Electronic Waste Recycling

Get ready to junk your old computers and TV's.


Kenora's waste transfer station will be holding a one day
electronics recycling campaign on Saturday, May 29th.

Councillor Dave McCann says they want to keep electronic
items out of the landfill if possible.

The Ontario Electric Stewardship is sponsoring the
one day recycling blitz.

There is only two electronic recycling depots in northwestern
Ontario and both are located in Thunder Bay.

Water Main Leak Fixed

                                                                                      
City work crews have been able to find and fix
a water main leak under the Safeway Bridge.

Crews have been working for the past couple of days to try and get to the problem area.

While crews continue to work at the scene, traffic is moving normally across the bridge over Laurenson's Creek after being reduced to one lane
over the past two days. 

BIZ Levy approved

The Kenora Business Improvement Zone will be getting another 48 thousand dollars

from its members this year.

Kenora City Council approved the 2010 levy at its open meeting this week.

Chair of the downtown BIZ, Kerick Funk says they currently have almost
300 members.

He adds they have a number of beautification projects this summer and will
be hiring a summer student to work on some of their initiatives.

Youth in Philanthropy

Eight community groups are 700 dollars richer today thanks to the Youth in

Philanthropy programs at both Thomas Aquinas and Beaver Brae high schools.

A granting ceremony took place yesterday where the cheques were handed out to
Triple Play, Saakaate House, The Cat Shelter and The Kenora Fellowship Center.

Rachel Sawatzky is a Beaver Brae student and says they actually expanded their
Youth In Philantropy program this year to include donations for victims of the earthquake in
Haiti

The Kenora Sexual Assault Center, the Breakfast for Learning program at Pope John Paul
School, the Lake of the Woods Railroaders Muesum and Iggy's Wildlife Rehabilitation
Center were also presented cheques yesterday.

Opposition to Forest Tenure Changes

The proposed forest tenure reform is the final nail in the forest industry's coffin.


That's the feeling of the Ontario Forest Industry Association.

President Jamie Lim says the government believes it's consulting stakeholders; but it's not.

The first public consultation session was held yesterday in Thunder Bay and another
one will be taking place today in Dryden.

Kenora Mayor Len Compton will be attending today's session.