Construction of a new submarine waterline between Kenora and Norman has been completed.
Work began late this summer and wrapped up recently.
Operations manager Rick Perchuck says employees of Galcon Marine are still on site mapping the current location of the waterline on the lake bed.
He adds that the two million dollar submarine water line is in use and carrying water to Tunnel Island, Norman and Keewatin.
Thursday, November 5, 2009
AFN Chief Visits NWO
The new national chief of the Assembly of First Nations will be paying his first visit to theTreaty Three area today.
Shawn Atleo is scheduled to spend a couple of hours on the Whitefish Bay First Nation.
He'll tour the community with Chief Warren White and take part in Public Health Day Activities.
Atleo will also attend a public vaccination clinic and a noon-hour feast.
Atleo was elected national chief this summer.
Shawn Atleo is scheduled to spend a couple of hours on the Whitefish Bay First Nation.
He'll tour the community with Chief Warren White and take part in Public Health Day Activities.
Atleo will also attend a public vaccination clinic and a noon-hour feast.
Atleo was elected national chief this summer.
RCMP Drug Seizure
The RCMP in eastern Manitoba say they have seized about 700 marijuana plants with a street value of about 700 thousand dollars.
Police raided a former business last Friday in the tiny community of Elma, which is about 60 kilometers northwest of Falcon Lake.
Sergeant Glen Reitlo said a prior grow-op investigation at a property in the rural municipality of Lac du Bonnet in September led police to raid the Elma location.
RCMP said two men were arrested in connection with the most recent seizure.
Police raided a former business last Friday in the tiny community of Elma, which is about 60 kilometers northwest of Falcon Lake.
Sergeant Glen Reitlo said a prior grow-op investigation at a property in the rural municipality of Lac du Bonnet in September led police to raid the Elma location.
RCMP said two men were arrested in connection with the most recent seizure.
Flu Clinics Kenora
Residents in the Kenora-Rainy River area seem to be heeding the advice of local health officials in getting their H-1-N-1 flu shot.
Director of Health Protection for the Northwestern Health Unit Arlene Lesenke says numbers for the first week alone exceeded expectations.
Lasinski says there have been some changes to its flu clinic schedule with local offices offering additional clinics as required.
A flu clinic is being held today and tomorrow at the Kenora Rec. Centre.
Director of Health Protection for the Northwestern Health Unit Arlene Lesenke says numbers for the first week alone exceeded expectations.
Lasinski says there have been some changes to its flu clinic schedule with local offices offering additional clinics as required.
A flu clinic is being held today and tomorrow at the Kenora Rec. Centre.
Failing Plant Minnesota
A failing sewage treatment plant in Williams, Minnesota is threatening to dump thousands of gallons of raw sewage into Lake of the Woods.
The treatment plant is only nine years old, but city officials says they can't afford the one-point-million dollars needed to fix a tank holding the raw sewage which is heavily corroded and has
started to leak
The city contends faulty material is to blame while the engineering firm that designed the plant believes chemicals being added by the city of two-hundred to the treatment process is contributing to the corrosion.
The treatment plant is only nine years old, but city officials says they can't afford the one-point-million dollars needed to fix a tank holding the raw sewage which is heavily corroded and has
started to leak
The city contends faulty material is to blame while the engineering firm that designed the plant believes chemicals being added by the city of two-hundred to the treatment process is contributing to the corrosion.
Adoption Month
November is Adoption Awareness Month in Ontario, and Kenora-Patricia Family Services says its in need of more parents interested in adopting a child.
Marge Matheson is a spokesperson for the local Children's Aid society and says they provide training and support for people who might want to adopt.
Matheson says there are currently 20 children that are wards of the crown that are in need of adoption.
Marge Matheson is a spokesperson for the local Children's Aid society and says they provide training and support for people who might want to adopt.
Matheson says there are currently 20 children that are wards of the crown that are in need of adoption.
Rainbow Health Ontario
David Belrose has been appointed as Northwestern Ontario's representative for the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgendered group Rainbow Health Ontario.
Belrose says they want to raise awareness in the region that there is a LBGT community.
The Rainbow Health Ontario group wants to improve health care services for the LBGT community.
Belrose says they want to raise awareness in the region that there is a LBGT community.
The Rainbow Health Ontario group wants to improve health care services for the LBGT community.
Kenora Landfill Compactor
It could be a few more weeks before the City of Kenora can begin hauling municipal waste out to the Jones Road Landfill site.
