Services Board to discuss Kenora Land Ambulence base

The Kenora District Services Board will be meeting later this month to decide what to
do about a new land ambulence base in the city.

Last month, city council rejected a re-zoning request on Railway Street for the base.

Chief Administrative Officer Sten Lif says the issue will be on their agenda for discussion at their
June 24th meeting, but at this point there is no back-up plan.

The Services Board has spent several years and thousands of dollars try to find a suitable
location for a new land ambulence base in Kenora, so far without any success.

Drug arrests in Kenora

Two Kenora men have been charged following a drug bust in the Rideout area of town.


The OPP say that last week the Organized Crime Enforcement Bureau and the
Drug Unit conducted a search of a Mascott Avenue home.

Officers located about a kilo of marijuana, two grams of cocaine, and seven thousand
dollars in cash.

The value of the property seized is estimated at over 29 thousand dollars.

33 year old Trevor Triskle and 31 year old Travis Triskle have been charged with possession
for the purpose of trafficking and possession of property obtained by crime.

Evergreen Parents Lobby to Save School

The Evergreen Parents Council has made a pitch to the Keewatin-Patricia

District School Board to keep their school open.

A deputation was made at this week's open board meeting.

Patti Letourneau was one of the presenters and says even though no schools are
scheduled to close in the next five years, they want the board to know that
Evergreen School is valuable to the local community.

The board isn't expected to make any decisions on a report on the Kenora Accommodation
Review Committee until the fall, but Letourneau says they wanted to make a
presentation on behalf of Evergreen before the summer break.

Bill to scrap long gun registry stalled

A private member's bill to scrap the Federal long-gun registry has hit a snag.


A Common's Committee is recommending that it not move forward.

Another vote in the House of Commons could come this week and Thunder Bay-Rainy River MP John Rafferty says its hard to say how that will go.

Rafferty is among a dozen NDP MP's who have joined the Conservatives to support the bill.

More Nominations for Municipal Election

A couple of familiar names will be on the ballot in the municipal elections this

fall.

Both councillor's Dave McCann and Wendy Cuthbert have filed their nomination
papers for the council race.

They will join Jim Parson and Chuck Cadger on the ballot in the October 25th
elections.

The final day to submit nomination papers is September 10th.

Treaty Three responds to Shooting

Grand Council Treaty Three is questioning the use of excessive force
by the OPP in a shooting incident in downtown Kenora this past Monday.

39 year old Helen Proulx from Grassy Narrows was shot twice outside an apartment building
after brandishing a knife.
Treaty Three says the city is infamous for its poor relations between
aboriginal residents and the police.

A candle light vigil is scheduled to take place this evening on 1st Street South
in support of her family.

The investigation is now in the hands of the SIU and Treaty Three says it
wants the investigation into the shooting incident to be transparent and
procedurally fair.

New Sign By-Law ready for Council

The finishing touches are being put on the new Sign By-Law in the City of Kenora.

The by-law was initially drafted over a year ago, but was sent back for
revisions to make it more user friendly.

The city's special events co-ordinator, Buck Matiowski says he still has concerns with the by-law and how it will affect groups putting on events.

Chief Administrative Officer, Bill Presentanz also questioned the wisdom of
having an annual 25 dollar licence fee.

He says it creates unnecessary red tape and its also hard to enforce.