Cocaine Seized In Traffic Stop

OPP in Kenora are sitting on a sizable seizure of cocaine.

Seven kilos of the contraband, worth an estimated $750 thousand, were discovered after officers stopped a speeding vehicle on the Trans Canada Highway in the community Monday.

A 26 year old man from Pickering is charged.

Ranier Wants Rail Crossing Monitored

The city of Ranier wants to arm itself with some video evidence it can use against CN Rail.

Mayor Dennis Wagner claims CN is willfully breaking a State statue by consistently blocking a crossing in his city for more than 10 minutes.

Wagner is asking Koochiching County to set up a camera to document the problem.

Wagner says CN Rail sent fourteen trains through two weeks ago, that blocked the crossing for the better part of an hour.

LCBO Workers Prepare For Strike May 17

Liqour stores in Ontario could be shutdown at the start of the May long weekend.

Unionized workers with the Liquor Control Board of Ontario say they're prepared to walk off the job May 17 if they can't get a new contract.

The employees' four-year contract ended March 31 and the union says "very little progress'' has been made at the bargaining table.

More Home Care Dollars Promised

The Ontario government intends to spend $185 million more this year to improve home care services for seniors.

Premier Kathleen Wynne says patients who require "complex'' treatment will wait an average of five days to get home care.

It was one of the NDP demands in order to support the Liberals' budget _ which will be tabled May 2nd.

Homlund Financial Completes Donation To Riverside

One of the many contributors to last year's Together We Can campaign for a Digital Mammography unit has made good on their pledge.

Susan Bodnarchuk of Homlund Financial has presented Riverside Foundation For Health Care with four thousand dollars.

Bodnarchuk says Manulife Financial matched donations received, allowing the Fort Frances firm to surpass its initial contribution by a thousand dollars.

Hunter Fined

An Atikokan man has been fined $1,500 for possessing and using a hunting licence that included fake information.

Evan Hughes was initially charged last fall after Ministry of Natural Resources conservation officers determined he had obtained a hunting license to shoot a deer by providing false information that he had lived in Ontario for at least six months the year prior.

Trails Closed

Here's a sign of hope for those tired of winter.

All snowmobile and ski trails in Voyageurs National Park are closed for the season because of warm weather.

Park officials say trails have deteriorated into poor condition.

Staff are in the process of removing snowmobile trail markers and thin ice signs.

New Results From Bayfield

New assay results from Bayfield Ventures.

The company says it continues to find areas of high grade gold and silver deposits within its Burns and "B" Block projects, adjacent to the Rainy River Resources gold project, north of Barwick.

The findings are the result of a dozen holes drilled earlier this year.

Fisheries Plans Up For Comment

The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources is gathering input on new fisheries management plans for eight lakes in in northern St. Louis and Koochiching counties.

The plans are for Crane, Johnson, Kabetogama, Moose, Namakan, Rainy, Sand Point and Little Vermilion and identify specific management activities planned for the next 10 to 20 years.

Public has until April 30 to comment.

Festival Results From Tuesday April 23

Several multi winners as the vocal performances kicked off the final week of the Rainy River District Festival of the Performing Arts.

Callahan Wiedenhoeft, Brianna Eldridge and Mackenna Begin all walked away with four first place finishes.

Joelle Bruyere and Emma Dykstra had three wins each.


Here are the results from Tuesday

Secular Solo, Examination Courses, Grade 2
FIRST: Joelle Bruyere
SECOND: Keisha DeBungie

Secular Solo, Examination Courses, Grade 3
FIRST:  Star Martin
SECOND:  Lily Matthews

Secular Solo, Examination Courses, Grade 4
FIRST:  Callahan Wiedenhoeft

Secular Solo, Examination Courses, Grade 5
FIRST:  Emma Dykstra 

Secular Solo, Examination Courses, Grade 6
FIRST:  McKenna Begin

Secular Solo, 11 and 12 years
FIRST:   (Tie) Brianna Eldridge, Callahan Wiedenhoeft

Secular Solo, 13 and 14 years
FIRST:  Kaitlynn Lougheed

Sacred Solo, Examination Courses, Grade 5
FIRST:  Emma Dykstra

Traditional Folk Song, Examination Courses, Grade 3
FIRST:  Brianna Eldridge
SECOND:  Carmen Hebert

Traditional Folk Song, Examination Courses, Grade 4
FIRST:  Callahan Wiedenhoeft

Traditional Folk Song, Examination Courses, Grade 5
FIRST:  Emma Dykstra

Traditional Folk Song, Examination Courses, Grade 6
FIRST:  McKenna Begin

Traditional Folk Song, 11 and 12 years
FIRST:  Caitlin Anderson

Traditional Folk Song, 13 and 14 years
FIRST:  McKenna Begin
SECOND:  (Tie) Jillian Armstrong, Emily Loney

Musical Theatre, Solo, 7 and 8 years
FIRST:  Christian Wiedenhoeft
SECOND:   Joelle Bruyere

Musical Theatre, Solo, 9 and 10 years
FIRST:  Carmen Hebert
SECOND:  Lily Matthews

Musical Theatre, Solo, 11 and 12 years
FIRST:  Brianna Eldridge
SECOND:  Callahan Wiedenhoeft

Vocal Duet, 9 to 12 years
FIRST:  Callahan Wiedenhoeft  and Christian Wiedenhoeft

Sacred Solo, 7 and 8 years
FIRST:  Joelle Bruyere

Sacred Solo, 11 and 12 years
FIRST:  Mira Donaldson
SECOND:  Hannah Cunningham

Contemporary Solo, 7 and 8 years
FIRST:  Joelle Bruyere

Contemporary Solo, 9 and 10 years
FIRST:  Carmen Hebert
SECOND:  Star Jewel Martin

Contemporary Solo, 11 and 12 years
FIRST:  Brianna Eldridge
SECOND:  Callahan Wiedenhoeft

Contemporary Solo, 13 and 14 years
FIRST:  McKenna Begin
SECOND:  (Tie) Kaitlynn Lougheed, Jillian Armstrong