Hockeyville Rainy River?

(Town of Rainy River photo)

The town of Rainy River wants to become this year's Kraft Hockeyville.

It's entered the contest looking for Canadian communities with strong hockey spirit.

Recreation Director Meaghan Shanks says they're now asking people to submit stories to help it reach the next level.

"There's nothing to lose in putting your name forward," says Shanks, "so I went ahead and put a story in there with some pictures. We've started a Facebook page and we're hoping to have people go there and write some stories."

Submissions are being accepted until January 31st.

FedNor Money Announced

The Federal Government is adding just over $1.1. million to FedNor.

Industry Minister Tony Clement says the investment will help continue to grow business and create jobs in the northwest.

"Big banks in the big cities are sometimes good at loaning money in the big cities," says Clement, "but sometimes less successful at making loans available to small businesses in rural and northern Canada."

Clement says there will also be some small changes to FedNor coming that will see it focus more on economic growth.