Dubchak named captain of Greyhounds

Kenora is continuing its tradition of producing great on-ice leaders.

Carson Dubchak has been selected as the new captain of the  Soo Greyhounds of the Ontario Hockey League.

Dubchak is a product of the Kenora Minor Hockey system and has been one of the Greyhounds Assistant Captains over the past three years.

Dubchak has six points in eight games so far this season.

Union of Ontario Indians upset with Bell

The Union of Ontario Indians is displeased with Bell Canada's service.

Spokesperson Maurice Switzer says it's been a year since the HST came into effect and still some of their members are not being reimbursed for the PST portion on their bills.

Switzer says their members are getting frustrated with Bell Canada's customer service.

Library Operational Review Underway

Libraries are more than just books these days.

That's some of the feedback received during an operational review being conducted for the Kenora Public Library.

Peggy Walshe is with Libraries in Transition and she says libraries are required to provide all kinds of different services to the community.

Walshe and two members of her company met with city council this morning to get their feedback about the kinds of services they feel the local library should be providing.

They will also be holding public consultations tomorrow night and Thursday afternoon at the Kenora and Keewatin Branch Libraries.

Movember!!!

Its a great months for fans of the moustache.

Its Movember, 30 days to celebrate hair on the lip of men all over the world.

Pete Bombaci says they are also urging women to get involved as well.

Movember is in support of prostate cancer research.

CJRL has entered its own team this year called the Mike-mo-phones.

KACL

There's a blackout on information on contract talks between the Ontario Public Service Employees Union and the Kenora Association of Community Living.

The two sides sat down with a conciliator last week to try and iron out a new agreement.

If there is no deal, workers at KACL could be in a legal strike position later this month.

Some of the union members have been without a contract for over a year and a half.

AbitibiBowater

AbitibiBowater and the Ministry of the Environment still haven't come to an agreement on the on-going upkeep of the Marga Waste Dump on the Jones Road.

The company was supposed finalize the terms of the deal by Monday.

A Ministry of the Environment spokesperson says more time has been requested.

Abitibi now has until the end of this month to work out an arrangement with the Environmental Review Tribunal.

The ministry is seeking 2.3 million dollars from AbitibiBowater to finance ongoing tests.

Break and Enter

Another not so subtle reminder to check up on your seasonal properties from time to time.


The OPP in Sioux Narrows are investigating a rash of break-ins Southeast of Kenora.

Police were called to a camp on Lobstick Bay about one break and enter and then noticed that a number of other residences in the area had also been burglarized.

A Scenes Crimes Unit has been called in to help out with the investigation.

Forest Fire Season

It's a modern day record for forest fires in Ontario.

Debbie McLean of the MNR says over six-hundred- thousand hectares of forest where burned this past season alone...that's the most we've seen in about 50 years.


McLean says it cost the government about 230 million dollars to fight the 13 hundred and 30 blazes

Bicycle Lanes

It’s a first for the City of Kenora.


Bike lanes are officially part of Lakeview Drive.

Dave Schwartz is a member of the bike committee and says the lanes were stenciled after the road was re-paved.

Schwartz says their goal is to expand the number of bike lanes to create a city-wide network.