Wednesday, December 18, 2013

Hospital Asks Visitors to Take Precaution

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A spike in flu-like illness in the region has the Lake of the District Hospital on alert. Lynn Ronnebeck is the Infection Control Profes...

Northwest LHIN Receives Provincial Funding

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The regional health authority is getting a financial boost to help it coordinate better seniors care.   Thunder Bay MPP Bill Mauro annou...

High Cost of Policing Continues

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The high price of policing will continue next year. Kenora city council has voted to extend the current OPP contract until a new billing m...

All New Band Council Elected On Rat Portage

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Wholesale changes on the Rat Portage First Nation. A new chief and council was voted in in yesterday's band elections. Councillor Ch...

One Person Dead Following Accident on Highway 11

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One man is dead and a women in is hospital with serious injuries following an accident on Highway 11. OPP says both were a car that collid...

City Supports Veteran's Affairs Offices

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The minister of veteran affairs will be hearing more calls by more Northern Ontario communities. Kenora city council has passed a resoluti...

Health Unit Says It Wants To Battle Obesity

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Fighting the battle of the bulge. That's one of the biggest concerns of the Northwestern Health Unit heading into 2014. Dr. Jim Art...

Dryden Council Agrees To Close Youth Center

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An 11th hour attempt to save the Dryden Youth Center has failed. Dryden town Council has officially closed the doors on the Youth Center....

NAN Rallies for Residential School Documents

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Members of the Nishnawbe Aski Nation are in Toronto rallying in support of St. Anne's Residential School survivors. This is the final ...

Tories Angry Over Possible Transit Gas Tax

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Progressive Conservatives says plans for a new gas tax is going to hurt northern Ontario. A 10-cent tax is being considered to help fund r...

Two Men Fined for Illegal Wolf Hunt

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Two men have been fined a total of 45 hundred dollars for an illegal wolf kill on Lake of the Woods. Kirk Quade of Minnesota hired a guide...

Saints Sweep Warriors In Court Sports

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A dominating performance for Thomas Aquinas against Sioux Lookout yesterday. The Saints senior and junior girls volleyball team blanked...

Kenora Boys High School Hockey Teams Register Wins

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The Thomas Aquinas boys hockey team is starting to get on a roll. The Saints won their second in a row, defeating Dryden 3-1 last night....
Tuesday, December 17, 2013

26th Annual Tree of Life Underway

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Lighting up the night sky. The Lake of Woods District Hospital Foundation's Tree of Life campaign is back for the 26th year. Managin...

OPP Commissioner to Step Down

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Ontario Provincial Police Commissioner Chris Lewis is retiring from the force after a 35-year career. Lewis will be stepping down on March...

Asset Management Plan to be Released Today

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A controversial report on the city's aging infrastructure will come before city council today. The Asset Management Plan outlines eve...

Sewer and Water Rates Set to Rise Again

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Kenora residents can expect to pay more for their sewer and water again next year. Kenora city council is expected to approve another 10 p...

OPP RIDE Programs Busy

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OPP's stepped up enforcement on drug driving this month has resulted in seventeen motorists being charged with impaired driving. Fou...

STR Working on Grooming Land Trails

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The president of Sunset Trail Riders is wishing everyone a safe riding season. Richard Wilkening says there are still areas with very thin...

Tourism Committee Looking To Build on City Brand

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Hot on the campaign trail. The Tourism committee is busy promoting the city's premiere boating destination brand. Randy Nickle says ...