Update on Death at Best Western

OPP have identified the victim of a death at a Kenora hotel as a man from Toronto.

The incident took place at the Best Western Lakeside Inn on Sunday morning around 3:45 after police were called about a disturbance inside a hotel room.

Constable Dave Cain says that upon arrival officers found a man lying on the sidewalk underneath a broken window in the 4th floor.

The victim was transported to hospital where he died from his injuries.

Study on Patient Transfers Expected Soon

The Kenora District Services Board says it is continuing to charge hospitals for non-urgent land ambulance patient transfers.

CAO Dan McNeil says some hospitals are co-operating and some aren't.

McNeil notes a study involving area hospitals, ORNGE and the Rainy River District Social Services Area Board is expected to be finalized this month and shed some light on the problem.

Under provincial law the request to respond to a cardiac call is 6-minutes and McNeil notes that's impossible with their ambulances are tied up with a non-urgent transfer.

Youth for Water Walk Through Kenora

A number of aboriginal youth from Manitoba are speaking out to save the water.

The group of 9 teenagers arrived in Kenora yesterday afternoon during their walk from the Manitoba Legislature to Parliament Hill in Ottawa.

Ben Raven says they are doing the walk to make sure water is safe for everyone.

Between marches inside Manitoba and now to Ottawa, the group has walked over 900 kilometers.

Mines and Minerals Symposioum in Thunder Bay

It's that time again.

The Ontario Prospectors Association will be holding their 2013 Mines and Minerals Symposium which begins today and runs through tomorrow in Thunder Bay.

Executive Director Garry Clark says this year's theme is "Advancing Towards Production".

Clark says over a hundred booths will be set up and they have 32-speakers over the two days.

MNR Asks Public Not to Feed Deer

The Ministry of Natural Resources is advising people to not the deer.

Kathyrn Lyzun with the MNR says although feeding them is a well intended gesture it has negative impacts on the animals including digestive problems, more natural predators entering the area, and more deer attempting to cross roadways.

you can find out more by visiting www.ontario.ca/feeding wildlife.