Illinois Man fined for Too Many Walleye

It was an expensive catch of walleye.

A Chicago man has been fined 24 hundred dollars for having 12 walleye over the legal limit in his possession.

The Ministry of Natural Resources says it was conducting a patrol on Lac LeCroix on the west side of Quetico Park back in June.

Dan Behrens had stopped for a shore lunch when conservation officers checked his boat.

They found 14 walleye in his possession.

Trustee Questions Graduation Rates

At least one trustee with the Keewatin-Patricia District School Board is questioning why students are allowed to take five years to graduate instead of four.

Figures from the public school board show that only 66 percent of students have 26 credits by the end of four years of high school.

Bob Onysko says 30 credits are needed to graduate, so obviously a lot of students are taking five years or more graduate.

He claims four year graduation rates are higher in most western provinces, such as

Manitoba and Alberta and wonders whether Ontario taxpayers should be footing the bill for a fifth year in high school for our students.

Vice-chair of the board Cecile Marcino says their job is to encourage student success, whether it takes four, five or even six years for students to graduate.

Cat Lake Woman Arrested in Drug Bust

A woman who was bound for Cat Lake First Nation didn't get out of Sioux Lookout.

The Kenora Joint Forces Drug Unit received information that the accused was in possession of drugs and was destined for Cat Lake.

Officers located the 20-year-old and found a number of drugs in her possession including oxycodone and marijuana.

The value of the drugs is roughly 5-thousand dollars.

Police say Rochelle Oombash of Cat Lake faces 3-charges.

Rickford Support Federal Government's Economic Direction

The M.P. for the Kenora Riding is defending the government's most recent economic forecast.

Yesterday, finance minister Jim Flaherty indicated the government would not be able to balance its books by 2014 as planned.

Greg Rickford says the government can and will do whatever it can to ensure our economy remains stable.

Rickford says the uncertainty surrounding the finances of Greece and Italy are definitely having an impact on Canada.

Rainy River Ready to Open Mine by 2015?

Rainy River Resources says it's could open its proposed open-pit gold mine south of Kenora by 2015.

Underground operations would begin 3-years later.

A preliminary economic assessment reveals the mine would operate for at least 13-years, producing more than 4-million ounces of gold and nearly 6-and-a-half million in silver.

Less Travel in Store for K-P Trustees

More technology, less travel.

That's the mantra of the Keewatin-Patricia District School board.

Director of Education Jack McMaster says there are practical reasons for holding their board meetings in Dryden, especially during the winter months.

McMaster says their committee of the whole meetings will be held in Kenora during the winter months, also via videoconference.

Saints Boys open High School Hockey Season Tonight

Another high school hockey season gets underway this evening.

The Thomas Aquinas boys hockey team heads to Red Lake to take on the Rams.

The game has been moved up an hour and is now scheduled to start at 5:45 at the Cochenor Arena.

Meanwhile, Beaver Brae's boys hockey team sees its first action Saturday, when they travel to Sioux Lookout to face the Warriors.

Broncos girls advance to NorWOSSA Finals

Beaver Brae's junior girls basketball team has saved its best for last.

Hilary Moncrief drained two free throws with under 30-seconds left to play as the Broncos upset the hometown Eagles  28-27 in this morning's NORWOSSA Semi-Final.

Beaver Brae is back in action this hour in the gold medal game against Fort Frances.

In the Junior Boys Volleyball Semi-Final, the Fort Frances Muskies came back from a 2-1 deficit to beat the Beaver Brae Broncos in 5 sets.

The Muskies will face Dryden in the 2 o'clock Final.

Beaver Brae's senior girls have also advanced to the NorWOSSA final.

The Broncos upended Fort Frances 29-13 in this afternoon's semi-final.

They're back in action at 7:00 in the gold medal game against the host Eagles.

Beaver Brae's senior boys volleyball team was ousted from the play-offs after losing in three straight games to Fort Frances.

Kenora and Lake of the Woods Regional Community Foundation

Registered charities in The Kenora and Lake of the Woods region are a little richer this morning.


The community foundation handed out a total of forty-five thousand dollars in grants last night . Executive Director,Darlene MacGillivray says every little bit helps

For more details about this years recipients visit klcf.ca

The Keewatin-Patricia District School Board

You can find out what's going on in your child's school with just a click of a mouse.


The Keewatin-Patricia District School Board has been working with its schools to make sure each one now has their very own web site.

Sheena Valley is the board's website adminstrator and says some of the websites are more sophisticated than others right now.

