CJRL News: Jul 13, 2011

Wednesday, July 13, 2011

Summer Beaver memorial trek

A Northern Ontario first nation is holding a memorial walk from Pickle Lake to Thunder Bay.

Members of Summer Beaver will be walking in memory of those they lost in a plane crash in 2003.

Money raised will go towards maintaining the road that was built to the crash site.

Interim Beds promised for Pinecrest

Pinecrest Home for the Aged says it should be able to start accepting more long term care patients very soon.

Yesterday, the Northwest Local Health Integration Network announced it would fund 10 interim beds for the next two years.

Laura Kokochinski is the CEO of the LHIN's and says the goal is to try and reduce the number of elderly in hospital, who are waiting for a bed.

A total of 760 thousand dollars has been allocated to Pinecrest to help pay for the additional beds.

Electronics Recycling encouraged today

Bring us your tired old TV's, computers and stereo systems.

That's the mantra today of Ontario Waste Stewardship, which is the agency that oversees recycling programs in the province.

Local residents are being urged to drop off their old electronics for recycling today at the Kenora Public Works Yard.

This is the second year in a row the electronics recycling tour has come to

town.

Recyclable products can be dropped off between 10:00 this morning and 4:30 this afternoon.

Body of Missing American Angler Found near Ear Falls

The body of a missing angler has been found in Wenasaga Lake, near Ear Falls.

78-year-old Richard Carroll of Finlayson, Minnesota was located yesterday morning in shallow water.

An autopsy is scheduled for today.

Carroll was reported missing last weekend and his boat was found capsized with his fishing gear and personal floatation device floating near by.

Lac Seul Spends money on new roads

Lac Seul First Nation has started work on a 7.2-million dollar upgrade of major roads in the area.

The project will refurbish existing roads that provide access to Frenchman's Head, Kejick Bay and Whitefish Bay.

The First Nation will also upgrade Goodie Lake Road between Hudson and Frenchman's Head.

The money comes from a recent timber trespass settlement with the Federal Government.

Library Prepares for Operational Review

The board of the Kenora Public Library says it will be going ahead with an operational review of the facility.

A committee has been struck to come up with a terms of reference for a consultant to come in an look at local library services.

Councillor Sharon Smith says one of the things she wants the review to look at is how the Library is spending the extra money the city came up with last month to help erase a sizable deficit.

Smith says she also wants an audit of the donations the library has received over the years for the continued operation of the Keewatin Public Library.

Ministry of Labor Continues Investigation at Nodin Causeway

The Ministry of Labour has issued two orders against a southern Ontario company following yesterday's industrial accident on the Noden Causeway, east of Fort Frances.

A 33-year-old man was taken to hospital in Fort Frances with leg injuries after the 65 tonne crane tumbled over.

The Ministry has halted work in the area until investigators can complete their work.

Con-create of Bolton Ontario, has also been instructed not to move the crane, but ensure it's stable.

Deer Lake Residents Heading Home Today

Residents of the Deer Lake First Nation should start returning home today.

They were evacuated to Geralton last week due to a large forest fire, which was burning just 3.5 kilometers from their community.

The MNR says the first wave of residents should start returning today and they should all be home by Friday.

In the meantime, Sandy Lake, Cat Lake, North Spirit Lake, Kee-way-win and Koocheching remain on evacuation alert as forest fires continue to blow smoke into those communities.