Landlords getting hit with Unpaid Tennant Utility Bills

The City of Kenora has found a way of re-couping the cost of unpaid utility bills.

Its now charging unpaid bills to the landlords of the delinquint tennants.

The new regulations aren't sitting well with local landlord Vince Cianci, who made a deputation to city council last night.

The city sent out the notices of the policy change last month and followed  that up with the actual bills last week.

Unpaid utility bills are now being added onto the landlords tax account for that property.

Northwestern Ontario Fire Fighters Heading Out West

Ontario is sending firefighting crews to Slave Lake to help the Alberta town battle a devastating forest fire.

Eighty fire rangers will be dispatched this morning and are expected to arrive in Alberta this afternoon.

Winds gusting up to 100 kilometres per hour have fuelled the wildfires that have destroyed hundreds of homes and businesses.

Provincial officials say Ontario will assess its ability to provide additional resources as the fire situation evolves in Alberta.

Rickford Returns to Parliament Hill Next Month

A bill to kill the long-gun registry is expected to be high on the priority list when the House of Commons resumes sitting.

Kenora MP Greg Rickford and his fellow MP's will return to work on June 2nd.

Government House Leader John Baird says the long-gun registry will be among several pieces of Legislation that will be introduced.

First things first; choosing a Speaker and the throne speech.

Sioux Lookout Rails against Mill Closure

The Mayor of Sioux Lookout Mayor is lashing out at the Province for not allocating wood rights for the Hudson Mill.

McKenzie Forest Products has filed for bankruptcy protection.

Dennis Leney says the Government has turned its back on his community.

Leney says the move in effect closes the mill, resulting in the loss of over 300 jobs.

Heritage Kenora Seeking Funding from City

Heritage Kenora is seeking funding from the City of Kenora to carry out its work.

The committee has been in existence for about seven years and is involved with designating heritage buildings and landscapes in the community.

Heritage Kenora now says it needs a budget in order to carry its mandate, which includes doing title searches.

A minimum budget of 25 hundred dollars has been requested from the city.

Council says it will consider the request.

Northwest Aboriginal Leaders Heading to the Big Apple

The Grand Chief of the Nishnawbe Aski Nation is heading back to the United Nations.

Stan Beardy will be leading a NAN delegation to the annul Forum on Indignous issues in New York this week.

The two week forum will focus on topics including economic and social development and the environment.

Community Forestry to be Examined

A controversial idea gets a hearing at Lakehead University in Thunder Bay.

Peggy Smith of the Natural Resources Department says a workshop will examine the concept of Community Forestry, which sees decisions made at the local level.

Smith says the workshop brings together people across the North to discuss the issue.