OPP investigate vandalism at Golf Course

The Kenora Golf and Country Club has been the target of vandals once again.

The OPP say they were contacted yesterday about some damage to some of the greens.

Police say that sometime during the evening hours, someone drove an ATV around the golf course.

Anyone with information about the mischief is asked to contact the Kenora OPP or Crimestoppers.

Community Foundation hoping for stable funding from City next year

The Kenora and Lake of the Woods Regional Community Foundation is hoping the city restores its full grant next year.

Members of the Foundation made a budget presentation to council yesterday.

Chair, Don Parfitt says they anticipate another good year in 2012.

Parfitt says while donations have been going up, they still need operational funding.

He's hoping the city continues its 25 thousand dollar annual contribution in 2012.

Penney re-elected as Chair of the public school board

Dave Penney appears to be a permanent fixture as the head guy at the Keewatin-Patricia District School Board table.

For an eighth straight year the Ignace Trustee was elected Chair of the Board.

Kenora's Cecile Marcino is back as Vice-Chair.

The elections were held Tuesday night in Dryden.

Sprague area hotel damaged by fire

A hotel in a small town in southeastern Manitoba has been damaged by fire.

Mounties say it happened early Tuesday morning at the Woodridge Inn near Sprague.

No one was in the hotel at the time.

The Manitoba Office of the Fire Commissioner is also investigating.

City-Property Deals

The City of Kenora is getting ready to complete a transaction that will see
the old Kenora Fire Hall on 2nd Street South sold off to private investors.

They are planning to transform the heritage building into a brew pub.

Meanwhile, a deal between the Kenora Catholic District School Board and
the City of Kenora is also nearing completion.

The city is planning to sell the old Pinecrest Community Club to the separate
school Board.

Both deals will be finalized at Monday's open meeting of council.

Rainy River Resources

Rainy River Resources plans to scour the countryside for workers for its proposed open-pit gold mine north of Barwick.

The company will be creating just under 1300 jobs in 2015. On the construction side they’ll need at least 675 workers and it’s estimated that they’ll also add another 600 plus men and women in the mine.

Vice-president of Operations Garret McDonald says they hope to attract some of those now out west.

McDonald says the company is already planning to build its current workforce which sits at 60.

City Council Budget

The cost of living continues to go up, but not every group in Kenora is looking for
more money from the City.

City Council heard five budget presentation yesterday and two groups, Triple Play
and Handi-Transit indicated they would not need more money in 2012.

Debbie Novak is the coordinator of Triple Play and says they can actually manage with
less money next year.

On the other hand, the Museum and the Economic Development Commission are looking for an increase in their budgets totally almost 100 thousand dollars in 2012.

2009 Human Remains

More details will be released tomorrow morning in Orillia on an unsolved mystery in Kenora.


The investigation centers around human remains found near Miller Rapids Road on June 17th, 2009.

OPP say a Forensic Artist has enhanced the investigation with facial re-creations.


OPP will be seeking further assistance from the public and medical community to identify the individual.

The Regional Coroner for Northern Ontario and a representative of Ontario Forensic Pathology services will take part in the Media Conference.