OPP Search for Missing Man near Morson

The OPP's Marine Unit is searching for a missing 68 year old man on Lake of the Woods.

Police say the man was reported missing on Saturday evenung after going out for a boat ride on Obabikon Bay.

When he failed to show back up at his camp, friends and family went looking for him.

His clothes were found on a rock and his boat was found floating in the water a short distance away.

Police believe his boat may have drifted away and he went swimming after it.

Bill Amason is from Summerfield, Florida, but is a seasonal resident of Morson.

The OPP's underwater search and recovery unit is en route to help out with the search.

Catholic School Board Gets a New Logo

The Kenora Catholic District School Board is updating its image.

The separate school board released its new logo to its staff today.

Director of Education Phylis Eikre says it was time for a bit of a make over.

Eikre says the board had a consulting firm help design the new logo.

New Northern Ontario Tourism Plan released

A consultant's report on the new Northern Ontario tourism plan is out.

Members of various tourism organizations are taking time to review the document.

Tourism representitives will be meeting for two days starting today in Sudbury.

Busters Featured on the Food Network

The Food Network is coming to Vermilion Bay.

Busters Barbeque is being featured on the show "You've Gotta Eat Here".

Filming begins on Thursday and the Restaurant will be closed.

However, the doors will open on Friday when patrons have an opportunity to be on-air.

The Busters Barbeque episode is scheduled to air in January.

OPP Seize Ecstasy Tablets in Traffic Stop

The OPP say they have taken over 40 thousand dollars in drugs off the streets in two separate busts on the Trans-Canada Highway in the Kenora area.

Last week, officers pulled over a westbound SUV at the intersection of the Redditt Road and the Kenora By-Pass.

Police say one of the men in the vehicle was in breach of a probation order.

Further investigation uncovered a quantity of marijuana and about one thousand ecstasy tablets.

The street value of the drugs is estimated at about 20 thousand dollars.

Two Winnipeg men have been charged with possession of ecstasy for the purpose of trafficking.

They appeared in Kenora Court last week.

OPP Seize Marijuana in Traffic Stop

The OPP say they have stopped a couple of shipments of drugs passing

through the Kenora area.

Late last week, officers stopped an eastbound transport on Highway 17 west.

While speaking with the driver, police noticed the smell of marijuana.

The driver was arrested and the vehicle was searched resulting in the seizure of a half a pound of marihuana and a large amount of Canadian currency with a total street value of approximately 20 thousand dollars.

51 year old Robert Steenson of British Columbia has been charged with possession of a narcotic for the purpose of trafficking, and possession of property obtained by crime.

Missing Anglers Located on Lac Seul

Two Illinois men are in fine health after getting lost on Lac Seul.

OPP were notified that the men had left Williams Lake Lodge to explore the lake.

The OPP Emergency Response Team and the Ministry of Natural Resources were dispatched.

The owner of the camp located the two men safe and unharmed.

OPP say the tourists were unable to locate the camp.

Summer Literacy Camp wraps up

It was a different kind of Summer Camp for kids in Kenora, Dryden, Sioux Lookout and Red Lake.

They have finished the Summer Literacy Camp.

Lisa Closs was one of the instructors and says the 4-week initiative is a fun and interactive approach to improve reading and writing skills.

Closs says the program is geared towards students going into Grades 2,3 and 4.

The program was introduced last year in Sioux Lookout and was expanded to Evergreen in Kenora this year.

Fires continue to burn across NWO

The Ministry of Natural Resources continues to make excellant progress on raging forest fires in Northwestern Ontario.

33 fires were declared out over the weekend.

175 personnel from five provinces and Minnesota remain in the region.

There were 11new forest fires reported yesterday.

A total of 57fires continue to burn.