This is meant to bring users passwords up to par with industry standards. The new password rules will require you to use at least 8 characters with at least one number and one upper case character. These changes are required for your protection and ours.

If you wish to be proactive please log in to Webmail and access the Settings page. Under the section Options you will find the form where you can change your password.

At some time in the future you may notice the KMTS Login page will require you to change your password if you have not updated it to the new standards.

A remarkable few weeks saw people rally around the Kenora and Lake of the Woods Community Foundation.

KMTS promised $1 for every person who clicked “Like” on the KMTS Facebook Page…and each dollar was destined to offset expenses at the LOTW Community Foundation. Kenora replied with a remarkable show of support and well over 1,000 Kenora Facebook fans clicked a mouse and kicked in a dollar.

Perhaps more importantly, as the offer was built for Facebook fans and by Facebook fans, is the amazing amount of exposure received by the Foundation. Kenora media outlets were especially gracious with time spent promoting the effort and specific time allocated for interviews and updates on their own social media sites.

Biz Kids Camp is back for 2011 and introduces youth ages 9-12 to values, attitudes, qualities and skills needed to be successful in today’s economy. High energy games, activities and workshops challenge every participant to discover his/her entrepreneurial self.

Campers gain a basic overview of business and entrepreneurship through exciting, interactive games and presentations from entrepreneurs in our community. Campers will choose a business at the beginning of the week and work towards Market Day, which is held at the end of the week! If the camper has a profitable business, he/she keeps all the money!  The entry application can be found HERE.

BizKids Camp originated in Kenora in 2006 and throughout Northwestern Ontario has taught over 80 kids!  KMTS has been with Biz Kids since the beginning and is proud to play a small part in tomorrow’s business success stories.

This year’s concert line-up features a range to satisfy literally every taste…from Symphonic giants…to pop superstars.  We’re looking forward to another terrific series of shows. 

Here’s the lineup:

Dr. Zoo

September 16th    -Afro-Celtic Rock and Storytelling – a fusion of African and Celtic music and rhythms: Paul Simon Graceland meets The Pogues at a Newfoundland Kitchen Party! Nominated 2009 ECMA World Recording of the year.

Ang Li

October 12th  -A special all Liszt program to celebrate the 200th anniversary of his birth.  Ang Li, ranked among the top 30 pianists in the world by The 2009 Cliburn Competition, has appeared at The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington D.C., Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts in New York, National Arts Centre in Ottawa, Ruïnekerk of Bergen in the Netherlands, National Center for the Performing Arts in China.

The Good Lovelies

October 25^th – Funny and upbeat, with just a pinch of sass, the Good Lovelies’ textbook three-part harmonies, constant instrument swapping and witty on-stage banter have enlivened the folk music landscape since they joined forces in 2006 for their first show at Toronto’s funky Gladstone Hotel.

Crash Test Dummies

November 18th – There is no mistaking Brad Roberts’ voice. He may look like an average guy, now in his mid- 40s, but then he opens his mouth and his majestic baritone voice immediately conjures fond memories of such Crash Test Dummies hits at “Mmm, Mmm, Mmm, Mmm” and “Superman.” Perhaps best remembered for the acerbic folk rock sound of 1991′s The Ghosts That Haunt Me and 1993′s God Shuffled His Feet, there have nonetheless been enough hits for the band over the years to merit a couple of greatest hits packages. Through it all, the band with Roberts at the helm has touched on funk and soul, folk, electronic music and even Christmas tunes. Yet it is Roberts’ voice and offbeat lyrical sensibility that have been this beloved band’s calling cards since their founding twenty years ago.

Oh My Darling

January 17th – With a sweet name and even sweeter sound, Oh My Darling conjures up the right mix of emotion and elation with their unique brand of country. Their prairie roots mixed with bluegrass, Appalachian old time, southern twang, and Franco-folk, makes their style a melting pot of musical languages. Infused with dynamic vocals, brilliant claw-hammer banjo, inspired fiddling, and grooving bass, their music will get your hips swinging, toes tapping, and put your heart right into their hands.

Thunder Bay Symphony Orchestra

February 14th 

Manitoba Theatre Centre

February 24th  – The Melville Boys by Norm Foster

Arrogant Worms

April 20th – As the best music ages, its complexity increases, reaching towards an elusive, near mystical peak, with bitterness yielding to a soft, mellow perfection. The Arrogant Worms have been aged 20 years and on “Hindsight 20/20″, we are treated to the finest of the Château des Worms. Worth it for the dance remix of “The Last Saskatchewan Pirate” alone. Old wine in new bottles? Yes please.

