It was early January 2006. Cory Smith had his last smoke outside a Tim Hortons in London, then drove with his dad to the farm where he'd live for the next 12 months. He was nervous, he said, as they turned off a country road lined with a pretty, white picket fence, then up a long driveway, past a sign that alerts visitors, "This property is under surveillance" and another that declares, "Teen Challenge -- character is who you are when you are alone." [continues 1087 words]
You could hear a pin drop in the gymnasium at Beaver Brae Secondary School Nov. 22 when North Dakota drug agent Mike Marchus spoke to the student body about the drug crystal meth. Kenora Police sponsored the visit by Marchus and fellow agent Rob Browne, who have battled the spread of the drug in their state for five years. Marchus showed several photographs of a Hollywood, Florida crystal meth addict taken over eight years. In 1980, she looked like a suburban mom with a pleasant face and long blond hair. By 1988, she was unrecognizable with an unsmiling thin face, dark circles under her eyes and hallow cheeks. [continues 894 words]
North Dakota Drug Agents Mike Marchus And Rob Browne Put A Face On Crystal Meth Monday. North Dakota drug agents Mike Marchus and Rob Browne flashed a photograph on a screen in Beaver Brae Secondary School Monday. It was a 30-something Hollywood, Florida woman who, in 1980, looked like somebody's mother with a pleasant face and long blond hair. By 1988, she was unrecognizable with an unsmiling thin face, dark circles under her eyes and hallow cheeks. This is the face of crystal meth. [continues 693 words]
The Kenora Police Services Board is poised to step up the fight against gang activity in Kenora. At the board's regular meeting Wednesday, Mayor Dave Canfield said their anti-gang activities should go to "Stage Two" in the form of a public awareness campaign. "Let's pick a community partner and push it up one extra step," Canfield said. Board chairman Gord McTaggart agreed. "The mayor is right," McTaggart said. "Let's take it to the next level. There was a huge turnout for the speaker on bullying." [continues 276 words]
