Tuesday, February 4, 2014

Ombudsman to Investigate Smart Meters

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Smart Meters will be the next target of Ontario's Ombudsman. Andre Marin is expected to announce that he is launching an investigation...

Elementary Schools Get Mix Reviews

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A bit of a down year for elementary schools in the Kenora area. The Fraser Institute is out with it's annual report card. Ste. Marga...

Fellowship Center Prepares for New Housing Option

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A new housing option is now available for people seeking shelter in the City of Kenora. The Kenora Fellowship Center says it's Room a...

Domtar Upset By Dryden Tax Hike

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Domtar says it's extremely disappointed with Dryden's decision to raise the large industrial tax rate by 134-percent. Council made...

Fire Safety Tips for Winter

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Lots of talk about fire safety in the wake of a a rash of house fires in Kenora over the past couple of months. But fire isn't the o...

Lawsuit Over Morriseau Paintings

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Two famous Canadians are going to court claiming they bought fake Norval Morrisseau paintings from a Toronto art dealer.   Lawyer Jonath...

Saints Sweep Whitefish Bay

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A clean sweep for Thomas Aquinas court sport teams against Whitefish Bay. The Saints senior girls volleyball team blanked the Winterhawk...
Monday, February 3, 2014

Kenora OPP Seize $58,000 in Drugs

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2 men from BC have bee charged for drug possession in Kenora. On Thursday last week Provincial Police stopped a vehicle on Highway 17A. ...

Accident on Trans-Canada Near Steinbach Claims One Life

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A fatal accident on the Trans-Canada Highway near Steinbach this morning. The RCMP say a single vehicle rolled over about 1.5 kilometers...

Healthy Food Basket Continues to Increase

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The food budget for a family of four in the Kenora and Rainy River district is nearing the one-thousand dollar a month mark. This year, ...

Winter Roads Officially Opened

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It's that time of year again the northern winter roads network is open. The provincial and federal government funded the ice road ne...

Tourism Kenora Launches Snow Excuse Campaign

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A rather fitting winter tourism campaign has been launched in Kenora. "Snow Excuse" is being targeted at the Winnipeg market o...

Building Permits Up in 2013

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(Valleyview School addition) Building activity was up in Kenora last year. Statistics released by the Planning Department shows there ...

Poverty Challenge Starts Next Week

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A twist to this year's Poverty Challenge in Kenora. Every year, a select few are asked to try and live on 35 dollars for five days ...

Kenora Lags Behind In Recycling Effort

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It's not bad, but it could be better. Ontario Waste Diversion says in 2012, Kenora residents recycled about 29 per cent of all resid...

Bearskin Founder Passes Away

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The region is mourning the death of a prominent local businessman. Harvey Friesen passed away suddenly on Sunday in Palm Springs, Californ...

Domtar To Pay Price For Dryden's Budget Deficit

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Domtar will be paying a pretty penny for Dryden's financial troubles. Council has approved a move to raise the 2014 industrial tax rat...

NOSM Seeking Aboriginal Reps

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The Northern Ontario School of Medicine is looking to fill a couple of openings on their Aboriginal Reference Group. They are looking fo...

Midget Thistles Beat Wild At Home

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A big win for the Kenora Triple "a" midget Thistles. The Thistles got by the Winnipeg Wild 4-3 yesterday afternoon. Josh Brunt...

Eagles Soar To Victory at KIT

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Out of town teams dominated the annual Kenora Invitational Senior Boys Basketball tournament up at Beaver Brae. The Dryden Eagles finishe...