In the event of a postal strike, KMTS wishes to remind its customers that bills must be paid before the due date to avoid late payment charges. Bills must be paid within 21 days following your billing date (typically, the 1st of each month) for telephone and Internet bills.

During a Canada Post strike, please do not send payments by regular mail. Alternate methods are available to pay your bill:

Telephone and Internet Bill:

• With your financial institution (expect a delay of 3 to 4 days before your account reflects payment):
• by Automated Teller Machine (ATM);
• by phone (by calling your financial institution);
• by Internet (on the Web site of your financial institution).

Mobility Account

Here are the alternate methods to pay your mobility bill:

• Northern Tel:
  • With your financial institution (expect a delay of 3 to 4 days before receipt of your payment at NorthernTel):
  • by Automated Teller Machine (ATM);
  • by phone (by calling your financial institution);
  • by Internet (on the Web site of your financial institution);
  • By credit card by calling one of our agents at 1-800-360-8555.
• KMTS Mobility:
  • With your financial institution (expect a delay of 3 to 4 days before receipt of your payment at MTS Allstream):
  • by Automated Teller Machine (ATM);
  • by phone (by calling your financial institution);
  • by Internet (on the Web site of your financial institution);
  • By credit card by calling one of our agents at 807-468-3911.
  • Note: If the above options are exhausted, payments can be dropped off at KMTS (200 Main Street South, Kenora). These will be forwarded to MTS Allstream weekly. In choosing this option, late fees will still apply.

Late Payment Charge

A late payment charge will be applied to your next telephone, Internet or mobility account if your bill is not paid within 30 days following your billing date. For example, if your billing due date is June 1st, your payment must be received and processed by June 21st.  If you are already subscribed to preauthorized payment by direct debit, the payment of your bill will be made as usual and no late payment charge will be applied.

If you have any questions or concerns, please call us at (807) 467-KMTS.

Earlier this year, KMTS provided a significant gift to the Community Foundation by featuring the organization on the inside back cover of the 2011 Kenora Telephone Directory, with 18,000 copies in year long circulation. In addition, KMTS partnered with the Community Foundation in the distribution of the telephone directories at the Lake of the Woods District Property Owners’ Show in Winnipeg in early May. “These are very significant gifts to us says,” says Community Foundation president Don Parfitt. ”KMTS has been a major sponsor of our fundraising events in past years, but these contributions will help us grow our endowments and continue to develop our grant-making programs for the benefit of individuals in the Kenora and Lake of the Woods Region. KMTS continues to provide us the opportunity for maximum exposure in our region and beyond.”

The Kenora and Lake of the Woods Regional Community Foundation is a volunteer driven, public foundation, which accepts donations and builds endowment funds – creating a nest egg that will always be there for the community. The investment income earned on the funds is granted to local registered charities that enhance the quality of life, in line with the donors’ wishes. Our catchment area includes the City of Kenora and the neighbouring communities of Reddit, Minaki, Sioux Narrows- Nestor Falls, the First Nations Territories and the unincorporated territories surrounding Lake of the Woods. Since 2004, thanks to our generous donors, $2.3 million has been contributed to our endowment funds and $679,000 has been granted to over sixty different local charities.

The KMTS Facebook page is HERE.

FEATURING BIG BOOGALOO

AND SPECIAL GUEST DAVID CAISSY!

Tickets available at Keric Funk Salon, Century 21 Reynard Real Estate, HoJoe Coffee & Books, Hospital Foundation, C & C Husky (Valley Drive).

Working with the Kenora and Lake of the Woods Regional Community Foundations, KMTS is pleased to make the 2011 Telephone Directories to patrons of the upcoming LOWDPOA Trade Show.  A limited number of the books will be available at the Lake of the Woods Foundation booth and show visitors are invited to visit with the Foundation volunteers, learn about the many different ways the Foundation benefits our city and, hopefully, find a path to supporting the Foundation’s efforts. 

The LOTW Community Foundation is online and available by clicking HERE.

The LOWDPOA show is at the Victoria Inn, 1808 Wellington Avenue in Winnipeg on May 2nd.  Doors are open from 2:30 pm until 8:30 pm.

The 2011 KMTS Directory is also available at the KMTS Store at the corner of Main and Second in Kenora.

Dawna joined hundreds of KMTS Facebook Fans looking for their VIP experience during the 2011 Allan Cup.  Our winner was selected by a random draw among Facebook members following KMTS (www.facebook.com/1KMTS).

The 2011 Allan Cup starts next week with games starting on Monday afternoon at 2pm. 

A special “Thank You” to all who are following KMTS on Facebook…and congratulations to Dawna!