More Donors Needed

The Canadian Blood Services is still looking for donors for next weeks clinic in Fort Frances.

About 140 spaces are still open for the clinics next Monday and Tuesday.

Spokesperson Harvey Heather says they're hoping most of them can be filled by first time donors.

The C.B.S. moved its spring clinic to the summer to ensure blood supplies were kept replenished.

Falls Airport Commission Supports Utah Air Carrier Bid

International Falls Airport Commission is throwing its support behind a Utah-based air carrier interested in providing air passenger service to the city.

SkyWest Airlines is one three bids being reviewed by the U-S Department of Transportation.

Commission Chair Bob Anderson says the company's proposal to provided jet service for the next two years as the most promising.

Sovereign Air and a resubmitted bid from Great Lake Airlines who indicated earlier in the year, it could not take on the route are also seeking approval.

A final decision could come by the end of the month with the selected carrier taking over Delta's route by the end of this year.

Sandy Lake Residents Return Home

Residents of Sandy Lake, evacuated because of smoke near their community last week, are back home.

The Ministry of Natural Resources says fires that were a concern to the remote community remained quiet on the weekend, allowing the 650 residents housed in hotels in Fort Frances and Thunder Bay to return.

Out of province crews from Saskatchewan and New Brunswick were also sent home with the forest fires threat diminishing due to rain and cooler temperatures.

Joint Management Board Goes Forward

Canada and the U.S. will be working together on a new management board for Lake of the Woods and Rainy Lake watersheds.

Foreign Affairs minister John Baird made the announcement on the weekend in Kenora.

The feds were supposed to make its intentions known a month ago, but Baird says he wanted to make the announcement personally.

The creation of the joint management board was a recommendation of an International Joint Commission task force.

Plane Crash In Sioux Lookout

There's been another plane crash in northwestern Ontario.

A Cessna float plane, with five people on board, crashed Sunday afternoon shortly after taking off from Pelican Lake at Sioux Lookout.

The group was planning to do a sight seeing tour of the community.

All five were sent to hospital for treatment of minor injuries and released.

More Liquor Stores Planned

More liquor stores are to open in Ontario.

The Liquor Control Board of Ontario says it's planning to add about 70 new stores in the next two years.

Their exact locations are still to be determined.