Thistles Drop Game 1

Game one at the Allan Cup has ended in confusion for the Kenora Triple A Senior Thistles.

The team has to solve how a 4-1 lead got away from them against the Brantford Blast.

Kenora saw the 3 goal lead disappear in only 2 minutes late in the 1st period.

The Thistles then went behind 5-4 for good as Dave Russell scored the winner for the Blast in the second making it 5-4.

A valiant comeback effort proved unsuccessful for the Thistles.

Kenora needs a quick lesson as they face the Clarenville Caribous tomorrow afternoon at 2:30.

Once again we will provide up to the minute updates on twitter @CJRLnews.

One other game at the Allen Cup last night saw the host Dundas Real McCoys edge the Southeast
Prairie Thunder 4-3 in the night game.  

Drug Charges Laid Following Traffic Stop

A Calgary man is facing drug and weapon charges following a traffic stop in Kenora.

On Friday evening police pulled over 44 year Owen Czech on highway 17-A.

OPP searched the vehicle and found cocaine and methadone inside.

Czech is now facing 2 counts of drug possession and possession of a weapon for a dengerous purpose.

He will answer to the charges in June.

New Gold Named Developer of the Year

New Gold has been named Developer of the Year by the Ontario Prospectors Association.

It was selected for its Rainy River gold project, near Barwick.

The project, acquired in a buy-out of Rainy River Resources, is in the Environmental Assessment Stage with construction projected to start next year.

Rotary Pleased With Auction Results

Going...going...gone.

The annual Rotary Auction is in the books and it proved to be
a good fundraiser.

Rotary officials say they raised over 30 thousand dollars during the
nine day on-line auction of goods and services.

People who have not picked up their winning items yet are urged to do
so this week at the Safeway Customer Service Desk.

A New Judge Appointed In Kenora

The provincial government is appointing a new judge for the Ontario Court of Justice in Kenora.

A managing partner at McAuley and Partners in Dryden has been appointed to the bench.

Sarah Trach has been working at McAuley & Partners for the past 10-years, focusing on family law.

She has also practised general litigation, including small claims court matters, employment, criminal and civil litigation in both the Ontario Court of Justice and the Superior Court of Justice.

Hockey For Health Another Big Success

Another Successful hockey for heath tournament in Kenora.

Dean Caron started the event in 2009 and says Jess Rheault did a great job taking over as organizer this year.

Caron stepped aside from organizing this y
ear so he could play with his sons in the open division.

Overall hockey for health raised just under 34 thosuand dollars.

Lakehead Expanding It's Virtual Classroom

Lakehead University is trying to reach more students across northwestern Ontario.

President Brian Stevenson says they are currently at work on expanding their vitural classroom.

Stevenson says the technology involved in the new virtual classroom makes it the next best thing to being in the same room as the professor.

He says they are working with Confederation College in Kenora on the project.

Health Unit Warns of Needle Disposal

With the snow melting, there are plenty of reports of old needle
s being found on local streets.

Public Health Nurse Brittni Trudgen with the Northwestern Health Unit is offering tips to protect yourself if you find discarded needles.

She say when disposing of needles include wearing gloves, place it in a hard sided container, and washing your hands immediately after.

Trudgen notes the health unit does provide free pick up kits.

IISD Outlines Research Priorities at ELA

It's going to be a busy spring and summer at the Experimental Lakes area.

Several research projects are planned this year at the facility located between Kenora and Vermillion Bay.

Matt McCandless is with the International Institute for Sustainable Development and says they have a couple of projects ready to roll including simulating the impacts of climate change on lake trout.

Another project is looking at so-called nano-silver particles and their impact on the environment.

Kings Bay Sells Gold Project in Nestor Falls Area

A junior mining company is selling off some of its interests in northwestern Ontario.

King's Bay Gold says it's handing over its 20 per cent stake in two properties in the Nestor Falls area to Cameron Gold Operations, a subsidiary of Australia's Chalice Gold Mines.

King's Bay earns 100-thousand dollars Canadian in the deal.

The sites remaining interests were owned by Coventry Resources which was bought out by Chalice in February.

Nuclear Waste Agency Conducting Flights Over NWO

Don't be alarmed if you see planes flying low to ground in the Ignace area.

The Nuclear Waste Management Organization will be conducting aerial surveys.

Pilot Andre LaFontaine says they are trying to find suitable locations to bury nuclear waste.

LaFontaine says disturbances will be kept down to a minimum.

Ignace is one of three communities across northwestern Ontario being examined for possible use.

Local Cheerleaders Bring Home Medals from the Nationals

The Beaver Brae and Kenora All-Star Cheer teams are bringing back a couple of suitcases full of medals from the National Cheerleading Championships in Niagara Falls.

The Broncos won the bronze medal in the High School, small all-girl division on Saturday.

The Kenora Junior All-Star Cheer and Dance Team were given an outstanding performance award in the Large Junior age group.

That earned them a top ten finish in the country.

The Senior All-Star Dance Team won a silver medal in the Small Pom Dance Division.

A day later, the Dance Team won a silver medal another competition in Brantford.

A total of 50 cheerleaders attended the National Championships and are heading home today.

CRA Re-Opens Tax Return Website

The Canada Revenue Agency has reopened the services section of its website which means you can now file your tax returns online again as well as make payments and access all other e-services on the website.

They include EFILE, NETFILE, My Account, My Business Account and Represent a Client.

The website was taken down for four days amid security concerns with the "Heartbleed" bug.

Blood Donor Clinic Opens This Afternoon At T.A.

The need for blood is never ending.

That's the message from Mike Choi from the Canadian Blood Services as they prepare for a donor clinic in the city.

Choi says donations go a long way.

The clinic runs today and tomorrow at the St. Thomas Aquinas Gym.

Choi says they are hoping for at least 200 people through the door.

Thistles Begin Quest for Allen Cup Today

The Kenora Triple A Senior Thistles begin their quest for an Allan Cup championship today.

The Thistles arrived in Dundas yesterday and will practice this morning before opening the tournament with a game at 3:30 eastern time against the southern Ontario champions, the Brantford Blast.

The Thistles are in a pool that also features the Clarenville Caribous from Newfoundland.

The Caribous won the Allen Cup when Kenora hosted back in 2011
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JM Judo Club Excels at Weekend Tournament

A good weekend for the Jaffray Melick Judo Club.

It hosted it's annual tournament at Beaver Brae and claimed four gold medals, three silver and four bronze.

Kerwin Klywak, M'otei Demers, Noah Sullivan and Luke Heatherington each won their

respective divisions.

A total 82 fighters representing nine judo clubs from across northwestern Ontario and Manitoba attended the Lake of the Woods Judo Tournament on Saturday.  

Here's a complete list of medal winners from the JM Judo Club:

Austin Brown -Silver in Under 12 under 33kg division

Kerwin Klywak - Gold in U 14 -30/-34kg

M'otei Demers-Gold in U14 +60kg

Parker Stevenson-Bronze in U16  over 66kg division 

Kyle Markham - Bronze in U16 -60kg

Noah Sullivan-Gold in U16 -42/55kg

Lucas Brown-Silver in U16 -42/55kg

Karly Lockhart Bronze in U18 -48/-52 kg

Luke Heatherington - Gold in Sr Mens -73kg

Carl Hensrud - Bronze in Sr Mens -73kg

Robert Marshall - Silver in Masters Open