Bernier Honored at Queen's Park

The King of the North is still being talked about at Queen's Park.

Members from all parties paid tribute to Leo Bernier yesterday.

Progressive Conservative Leader Tim Hudak stood up in the legislature and touched on his legacy.

Bernier past away at the age of 81 this summer.

The provincial government announced yesterday that Highway 664 from Bernier's hometown of Hudson to Sioux Lookout would be named in his honor.

Evergreen Parents petition against school closure

Parents at Evergreen School are planning to launch a campaign to keep the elementary school open.

The petition is aimed at appealing the decision by the Keewatin-Patricia District School Board to close the facility at the end of this school year.

Supporters say they need about 60 signatures on the petition so they can take their appeal to the to the Ministry of Education.

The parents want the Ministry to review how the whole process was conducted.

The decision to close the school means most students would be tranferred to Lakewood School next

fall.

CHAP program extended for a month

The Cardio Health Awareness Program, or CHAP for short, has been given a bit of a reprieve.

The volunteer blood pressure clinics were supposed to wrap up at the end of October, due to a lack of funding.

However, co-ordinator of the program, Shirley Hanslip says they will be able to continue on for another month.

Clinics have been set up at a number of locations across the city for the rest of this month.

Hanslip says they are still hoping for some long term funding from the provincial government.

Community Foundation hands out more grants

The Kenora and Lake of the Woods Regional Community Foundation is playing Santa Claus, handing out 45 thousand dollars in grants to 20 different local groups.

A granting Ceremony took place last night, the Kenora District Home for the Aged received the largest grant of 45 hundred dollars from the Jim and Leney Richardson Community Fund.

Don Parfitt is chair of the foundation and says they continue to grow despite tough economic

times.

Other recipients last night were Its a dogs life, collecting two separate grants totallying 26 hundred

dollars, while the Lake of the Woods Hospital Foundation picked up two separate grants worth

65 hundred dollars.

Council meets one final time

The out-going edition of Kenora City Council will meet for one final time.

A special meeting of council is scheduled to take place tomorrow in the Training Room of the new fire hall on Barsky's Hill.

Council has a number of routine resolutions to deal with.

A day after the open meeting, the new edition of city council will get a crash course in municipal politics.

A training session is set for Friday for the incoming council members.

Three members of the new council are raw rookies and will be sworn in on December 6th.

Thistle Midgets lose Another Game at Home

The Kenora Triple "a" Midget Thistles wrapped up a five game home stand with just a single point to show for their effort.

Last night, the Thistles dropped a 5-3 decision to the Winnipeg Thrashers at the Kenora Rec. Center.

Bowen Alcock, Brennan Dubchak and Grant Valiquette scored for the Thistles.

This weekend, the Kenora Midgets head out on their longest road trip of the season when they travel to Thompson, Manitoba to take on the Norman Northstars for a pair of games.