Fort Frances Derailment Cleaned Up

A rail car that toppled over Friday on Resolute Forest Products mill property in Fort Frances has now been emptied and hauled away.

Some of it's contents, hydrogen peroxide, spilled, but crews had it contained by Saturday.

The chemical is used in the bleaching process at the mill, but officials says it posed no risk to the public at any time.

Roads that had been closed during the incident have now been reopened.

Local Aboriginals Hold Solidarity March

Standing in solidarity.

A gathering took place Friday afternoon at the Whitecap Pavilion to support the aboriginal protest in New Brunswick.

Donna Anderson who organized the gathering says their message is simple.

They want the province of New Brunswick to respect the rights of first nations people.

Events like this have been held throughout the country since the RCMP converged on a fracking blockade by aboriginal people in Rexton.

English River Collision Claims Five Lives

Five people are dead following a four vehicle crash on Highway 17 between Ignace and Upsala.

Provincial Police say a westbound truck hit an eastbound transport around 10:45 Saturday night about 15 kilometers east of English River.

Four men in the truck and the transport driver all died in the crash.

The driver of the transport has been identified as a 43 year Sukhwinder Thandi  from Cambridge, Ontario.

The four men in the pickup truck haven't been positively identified.

Two other transports were involved in the crash but no one was injured.

The cause is under investigation.

Acting Treaty Three Police Chief Dives into New Job

The new acting chief of the Treaty Three Police Service is quickly getting
his feet wet.

Dan Davidson was involved in a press conference announcing a large drug
bust in Kenora last week.

He admits still learning the ropes after just one week on the job.

Davidson says one of his jobs is to fill some of their key vacancies, including
a new detachment commander for their southern base on the Couchiching
First Nation.

Forest Fire Season Winding Down

With snow on the ground, it's not too surprising there hasn't been much in the way
of forest fire activity in recent weeks.

Ministry of Natural Resources Spokesperson Deb MacLean says things have been quiet for a while now.

 MacLean says the last fire was in Red Lake, and was put out last Wednesday.

Two prescribed burns in the Sioux Lookout District continue to burn, and are being held at 45 and 15 hectares.

City Issues Reminder About Deer

The City of Kenora is offering some safety reminders when you come into contact with deer.

It's mating season for the animals and the city's deputy clerk,  Heather Kasprick says it's better to be safe than sorry.

Kasprick says humans don't aggravate deer anymore then usual but that the animals are much more likely to react.

She says it's mating season and the city wants to make sure people are taking extra precau
tuion.

New Gold Says It's Ready to Proceed with Rainy River Project

It has a new owner, but officials says plans for a new gold mine south of Kenora is still on moving forward.

New Gold has completed an acquisition of Rainy River Resources.

Director of Sustainability Kyle Stanfield says the project itself is still aiming for ministerial approval of the environmental assessment next year.

A final report of the environmental assessment is due out later this month.

Lakehead Tops National Rankings

A Northwestern Ontario University is the top in the province when it comes to undergraduate research.

Lakehead University in Thunder Bay was ranked number one in all of Ontario in this year's Canada's Top 50 Research Universities.

Vice President of Academics Dr. Rod Hanley says this is great news.

The school was considered based on the total amount of research dollars, intensity, and research output based on articles published in peer-reviewed literature.

Aussie Horseback Rider Arrives in NWO

He's travelled over 13-thousand miles on horseback in Australia, the U.S. and in Canada and now he has arrived in   northwestern Ontario.

Aussie Joe Guy is in the area as part of his long-rider trip.

Guy says he rides a different horse in every part of the country he travels in.

In this case the horse he's riding is from Manitoba and the owner will meet him in Thunder Bay to pick it up.

Thistles Split Weekend Road Games

A weekend split for the Kenora Triple "a" midget Thistles on the road this weekend.

Saturday, the Thistles earned their second win of the young season with a 3-0
shut out of the Parkland Rangers.

Eric Sinclair led the offense with a pair of goals, while Ben Dennis was in net for the shut out.

A tougher test yesterday for the Thistles as they were upended 5-1 by the Winnipeg Wild.

Bronco Football Team to Host WHSFL Playoff Game

 Beaver Brae's football team has been guaranteed a home play-off
date for the first time ever.

The Broncos will face Daniel McIntyre from Winnipeg on Thursday afternoon in quarter-final action at Pete Fair Memorial Field.

Beaver Brae finished the regular season with a 6-2 record after a 42-14 win over the St. John's Tigers on Friday.

Bronco Boys Win Pre-Season Tournament in Morris

A promising start for Beaver Brae's boys hockey team.

The Broncos won a tournament in Morris, Manitoba over the weekend, posting
a perfect 3-0 record.

