Community Foundation Holds Granting Ceremony Tonight

The Kenora and Lake of the Woods Regional Community Foundation will be handing out just over 50 thousand dollars to a number of lucky community groups.

The fall granding ceremony will take place this evening at the Best Western Lakeside Inn starting at 7:00.

In addition to endowment funds, a number of separate groups, including the CP Rail Employees will be

presenting cheques as part of the granting ceremony.

TA wins double volleyball gold at NORWOSSA

Make it two for two for Thomas Aquinas at the NorWOSSA Single "a" championships.

Both Saints boys volleyball teams have won gold in Rainy River today.

The Thomas Aquinas senior boys lost their first set in league play, but still managed to down Atikokan three games to one to claim the NorWOSSA crown.

The T.A. junior boys managed to get past their nemisis this year, downing the Voyageurs three sets to one.

Atikokan had beaten the Saints in its two previous meetings, and won the first game of the final, but then lost the next three games to give Thomas Aquinas the gold.

T.A.'s senior girls will take to the court for the girls basketball final against the host Owls at 4:00 this
afternoon.

OFAH Upset with New Democrats over Gun Registry

The Ontario Federation of Anglers and Hunters has come to the rescue of Thunder Bay's NDP MP's.

OFAH Spokesman Greg Farrant says they have sent an open letter to NDP Leader Nycole Turmel in support of Bruce Hyer and John Rafferty who were punished for voting in favour of ending the long gun registry.

Farrant says how can you punish someone for voting for what their constituents wanted when you don't have an official stance on the issue.

K-P Graduation Rates increasing

The Keewatin-Patricia District School Board is getting closer to the provincial target of an 85 percent graduation rate.

The most recent statistics from the public school board show that 81 percent of their students graduated last year.

Director of Education Jack McMaster says their graduation rate improved five percent compared to last year.

McMaster says the figures show that the longer a student is in their school system, the better their chances of graduation.

Thomas Aquinas battles for NorWOSSA Gold Today

Thomas Aquinas has a shot at three gold medals today at the NorWOSSA finals taking place in Rainy River.

The Saints junior boys won their semi-final yesterday three sets to none against Red Lake.

They are currently on the court against Atikokan.

The T.A. senior boys will also play Atikokan in the gold medal game.

The Thomas Aquinas Senior girls got 26 points from Melissa White yesterday en route to a 52-29 victory over Sioux Lookout in their semi-final.

The Saints will play Rainy River in the final game of the day at 4:00.

Montague back in Kenora Court next week

Four days of hearings have been set aside in Kenora Court starting next Monday in the forfeiture case involving Dryden's Donna Montague.

Donna's husband Bruce was released from jail back in January after serving time for 26-firearm related charges.

Montague has been fighting the civil forfeiture of his Eaton-Rugby home, firearms and other property ever since.

Bruce Montague says he has given up that fight and wants nothing to do with the case anymore.

Crown Attorney Peter Keen says next week's hearing is to do with the forfeiture of firearms only.

The Rural Voices Network

The Rural Voices Network is trying to bridge the communication gap between local residents and municipal leaders.

The Network is hosting 7-community consultations, with open discussions planned for Dryden and Thunder Bay.

Project Manager Manon Germain says your voice will be the key influence in a public survey that will be distributed to over 10-thousand rural Ontario residents.

Manon says they want folks to play a greater role in the growth of a community.

Rainbow Resource Centre

High School students in Northwestern Ontario will be hearing from youth peer-to-peer educators from the Rainbow Resource Centre based out of Winnipeg.


Gillian Lunny is the Manager of Sexual Health with the Northwestern Health Unit and says the students will be learning about the impacts of bullying and discrimination.

The presenters will be in Red Lake, Sioux Lookout and Kenora the week of November 21st.

Coventry Resources

The Cameron Lake area southeast of Kenora could be home to a new gold mine as early as 2014.

Coventry Resources has been doing exploration work in the area for the past year.

Company spokesperson Nicholas Walker says the project shows a lot of promise.

Coventry held an open house in Sioux Narrows last week, to update local residents on the gold project.