Fort Frances Plane Crash

No injuries are being reported from the crash of a float plane in Rainy River yesterday morning.


It happened in front of several people who were lined-up along the Fort Frances waterfront for the Canada Day parade.

The plane end up on its side several feet from the American side of the river with only its tail and left wing showing.

The cause of the accident is not immediately known, but a witnesses suggest that a strong wind at the time may have been a contributing factor.

American Tourists Found after Five Days in the Bush

A couple of american tourists are safe and sound after being lost in the bush in

northwestern Ontario for five days.

The married couple from Washington State had been flown into a camp on a remote
lake about 96 miles north of Red Lake on June 19th.

On June 24th, they suffered boat problems and were stranded downstream from their
cabin on Critchell Lake.

They stayed on the shoreline for five days until they were finally reported missing to
the OPP on June 29th.

The next day, the 67 year old couple were found after a joint search by a Ministry of
Natural Resources helicopter, an OPP Emergency Response Team and the tourist
outfitter.

The couple and their golden retriever are in stable condition, though the woman was
taken to hospital in Red Lake for observation.

More Special Events this weekend

The special events just keep rolling in Kenora.

After a spectacular fireworks display in Keewatin last
night, attention shifts to the harbortown area of Kenora
for the next two days.

Tonight the Winnipeg Symphony makes its annual summer time
return to the Big Tent.

And tomorrow, the Kenora BIZ will be celebrating National Aboriginal
Solidarity Day.

Events will be taking place downtown all afternoon, with
entertainment in the evening.

There will also be another fireworks display at 10:45 Saturday
night.

NOMA responds to Forest Tenure Changes

The Northwestern Ontario Municipal Association has mixed feelings about the

provincial government's plan to overhaul the forest tenure system.

Public meetings were held in May over a proposal to set up corporations
to handle forest management issues.

Anne Krassilowski is president of NOMA and says each community in the
region has different ideas on what they want to be done, but all are united
in the fact that they don't want any limits on the access to wood fiber.

Krassilowski says their main goal is to ensure that no more mills in northwestern
Ontario are closed as a result in changes to the forest tenure system.

Dedication Ceremony for Mike Richards

And it took a long time to organize, but Mike Richards will officially be recognized for

winning the gold medal at the Olympics this past February in Vancouver.

A ceremony honoring our Winter Olympian will take place at noon today at the Kenora
Rec. Center.

Richards won gold as a member of the Canadian Men's Hockey team.

He also captained the Philadelphia Flyers to the Stanley Cup finals last
month.

Everyone in the community is welcome to attend this afternoon's public event.

Redditt Washout

No word as to when a gaping hole in a roadway in Redditt will finally be

repaired.

A 25 foot section of the road just north of the CN rail line washed out last

weekend.

High water caused the washout and has also pushed water levels on

Basket Lake over its banks.

The lake has flooded a small portion of the road just north of the Baily Bridge.

For the time being, local residents who want to get from the south side of
the community to the north side have use a detour along the English River
road to the old dump road.

A section of the English River Road also washed out last weekend about

50 kilometers north of Redditt.