Girls High School Volleyball Finals Tomorrow

The Northland Cup for girls volleyball will be decided tomorrow in
Dryden.

The play-offs will begin tomorrow morning with both senior and junior
girls in action.

Thomas Aquinas will square off against their cross-town rivals from
Beaver Brae in the first game of the day at 9AM.

The winner will move onto the semi-finals, while the loser heads home.

In junior girls action, the Saints have a bye into the semi-finals.

Senior Thistles Back in Action this Weekend

The Kenora Triple "a" Senior Thistles will try to snap a two-game losing
streak.

The Thistles will take on the Manitoba Vipers at the Kenora Rec. Center
tomorrow night.

Thistle spokesperson, Bruce Johnson says they've already played the
Vipers twice, and they have been competitive.

Game time 7:30 tomorrow night at the Kenora Rec. Center.

Canfield Optimistic about Bridge Repair

A battle between the city and the province to help fund repairs on the West Branch Bridge over the Winnipeg River seems to be nearing an  end.

Kenora mayor Dave Canfield says he's optimistic infrastructure funding will soon be made available.

Canfield says the province seems to finally understands that it's been lagging behind.

Canfield says the province will be chipping in to fix or possibly even replace the deteriorating bridge.

Replacement costs have been estimated at 13 million dollars.

Employment Outreach Opportunity

The Kenora District Services Board is set to host to an upcoming Job Fair.

The Employment Outreach is slated to take place March 19th at the Best Western Lakeside Inn.

Josee Mantel with the Kenora District Services Board says it's great for young people.

At least 16 employers from across the area will be at the event.

Colli Bids Goodbye to Pontiff

Former Pope Benedict is officially retired.

He's the first pontiff to step down in over 600 years.

The Bishop for northwestern Ontario, Fred Colli says the former Pope did the right thing.

Colli says Benedict's resignation is a historical moment for the church.

EFTO Rejects Return to Extracurricular Activities

The governing Liberals say they're disappointed that public elementary teachers don't plan to resume extracurricular activities.

The Elementary Teachers' Federation of Ontario says it wants to keep talking, but they need to see ``real actions'' from the government. Union president Sam Hammond says many teachers are
still upset over imposed contracts.

In January, the Liberals used controversial legislation to foist contracts on teachers that cut benefits and froze the wages of most instructors.

Dryden Pharmacist In Court to Face Trafficking Charge

The details surrounding trafficking charges against  a Dryden pharmacist aren't being made public.

Justice Peter Bishop ordered a publication ban this week on Rob Button’s preliminary hearing.

Bishop made the order following a request by the Crown and Defense.

Button was arrested in early 2012 and charges of one count of trafficking morphine were read into the court records.

Button, after the preliminary hearing, has opted for a trial by judge and jury.

The preliminary hearing continues March 26th.

Conservatives Looking to Support Forest Sector

Conservative MPP Vic Fedeli is hoping for all party support for his re-introduced Forest Industry Act.

Fedeli says the proposed legislation would amend the Building Code to allow for wood frame buildings to be up to six stories high instead of the current four.

The bill had passed two readings before the Ontario Legislature was put on hold by the Liberal Government
back in October.

Winter Carnival Blows into Town

The Kenora Winter Carnival looks to heal your winter blues.

The carnival kicks off tonight and Mark Duggan says they have some great free events planned.

The theme for the carnival this year is blast from the past and includes many events from the old winter carnival.

The events will take place all weekend and will feature fireworks displays both tonight and tomorrow
night starting at 7:00.

Big Games for Thistles and Saints Tonight

A couple of crucial games for Kenora hockey teams.

The Kenora Triple "a" midget Thistles will be trying to stave off elimination
in their best-of-five quarter final series against the Brandon Wheat Kings.

The Wheat Kings lead the series 2-0, with game three back on home ice
tonight for the Thistles.

Game time is 8:00 at the Kenora Rec. Center.

The Thistles will be hoping to force another home game tomorrow afternoon
at the Rec. Center.

Meanwhile, the first ever Northland Cup will be presented tonight in Fort Frances.

The Muskies are taking on the Thomas Aquinas boys hockey team in game two of
their home and home final.

The Saints and Fort tied game one of the total goal series 4-4 on Tuesday night.