Council approved the purchase of a Caterpillar landfill compactor at a meeting Wednesday afternoon.
Councillor Dave McCann says they need the machinery before they can start sending garbage out to the landfill site.
The landfill compactor will cost about 238 thousand dollars, and the city is spending another 87 thousand dollars to construct a building to house the equipment.
Council approved the purchase of a Caterpillar landfill compactor at a meeting Wednesday afternoon.
Councillor Dave McCann says they need the machinery before they can start sending garbage out to the landfill site.
The landfill compactor will cost about 238 thousand dollars, and the city is spending another 87 thousand dollars to construct a building to house the equipment.
Long Gun Registry Repeal
The Ontario Federation of Anglers and Hunters is applauding a vote in the House ofCommons to repeal the Federal Long Gun Registry.
Second reading of a private members bill was passed yesterday afternoon.
Greg Ferrant is a spokesperson for the OFAH and says while they won the battle, they haven't won the war yet.
The bill still has to go before a commons committee for review, but Ferrant says the legislations seems to have some momentum now.
Second reading of a private members bill was passed yesterday afternoon.
Greg Ferrant is a spokesperson for the OFAH and says while they won the battle, they haven't won the war yet.
The bill still has to go before a commons committee for review, but Ferrant says the legislations seems to have some momentum now.
Wednesday, November 4, 2009
Mavis Lake Mining
TNR Gold Corp. and International Lithium Gold Corp. are teaming up to work on a Dryden area mining property.
The duo are staking the Mavis Lake rare metals property located 15 km northeast of Dryden.
The company accquired more claims because of high grades of lithium found on the property.
Further work is expected to take place in the coming months.
The duo are staking the Mavis Lake rare metals property located 15 km northeast of Dryden.
The company accquired more claims because of high grades of lithium found on the property.
Further work is expected to take place in the coming months.
Nuisance Bears Fort
Animal control officials in Fort Frances say it appears the bears are heading into their dens to hibernate for the winter.
Animal control officer Arlene Byrnes says only 32 nuisance bears have been reported since June.
She says the most recent report was on October 18th, meaning the nuisance bear season is winding down.
But residents are being urged not to leave garbage out that could attract bears.
Animal control officer Arlene Byrnes says only 32 nuisance bears have been reported since June.
She says the most recent report was on October 18th, meaning the nuisance bear season is winding down.
But residents are being urged not to leave garbage out that could attract bears.
Terrace Bay Speeding
Many Terrace Bay residents say they get the willies trying to cross the town's main drag, which happens to be the Trans-Canada Highway.
In the last few months, police have stopped more than a few vehicles travelling at nearly double the in-town speed limit of 60-kilometres an hour.
The latest incident occurred Sunday morning when police clocked a car at 110 kilometres an hour.
Mayor Mike King says Terrace Bay is just a little town, but that doesn't give people the right to mow down residents.
In the last few months, police have stopped more than a few vehicles travelling at nearly double the in-town speed limit of 60-kilometres an hour.
The latest incident occurred Sunday morning when police clocked a car at 110 kilometres an hour.
Mayor Mike King says Terrace Bay is just a little town, but that doesn't give people the right to mow down residents.
Thunder Bay Stolen Plane
A 31-year-old Canadian man has been sentenced to 2-years in federal prison for stealing a plane in Thunder Bay and flying over 3-states before landing along a dark southern Missouri highway.
Adam Leon had admitted in August to all federal charges he'd faced; interstate transportation of a stolen aircraft, importation of a stolen aircraft and illegal entry.
He told the court he suffered from depression.
Adam Leon had admitted in August to all federal charges he'd faced; interstate transportation of a stolen aircraft, importation of a stolen aircraft and illegal entry.
He told the court he suffered from depression.
Gun Registry
A Conservative M-P from Manitoba says she's a dozen votes away from having the support she needs to kill the long-gun registry.
Candice Hoeppner believes she has secured commitments from 12 opposition M-P's to put the minority Tory government over the top and send the legislation to third reading.
It comes to a vote in the Commons later today.
The bill seeks to gut the decade-old registry and destroy existing data within the system on about seven- million shotguns and rifles.
Candice Hoeppner believes she has secured commitments from 12 opposition M-P's to put the minority Tory government over the top and send the legislation to third reading.
It comes to a vote in the Commons later today.
The bill seeks to gut the decade-old registry and destroy existing data within the system on about seven- million shotguns and rifles.
Beaver Brae Court Sports Results
The Beaver Brae Bronco's hosted the Dryden Eagles yesterday in court sports action.
