Wednesday, January 29, 2014

Senior Thistles Add Proven Winner

The Kenora Triple "A" Seniors are adding some more grit to the roster.

The Thistles have announced that minor pro forward Nathan O'Nabigon has signed with the club.

O`Nabigon, who hales from Long Lac, has spent time in the Central Hockey league with Rocky Mountain, Allen, Missouri, and Arizona.

The 30 year old also won the 2003 Memorial Cup with Mike Richards as a member of the Kitchener Rangers.

He also won the 2007 CIS Championship while playing with the University of New Brunswick.

Family Of Four Survives Frigid Weekend in the Bush

Another tale of survival in the bush in frigid weather conditions.

A family of four spent three nights stranded over the weekend north of Minaki near Trapline Lake.

The family had gone out on January 18th for a week of trapping.

On their way home, one of their snowmobiles broke down and the other became stuck.

The family, which included a six year old and a ten year old, had survival gear with them and
were able to build a shelter, light a fire and had enough food to survive.

They were finally located Monday morning by a pilot who had been contacted family members to try and locate them.

Attawapiskatt Walkers Close In On Ottawa

A group of First Nation walkers are only 900 kilomters away from their journey to Ottawa.

They left at the beginning of January from Attawapiskatt First Nation.

The three men are on foot and are hoping to encourage the Federal government to work on addressing several Aboriginal issues.

On Monday, the activists spent some time in Cochrane.

Chamber of Commerce Releases Economic Report

The Northwestern Ontario Associated Chambers of Commerce is teaming up with it's Ontario wide body, and the Mowat Centre to create a list of recommendation for the Ontario Government.

Spokesperson Charla Robinson says the suggestions are listed in the document "Emerging Stronger 2014" which was released on Tuesday.

Robinson says they've delivered the document to both opposition paries and the Liberal government.

Paramedics Reach Deal with KDSB

A tentative contract has been reached between the Kenora District Services Board and paramedic staff represented by the Canadian Union of Public Employees.

The three-year deal has been approved by the KDSB and terms won't be released until the contract is ratified by CUPE membership.

The deal covers 2012 to 2014.

New Gold Expects Slight Delay in Rainy River Project

New Gold says it's still committed to moving ahead with plans to develop a gold mine south of Kenora.

The company is holding a couple of open houses on its environmental assessment report.

Director of Environment Kyle Stanfield says the recent release of a new feasibility study shows plenty of promise for the project despite fluctuating  gold prices.

New Gold anticipates production to begin in the later part of 2016, later than what had been projected by then-Rainy River Resources.

Scary Bus Ride Home for Dryden Students

Not a routine ride home for some school bus students in Dryden yesterday.

The Northwestern Ontario Student Services Consortium says the DR19 bus traveled into the ditch near Dryden just after 4 o'clock in the afternoon.

Officials say police were immediately called and students were checked and then evacuated to another bus to be transported home.

No injuries are reported.

The Consortium says it attempted to call all impacted parents to advise them of the incident.

I Am Awesome, And I Know I Gets Funding

A major cash injection for a regional program for young women.

Program Coordinator Renee Martin-Brown says they have received 45-thousand dollars from the Aviva Fund.

She says the money will be used to promote the program across the region as well as hire more staff and presenters for the weekend retreat.

Last year, 19 girls from across the region attended a weekend conference in Nestor Falls.

Martin-Brown says their goal this year is to bring as many as 75 girls together for the self esteem and empowerment retreat.

Broncos Struggle After Exam Break

Beaver Brae sports teams were showing some signs of rust yesterday after their two week exam break.

The Broncos faced the Dryden Eagles on five fronts yesterday and managed just one win.

In girls hockey action, the Eagles cruised to a 5-2 win last night.

At the Beaver Brae gym, Dryden took three of four games against the Broncos in boys basketball and
girls volleyball.

The Eagles junior and senior girls beat Beaver Brae in three straight sets.

The lone win of the day came from the Bronco junior boys, who romped to a 59-42 victory.

The Beaver Brae senior boys were downed 63-43.

The Broncos are back in action at home again on Thursday against Fort Frances.