Spring Snow Storm On the Way

If the forecast holds true, it could be the worst snow storm of the season.

Right now Environment Canada is predicting about 30 to 35 centimeters of snow by the time the Colorado Low moves through the region.

Meteorologist Ria Alsen says the storm system is centered over Nebraska right now and will pass through the Kenora area over the next 24 hours.

While the Kenora area will take the brunt of the storm, areas to the east like Thunder Bay will see only a smattering of snow and some freezing rain.

All School Buses Cancelled Today

Another long weekend for students who take the bus to school.

Yet another snow day has been declared by the Northwest Student Services
Consortium.

School buses in Kenora, Sioux Narrows, Vermillion Bay, Dryden, Red Lake, Ignace
and Sioux Lookout have all ben cancelled today.

Schools will remain open however for any students who can get to class today.

Sunshine List Continues to Grow

The novelty of making Ontario's Sunshine List is starting to lose it's luster.

The number of people making more than 100 thousand dollars a year keeps growing.

According to the Public Sector Salary Disclosure List, the Keewatin-Patricia District School Board has the most employees on the list in the Kenora area.

There are 52 people from the public school board making 100 thousand dollars or more.

The Kenora Catholic District School board had only 15, but it also has the highest paid
educator in the region.

Phylis Eikre made just over 198 thousand dollars last year.

The top-paid public employee in Kenora was Dr. Kerry McDonald at Lake of the Woods District
Hospital.

The regional patholigost earned 379 thousand dollars.

Two Kenora Teams Win Stars Tournament in Winnipeg

A big weekend for the Lake of the Woods Girls hockey teams.

A total of 12 local teams were in Winnipeg for the St. Boniface Stars Girls Hockey Tournament.

Kenora teams won two gold, two silver and three bronze medals.

The PeeWee Turbo and Bantam Dy-no-mite 4.0 both won their divisions, while the Novice Purple Polar Puppies
won silver after a 6-1 loss to Dryden in the final.

Do One Thing Conference Tickets On Sale

Registration is now open for the Northwestern health unit's "Do One Thing" conference.

The conference takes over the Whitecap Pavilion May 27th and 28th.

CEO Mark Perrault says it's a first of it's kind conference for service providers in the region.

One of the featured speakers will be Rick Mercer from CBC TV's Rick Mercer Report.

Tickets for the conference are 195 dollars and can be purchased on-line here.

Public School Board To Expand FASD Classrooms

Nothing but rave reviews for the Keewatin-Patricia District School Board from a leading expert on Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder.

Dr. Gideon Koren is the founder and director of the Motherisk Program and a professor at the University of Toronto and he visited the FASD classrooms at Open Roads in Dryden and Sioux Mountain in Sioux Lookout.

Dr. Koren says there are only 2-programs of this kind in Ontario and four in Canada.

The Board is planning to expand the program next year in Keewatin Public School and the Madsen school in Red Lake.

No Charges Laid So Far in Dryden Fatal

Provincial Police say they continue to investigate the circumstances behind a fatal two vehicle collision on Highway 17 last week.

The crash claimed the life of 24-year-old Taylor Gardiner of Dryden.

Police say they won't be laying charges at this time.

Gardiner died when his west bound car struck an east bound transport.

The driver of the tractor trailer unit wasn't injured.

Funeral services for the well liked young man will be held tomorrow afternoon at 2 o'clock at the United Church in Dryden.