Police investigate Snowmachine accident

The OPP are continuing to investigate a collision between a snowmachine and a motor vehicle over the weekend.

Police say that sometime yesterday, a 15 year old female sledder left the trail and started driving onto Airport Road.

The snowmobile ended up hitting a north bound vehicle.

The OPP say no-one was hurt in the collision.

Police say anyone 12 to 15 has to hold a valid snow vehicle operators

licence, but is not permitted to travel on or across any roadway.

Broncos win Silver in Manitoba Girls tournament

A couple of medals for Kenora girls high school hockey teams. 

In Pilot Mound, Manitoba, the Beaver Brae girls won the silver medal, after dropping a 4-1 decision to the host Pembina Tigers in the tournament final.

Thomas Aquinas Girls hockey team took the bronze medal in that same tournament.

T.A. faced their NorWOSSA foes from Fort Frances and overcame a 3-1 deficit with five minutes left to play and edged the Muskies 4-3 in overtime.

Melissa White had a hat trick in that game, including the game winner in O.T.

Plans in the works to import more elk to NWO

The Lake of the Woods Elk Restoration Committee is hoping to be able to increase  the size of the herd in northwestern Ontario in the next year or so.

Numbers have dwindled down to about 39 in the Cameron Lake area southeast of

Kenora.

Murray English is the co-chair of the committee and says because they are no longer allowed to import wild elk from out west, they are looking to southern Ontario now to increase their numbers.

English says it would be 2012 at the earliest to have any elk transported from southwestern Ontario.

Kenora's Relay for Life Team honored

Kenora's Relay for Life team has been singled out for its fundraising efforts.

Two members of the local Relay for Life Committee were in Toronto recently to accept an award for Fundraising Development.

Kenora's Relay for Life in 2010 raised more than 77 thousand dollars, which was more than double the previous year.

Co-chair Amanda Van Wallenghem says last year more teams, more people and more money was raised and they want to make this year's event bigger and better.

Rickford shuffles parliamentary secretary duties

Kenora M.P. Greg Rickford will have new duties when parliament

resumes sitting today.

He has been moved over as parliamentary secretary for Official Languages

to parliamentary secretary for Indian and Northern Affairs.

Rickford replaces Winnipeg M.P. Shelley Glover, who has been shuffled

over as the new parliamentary secretary for Finance.

Rickford just took on his new duties as parliamentary secretary this past

summer.

Parliament Resumes today

Members of Parliament are heading back to Parliament Hill today after a month off.

Thunder Bay Rainy River MP John Rafferty says he's anxious over the fate of his pension bill.

He'll be making a last minute plea to his federal counterparts tomorrow.

Rafferty says it's going to be a busy week.

Rafferty says there still are some Liberals and Conservatives who are not supporting his bill.

Broncos take silver at Junior KIT

Beaver Brae's junior Boys basketball team had a strong showing at their own Kenora Invitational Tournament.

The Broncos made it all the way to the a-side final, but ran out of gas, dropping a 45-28 decision to Dryden in the gold medal game
Saturday evening.

Meanwhile, the Kenora Triple "a" midget Thistles split their road games on the weekend.

Saturday, the Thistles were blanked 3-0 by the Southwest Cougars.

Yesterday, the Kenora Midgets eked out a 3-2 win over Pembina

Valley Hawks.

In the Casey's men's hockey tournament over the weekend, CHCP took top honors.

The Jeff Richards-led team tripped up Liesure Time 6-1 in the A-side final Sunday afternoon

 at the Keewatin arena.