Beaver Brae advanced to the final against the host team from Morris and edged
the Mavericks 3-2.

38 People Arrested in Drug Sweep in Kenora

A total of 38 people have been arrested in a massive drug bust in Kenora.

Over 263 thousand dollars worth of cocaine, marijuana and marijuana plants were seized as a result of the year-long undercover investigation.

Inspector Chris Harkins from the OPP's Crime Enforcement Bureau hopes this will put a dent in Kenora's illegal drug trade.

A total of 174 charges have been laid and the OPP says they also seized over 61 thousand dollars in property, including cash and illegal weapons.

Harkins says they had assistance from the Dryden Police, the Anishinabek Police Service, Treaty Three Police and the RCMP in their investigation.

Here's the OPP's list of the accused.

SUSPECT	CHARGES
LEROUX, Paul	20
LEBLANC, Jody	4
REDSKY, Ian	3
DURBIN, T. Wally	7
SMITH, Jory	4
WARMBIER, Paul	7
CEDERWALL, Kara	5
KRAWICKI, Ray	3
MAKARA, Russell	17
LEDUC, Ryan	15
KOSANJI, Bojan	2
TKACHYK, Jason	6
KITT, Chris	2
WIEBE, Tim	3
SKEAD, Shasha	2
SWANSON, Jason	1
ELDER, Miranda	5
SELLER, Liam	2
ALLISON, Tyler	1
CHEVREFILS, Peter	1
JORDAN, Chesterfield	3
DELORME, Rose	3
PENCOFF, Derek	4
COCHRANE, Cheyenne	2
ZINKIEWICZ, Mario	2
WETENDORF, Kevin	2
PAULSON, Shanalee	9
FOX, Arnold	2
MOYER, Matt	14
SAVOYARD, Patrick	2

Mock Disaster Set for Next Thursday

Lights, Sirens, Lock down.

That will be the sights and sounds of a mock disaster taking place in the city on October 24th.

The City's Chief Administrative Officer Karen brown says the drill is needed to test their emergency systems.

The Kenora Catholic District School Board is taking part in the mock disaster by going into lock down and having drama students at T.A. act like injured victims.

The drill will get underway at around 9:00 outside the Catholic Education Center
.

Police Investigate Murder in Fort Severn

A 19 year old Fort Severn Man was in Kenora Court yesterday on Second degree murder charge.

Tommy Raymond Miles Junior was arrested this week in connection

to the death of a 24 year old woman.

The Nishinabe Aski Police Service was called out to investigate a serious

assault Wednesday.

Georgina Becky Stoney was taken to the nursing station in Fort Severn

where she died from her injuries.  

A post-mortem exam was conducted yesterday at Lake of the Woods

District Hospital, but the cause of death has not been released. 

Rickford Ready to Start New Session

Kenora MP Greg Rickford is happy to start the Fall session of Parliament.

Rickford who is the minister responsible for FEDNOR says he wants to build off the recent successes reported in the City of Kenora.

He says infrastructure concerns like the downtown revitalization project are another priority.

Rickford who also hold the Science and Technology portfolio says there will also be investments to make local mills more sustainable.

Hydro Rates Going Up

Home and business owners in Northwestern Ontario will see a bit of an increase on their electricity bill effective November 1st.

Ontario Energy Board Spokesperson Vanda Wall says off-peak times will go up to 7.2-cents per kilowatt hour and mid-peak will go up to 10.9-cents.

She says overall says rates will go up 0.5-cents a kilowatt hour.

In plain terms, it works out to be about three-percent of the total monthly bill or about
four dollar more.

First Ever Bark For Life Tomorrow

The Kenora Harborfront will be going to the dogs this weekend.

The first ever Bark For Life will be taking place tomorrow from the Whitecap Pavilion.

Ashley Rooney is one of the organizers and says this event is becoming increasingly popular in other communities in Ontario.

Proceeds from Bark for Life will go to the Canadian Cancer Society.

Participants will be gathering at the Whitecap Pavilion starting at 9:00 tomorrow morning.

Broncos Wrap Up Regular Season in WHSFL Today

The regular season in the Winnipeg High School Football League wraps up
with Beaver Brae playing its third game in seven days.

The Broncos are back in Winnipeg today to take on the winless St. John Tigers.

Kick-off is 5:00 this evening.

Beaver Brae will use the game to prepare for its first home play-off game
in the WHSFL next Friday.

The Broncos will host a quarter-final match against a team still to be determined.

Krolyk Out of the Running at OFSAA Golf Championships

A disappointing second day for Beaver Brae's Matt Krolyk at the
OFSAA Golf Championships.

Krolyk fired a second round of 84, for a two day total of 163.

That tied for 66th out of 118 golfers that competed in the
two day high school championship near Windsor.