

Hard Rock Medical Debuts

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A television series based on the Northern Ontario Medical School has debuted on TV Ontario. The premiere episode of Hard Rock Medical wa...

Local High School Soccer Teams Return from OFSAA

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Local high school soccer teams had one their best showing at the All-Ontario Championshiops, but still came home empty handed. The Thoma...
Friday, June 7, 2013

Missing Minnesota Man Found in Quetico

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Provincial Police have found the body of a missing Minnesota man in Basswood Lake within Quetico Provincial Park. The remains of 78-year...

Hospital Reports Small Deficit

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Red ink for Lake of the Woods District Hospital. The hospitals financial year end financial statements were released last night at th...

Richardson Returns as Hospital Chair

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No change at the top at the Lake of the Woods Hospital Board. Fred Richardson was acclaimed as chair of the board for the third year in a...

Council Members Return from FCM

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Two members of Kenora City council are back in town after a road trip to the west coast. Mayor Dave Canfield and councilor Ron Lunny atten...

Bus Drivers Busy this PD Day

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Today might be a PD day for students, but school bus drivers will be on duty anyway. The Northwest Student Services Consortium is getting ...

High School Soccer Teams Still In Contention at OFSAA

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The Round robin portion of the schedule at the All-Ontario Soccer Championships wraps up today. All three Kenora High school teams have ...
Thursday, June 6, 2013

Kenora OPP Honor Veterans

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Retired OPP officers in Kenora were given some special access today as part of OPP Veterans Day. The detachment invited the 45 veterans ...

3rd Annual Street Fest A Huge Success

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The Thomas Aquinas Arts Council has ended the school year in style. The 3rd annual Street Fest held earlier today had a great turnout wi...

Three Local High School Soccer Teams At OFSAA

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A busy day for local high school soccer teams. The provincial championships begin on three fronts. The Thomas Aquinas boys squad is in T...

RN Program Being Brought Back

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Back by popular demand. Lakehead University and Confederation College will be again joining forces to offer LU's Bachelor of Science N...