Advance Poll Numbers Down

More than 26-hundred voters have cast ballots already in the Kenora-Rainy River riding this election.

That's about 800 less than the turnout to advance polls in the 2011 provincial election.

But that year there were 10 days of advanced voting, compared to the seven this year.

Provincially, more than 566-thousand people used advance polls compared to the over 603-thousand in 2011.

Candidates Into The Stretch Run in Kenora-Rainy River

It's into the final stretch in the Ontario election campaign.

In Kenora-Rainy River, Sarah Campbell is, this time, the incumbent and is standing on her record as she seeks a second term.

Campbell says the desire for a change in government is among the most frequent topic coming up when she's met with voters.

It may not be statistically significant, but the results are interesting none-the-less.

In our recent on-line poll on 895The Lake.ca, 49 percent of respondants feel
the Conservatives will win this Thursday's provincial election.

Surprisingly 37 percent picked the NDP and just 12 percent think the Liberals
might pull out a victory.

This week we're asking you who you think will win the Kenora-Rainy River
Riding.

You can log onto 895thelake.ca and cast your vote.

OPP Advise Caution On Area Roads

OPP say they are busy responding responding to vehicle collisions with moose and deer.

They say they are responding to deer collisions on a regular basis.

The summer months more animal collisions occur because mosquitos and blackflies are chasing the animals out of the bush and onto the highway.

The majority of the crashes occur during the hours of darkness between dusk and dawn.

Two New Forest Fires In NWO

With all the rain lately, not a surprise it's remained fairly quiet on the
forest fire front across northwestern Ontario.

The MNR says there were just two new blazes reported across the region over the weekend.

One was a small fire in the Dryden District, the other located near Long Lac in the Nipigon district.

Both fires were human caused.

The MNR says recent rains are helping crews get the upper hand on a forest fire in the Red Lake District which has grown to about 95 hectares in size.

Influential Women Honored

A Red Lake resident has been named one of the most influential women in northern Ontario.

Dani Drewek received the Tradeswoman of the Year award at the 17th Annual Influential Women of Northern Ontario Awards in Thunder Bay last week.

Drewek is a Cage Tender at Goldcorp in Red Lake.

Meanwhile, an Atikokan teen is among the winners of the Influential Women of Northern Ontario awards.

Kiara Gannon is the recipient of the Essay Scholarship award.

The awards were handed out in Thunder Bay recently.

A total of 13-women were honoured at the event.

Richards A Win Away from a Second Stanley Cup

The Los Angeles Kings are one victory away from their 2nd Stanley Cup title in 3 years.

Jonathan Quick was solid making 32 saves and Kenora's Mike Richards scored his 3rd goal of the playoffs as the Kings shutout the Rangers 3-0 in New York.

In a post-game interview, Richards downplayed the importance of his goal and suggested Jeff Carter's first period goal was the key one of the game.

 Carter scored with less a second on the clock at the end of the first period to give the Kings their first lead of the Stanley Cup final.

Richards wrapped up the scoring with a second period marker.

The Kings can wrap things up tomorrow night at Madison Square Garden

Elementary Track and Field Meet Starts Today

For the first time in years, Beaver Brae will be track and field central this week.

Pete Fair Memorial Field will be the site of today's elementary track and field meet.

Today, the grade four, five and six students will be in competition starting at 9:00 this morning.

Tomorrow, the Grade six, seven and eights will take their turn.