Valley says you can access any of the school websites through the Keewatin-Patricia board's own main page.

Remembrance Day

Legions in Kenora, Keewatin and Redditt are all getting ready for their annual Remembrance Day ceremonies.

Gerry Lava is with the Kenora Legion and says its important to not only remember the veteran's of the two world wars, but also those who have fought and died in more recent conflicts like the war in Afghanistan.

The local services will all start at 10:30 Friday morning.

Community Foundation Holds Granting Ceremony Tonight

The Kenora and Lake of the Woods Regional Community Foundation will be handing out just over 50 thousand dollars to a number of lucky community groups.

The fall granding ceremony will take place this evening at the Best Western Lakeside Inn starting at 7:00.

In addition to endowment funds, a number of separate groups, including the CP Rail Employees will be

presenting cheques as part of the granting ceremony.

TA wins double volleyball gold at NORWOSSA

Make it two for two for Thomas Aquinas at the NorWOSSA Single "a" championships.

Both Saints boys volleyball teams have won gold in Rainy River today.

The Thomas Aquinas senior boys lost their first set in league play, but still managed to down Atikokan three games to one to claim the NorWOSSA crown.

The T.A. junior boys managed to get past their nemisis this year, downing the Voyageurs three sets to one.

Atikokan had beaten the Saints in its two previous meetings, and won the first game of the final, but then lost the next three games to give Thomas Aquinas the gold.

T.A.'s senior girls will take to the court for the girls basketball final against the host Owls at 4:00 this
afternoon.

OFAH Upset with New Democrats over Gun Registry

The Ontario Federation of Anglers and Hunters has come to the rescue of Thunder Bay's NDP MP's.

OFAH Spokesman Greg Farrant says they have sent an open letter to NDP Leader Nycole Turmel in support of Bruce Hyer and John Rafferty who were punished for voting in favour of ending the long gun registry.

Farrant says how can you punish someone for voting for what their constituents wanted when you don't have an official stance on the issue.

K-P Graduation Rates increasing

The Keewatin-Patricia District School Board is getting closer to the provincial target of an 85 percent graduation rate.

The most recent statistics from the public school board show that 81 percent of their students graduated last year.

Director of Education Jack McMaster says their graduation rate improved five percent compared to last year.

McMaster says the figures show that the longer a student is in their school system, the better their chances of graduation.

Thomas Aquinas battles for NorWOSSA Gold Today

Thomas Aquinas has a shot at three gold medals today at the NorWOSSA finals taking place in Rainy River.

The Saints junior boys won their semi-final yesterday three sets to none against Red Lake.

They are currently on the court against Atikokan.

The T.A. senior boys will also play Atikokan in the gold medal game.

The Thomas Aquinas Senior girls got 26 points from Melissa White yesterday en route to a 52-29 victory over Sioux Lookout in their semi-final.

The Saints will play Rainy River in the final game of the day at 4:00.

Montague back in Kenora Court next week

Four days of hearings have been set aside in Kenora Court starting next Monday in the forfeiture case involving Dryden's Donna Montague.

Donna's husband Bruce was released from jail back in January after serving time for 26-firearm related charges.

Montague has been fighting the civil forfeiture of his Eaton-Rugby home, firearms and other property ever since.

Bruce Montague says he has given up that fight and wants nothing to do with the case anymore.

Crown Attorney Peter Keen says next week's hearing is to do with the forfeiture of firearms only.

The Rural Voices Network

The Rural Voices Network is trying to bridge the communication gap between local residents and municipal leaders.

The Network is hosting 7-community consultations, with open discussions planned for Dryden and Thunder Bay.

Project Manager Manon Germain says your voice will be the key influence in a public survey that will be distributed to over 10-thousand rural Ontario residents.

Manon says they want folks to play a greater role in the growth of a community.

Rainbow Resource Centre

High School students in Northwestern Ontario will be hearing from youth peer-to-peer educators from the Rainbow Resource Centre based out of Winnipeg.


Gillian Lunny is the Manager of Sexual Health with the Northwestern Health Unit and says the students will be learning about the impacts of bullying and discrimination.

The presenters will be in Red Lake, Sioux Lookout and Kenora the week of November 21st.

Coventry Resources

The Cameron Lake area southeast of Kenora could be home to a new gold mine as early as 2014.

Coventry Resources has been doing exploration work in the area for the past year.

Company spokesperson Nicholas Walker says the project shows a lot of promise.

Coventry held an open house in Sioux Narrows last week, to update local residents on the gold project.