Dryden's Senior Girls Basketball team beat the Broncos 34 to 31.
The Eagle's Junior Girls team defeated the Bronco's 45 to 27.
In Senior Boys Volleyball...
Beaver Brae beat Dryden 3-nothing
In Junior Boys Volleyball...
The Eagles beat Beaver Brae 3 nothing.
Dryden's Senior Girls Basketball team beat the Broncos 34 to 31.
The Eagle's Junior Girls team defeated the Bronco's 45 to 27.
In Senior Boys Volleyball...
Beaver Brae beat Dryden 3-nothing
In Junior Boys Volleyball...
The Eagles beat Beaver Brae 3 nothing.
Kenora SIJHL Player
Colton Kennedy of the Fort Frances Lakers is the SIJHL Player of the Month for October.
The Kenora native scored 9-goals and added 9-helpers in 9-games last month.
Kennedy currently leads the Lakers in all offensive categories.
Meantime, the National Junior Rankings have been released with only 1 SIJHL team in the top 20.
The Fort William North Stars dropped 4-spots, to sit in 18th place in the Nation.Kingston maintained their number one position.
The Kenora native scored 9-goals and added 9-helpers in 9-games last month.
Kennedy currently leads the Lakers in all offensive categories.
Meantime, the National Junior Rankings have been released with only 1 SIJHL team in the top 20.
The Fort William North Stars dropped 4-spots, to sit in 18th place in the Nation.Kingston maintained their number one position.
Abitibi Pensions
The Communications, Energy and Paperworkers Union will be holding a couple of meetings in Kenora and Fort Frances next week to update former and present AbitibiBowater employees about talks to protect their pensions.
On Monday, members of the CEP met with Ontario's forestries minister, Michael Gravelle about protecting their pensions.
Kim Ginter says they want to update their membership on how talks with AbitibiBowater and provincial governments have been going.
The Kenora meeting will take place at the Best Western Lakeside Inn next Monday at 7 PM.
On Monday, members of the CEP met with Ontario's forestries minister, Michael Gravelle about protecting their pensions.
Kim Ginter says they want to update their membership on how talks with AbitibiBowater and provincial governments have been going.
The Kenora meeting will take place at the Best Western Lakeside Inn next Monday at 7 PM.
New Flu Clinic Location Kenora
The Northwestern Health Unit is changing the location for this week's H1N1 flu clinics.
Initially they had been scheduled to take place at the Norman Community Club, but they are now slated to take place at the Kenora Rec. Center.
The clinics will be for people considered at high risk of contracting theswine flu.
The next clinic will take place on Thursday from 10 in the morning until 8:00 in the evening.
There will also be one on Friday from 10 until 3:00 in the afternoon.
Both will take place at the Rec. Center.
Initially they had been scheduled to take place at the Norman Community Club, but they are now slated to take place at the Kenora Rec. Center.
The clinics will be for people considered at high risk of contracting theswine flu.
The next clinic will take place on Thursday from 10 in the morning until 8:00 in the evening.
There will also be one on Friday from 10 until 3:00 in the afternoon.
Both will take place at the Rec. Center.
Take our kids to work day
You might notice a few younger faces in local work places today.
Its the annual Take Our Kids to Word Day across Canada, and inKenora more than 20 local businesses are taking part.
Nicole Kurtz is a guidance councillor at St. Thomas Aquinas and saysthey've had a very good response to the program.
Kurtz says Lake of the Woods District Hospital is also getting involvedthis year with a special program for grade nine students interested ina career in the medical field.
Its the annual Take Our Kids to Word Day across Canada, and inKenora more than 20 local businesses are taking part.
Nicole Kurtz is a guidance councillor at St. Thomas Aquinas and saysthey've had a very good response to the program.
Kurtz says Lake of the Woods District Hospital is also getting involvedthis year with a special program for grade nine students interested ina career in the medical field.
New Fingerprinting Technology
A business that provides security services has opened a Northern Ontario office in Sudbury.
The Commissionaires office will provide state of the art digital fingerprinting for all of Northwestern Ontario.
Spokesperson Paul Guidon says it will be a quicker ID and fingerprinting service.
The Commissionaires office is accredited by the RCMP and can link securely and directly to their network.
The Commissionaires office will provide state of the art digital fingerprinting for all of Northwestern Ontario.
Spokesperson Paul Guidon says it will be a quicker ID and fingerprinting service.
The Commissionaires office is accredited by the RCMP and can link securely and directly to their network.
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