Thursday, November 7, 2013

Grassy's Clear Cut Logging Concerns Raised at Queen's Park

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The Grassy Narrows First Nation claims the Minister of Natural Resources is making false statements about plans for clear cut logging in th...

Highway 17 East Now Open to One Lane

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Traffic is moving slowly today on Highway 17 east of Kenora. One lane of the Trans-Canada has been opened following a multi-vehicle accide...

Wynn Government to Deliver Fall Economic Statement Today

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When  the government delivers its Fall Economic Statement today it will be promoting capital investment. That's the message from Finan...

Salvation Army to Expand Christmas Hampers

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The Salvation Army is hoping to include something a little extra in this year's Christmas Hampers. Sandra Poole is their business man...

School Buses Delayed but Not Cancelled by Accident

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School bus service in the Vermilion Bay area is running this morning despite the collision. The Northwest Student Services Consortium says...

Highway 17 East Still Closed

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The OPP stress all efforts are being made to reopen Highway 17 between Vermilion Bay and Kenora. OPP say the highway was closed just befor...

Community Foundation Hands Out 85 Thousand Dollars

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A big night for a number of community groups. The Kenora and Lake of the Woods Foundation presented cheques totalling more than 85 thous...

Knights of Columbus Set Up Endowment Fund

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The Knights of Columbus in Kenora is giving back to the community. The group is setting aside 50 thousand dollars to create a new endowm...

Moonias Inquest Wraps Up

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The death of Bruce Moonias of Lansdowne House First Nation is being ruled a suicide. A coronors jury announced the verdict today which inc...

Environment Commissioner Concerned With Species At Risk

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Ontario's gold-standard Species At Risk legislation is being tarnished. So says Environmental Commissioner Gord Miller. Miller rel...

Saints Fail To Medal at NorWOSSA

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For the first time in recent memory, the Thomas Aquinas senior boys volleyball team is leaving the NorWOSSA championships without a medal. ...

Highway 17 East Closed Due to Multi-Vehicle Accident

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Highway 17 is closed between Vermillion Bay and Kenora following a major pileup. Provincial Police say 14 tractor trailer units were invol...
Wednesday, November 6, 2013

Kenora Mayor Reacts to Rob Ford Crack Controversy

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 Kenora Mayor Dave Canfield says the Mayor of Toronto should step down. Those comments were made after Rob Ford Admitted to smoking crac...

Making Kenora Home Goes to Bat for Fellowship Center

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Making Kenora Home is focusing on the Kenora Fellowship Center. Speaking at the annual general meeting co-chair Ralph Page said the Fell...

Three Senators Suspended from Upper Chamber

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A sigh of relief. Kenora MP Greg Rickford is pleased that the government has taken action and suspended Patrick Brazeau,  Mike Duffy and P...

Dryden Rinks in the Dark

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An unusual situation in Dryden last night. Minor hockey and games in the Dryden Oldtimers Hockey League had to be cancelled due to a lack ...

Community Foundation Holds Fall Granting Ceremony

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Another big day for the Kenora and Lake of the Woods Regional Community Foundation. The foundation is holding their second granting ceremo...

Cost To Fight Forest Fires Goes Down

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Encouraging figures for the cash-strapped provincial Government. The cost to fight forest fires in northern Ontario was just over 110-mill...

Inquest into Northern Shooting death Wraps Up

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Closing arguments brought an end to the Coroner's inquest into the death of 27 year old Bruce Moonias. The jury heard that 53 shots we...

NorWOSSA "A" Play-offs Today in Rainy River

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An unusual position for Thomas Aquinas. The Saints are in Rainy River today for the NorWOSSA championships, but just two of their teams...