The Nishnawbe Aski Nation

The Nishnawbe Aski Nation wants healthy food at affordable prices for their people.


Spokesperson Joseph Leblanc says that's why they're holding a food symposium looking at reintroducing gardening to First Nation communities.

Farmers from across the Northwest are sharing their trade secrets with NAN and helping them create community gardens.

Long Gun Registry

The Conservatives are hoping the third time is a charm.


The Harper government has introduced legislation once again to abolish the federal long gun registry.

Kenora M.P. Greg Rickford says they've waited a long time for this day.

Rickford is also challenging the NDP members from Thunder Bay tosupport their consituents and vote in favour of abolishing the long gun registry.

Nuclear Waste Management Organization

 The number of Northwestern Ontario towns willing to at least consider the idea of storing waste from nuclear reactors in their vicinity has reached half a dozen.


Nipigon is the latest municipality to have a Nuclear Waste Management Organization information kiosk in town to inform locals about the proposal and gauge support.

Mayor Richard Harvey says Nipigon's councillors have not made any decision about the project.

The facility is expected to create several hundred jobs for the host town, but it could take up to 10 years before a site is selected.

Ear Falls, Ignace, Schreiber, Hornepayne and Wawa have also expressed an interest in hosting a storage facility.

Kenora Association for Community Living

Employees with the Kenora Association for Community Living are still hoping to  come to a contract settlement.

Conciliation talks are taking place today between the Ontario Public Service Employees Union and KACL.

Pete Edwards is a spokesperson for the union and says they are looking for some changes in their work schedule.

Workers with KACL could be in a legal strike position by the middle of November if they can't reach a deal.