Final Day to Solicit Votes

It's Day 29 of the Ontario election campaign, the last day for the politicians to make their promises before the people have their say at the ballot box.

New poll results indicate the governning Liberals are leading the Tories by 10 points among decided voters.

In Kenora-Rainy River, Progressive Conservative candidate Rod McKay, the Liberal's Anthony Leek, Sarah Campbell of the NDP, Northern Ontario Heritage Party hopeful Charmaine Romaniuk and Jo Jo Holiday of the Green Party are making one final push to get voters to support their campaigns at tomorrow's ballot box.

Thunder Bay-Atikokan Riding Prediction

It's a horse race in Thunder Bay Atikokan.

Lakehead University Political Science Professor Laure Paquette says despite relative inexperience NDP Candidate Mary Kozorys is in a strong position.

Paquette says Liberal Bill Mauro has the advantage of being the incumbent while PC Candidate Fred Gilbert has name recognition from being a one-time president of LU.  

Rafferty Supports National Suicide Prevention Strategy

Thunder Bay-Rainy River MP John Rafferty is calling suicide among First Nation youth a national crisis.

He says its a reason he'll support a Liberal proposal for a national suicide prevention strategy.

Debate on the proposal took place in the House of Commons yesterday.

Question of the Day - October 5

There's some support to Fort Frances town council spending money to develop new bicycle trails in town.

61 per cent of respondents to Tuesday's Poll Question at B93.ca support the town making trail development a priority in the upcoming budget.

Today's question, do think tomorrow's election in Ontario will result in a majority or minority government.

Vote at b93.ca

Water Rate Increase in I. Falls Expected

There could be a huge jump coming to water rates in International Falls.

Chair of the city's finance committee Cynthia Jacksa says the water department is currently running a deficit and an increase as high as 12 per cent in rates might be needed to offset the shortfall.

Jacksa says a study of the water system, due at the end of this month, will help determine the size of the increase.

Forest Fire Hazard to Increase

The Ministry of Natural Resources is concerned with the number of human caused fires that have sparked in recent days.

One near Little Sawbill Lake northeast of Fort Frances occured on the weekend.

Information Officer Debbie MacLean says the forest fire hazard could reach extreme levels by the end of the week.

There are 34 fires still burning, most being monitored by the MNR.

Six of those fires are burning in Quetico Provincial Park.

Advance Polls Busy

About 8 per cent of eligible voters in the Kenora-Rainy River riding have cast their ballots in the provincial election.

Elections Ontario says 3611 people took advantage of ten days of advance polls that ended last Friday.

There are just over 45-thousand eligible voters in the riding.

Meantime, about 43-hundred of the 56-thousand plus voters took part in advance polls in Thunder Bay-Atikokan cast their ballots.

Conventry Acquires Mineral Rights

Coventry Resources at Cameron Lake Project - Conventry Resources photo

Coventry Resources has secured mineral rights to property adjacent to the Rainy River Resources gold project.

The Australian-based company says it intends to conduct an aggressive exploration program on the 96 square kilometres which has seen limited exploration in the past.

The company is already exploring for gold in the Cameron Lake area near Nestor Falls.

Fishing Pier Open

A new fishing pier is in place on the U.S. side of Rainy Lake.

The 84-foot pier at Tilson Bay was installed by Minnesota Department of Natural Resources staff to replace an aging structure.

Tilson Bay is located approximately six miles east of International Falls.

Weather Record

A weather record for Fort Frances Monday.

The high of 27.8 degrees Celsius surpassed the old mark of 25.5 C set back in 1997.

The warm weather is expected to continue until Saturday.