Look back 2011
2012-01-02 at 15:30
Here are the stories we believe packed to most punch in September 2011 1. An indoor riding arena was ripped to shreds by a high winds causing $200,000 in damage. The stable is home to the Thunder Bay Therapeutic Riding Association. Fundraisers were held to replace the 50-foot by 100-foot arena....
2012-01-02 at 15:30
1. Fires in Northwestern Ontario set a 50-year record for most area burned. By mid-August, 622,000 hectares had burned in the region, passing the 621,000 record set in 1961. Despite the broken record, the actual number of fires confirmed was relatively low at 712. 2. Bouncers across the city faced...
2012-01-02 at 15:29
These are the stories that dominated headlines and conversations in June: 1. Ring of Fire employees walked off the job protesting poor wages, deteriorating work conditions, inadequate health, and safety infrastructure. Around two dozen Cliff’s Natural Resources workers left the worksite near...
2012-01-02 at 13:24
Thunder Bay’s new mayor certainly made a splash in his first year in office. Never afraid to speak his mind, the first-time mayor had plenty to say over the past 12 months, at times finding himself in hot water and on the outside looking in. Collectively Hobbs had to be our No. 1 news story...
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2012-01-01 at 10:51
It was a bit of an oddity in Thunder Bay in 2011, with the Stanley Cup coming nowhere near the city, after Jordan Staal and Patrick Sharp won the prestigious trophy in 2009 and 2010. Uncharacteristically the Lakehead Thunderwolves hockey squad was unceremoniously bounced from the postseason in the...
2011-12-31 at 13:32
Here are the stories that made headlines in December 1. Leaders in Attawapiskat filed an injunction to stop the federal government’s decision to put third-party management in charge of the community’s finances. Chief Theresa Spence signed off on the injunction against the Department...
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2011-12-30 at 9:00 AM
Here are the stories that were making headlines in November:
1. The Thunder Bay and District Humane Society announced on Nov. 4 that they would have to close their doors by the end of the year if they couldn’t cover a $180,000 deficit.
The animal shelter received an outpouring...
2011-12-29 at 9:00 AM
Here are the stories that had us reading in October:
1. A large blow tank exploded at the Terrace Bay Incorporated mill on Oct. 31, taking the life of Terrance Berthelot, 28.
Two other men, aged 52- and 53-years-old, both from Thunder Bay, were transported to the McCausland Hospital...
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2011-12-23 at 10:02
Here’s a look at the stories that had readers chatting in April:
1. Residents of an Oliver Road apartment building were shocked to learn about the murder of a 61-year-old-woman.
Thunder Bay Police Service officers charged a 63-year-old man with second-degree murder in connection...
1. Mayor Keith Hobbs comes under fire after statements made about outgoing police chief Robert Herman after Hobbs revealed he’d been temporarily booted off the Police Services Board for allegedly revealing confidential information to an outsider.
Hobbs, along with several media outlets,...
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2011-12-21 at 10:04
Here’s a look at the stories that received the most attention on tbnewswatch.com during February, 2011.
1. Jordan Wabasse, a Webequie First Nations teen, goes missing on Feb. 7. Police and members of the community immediately begin to focus on the area surrounding the Kaministiquia...
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2011-12-20 at 10:21
Here is a look back at the headlines of January, 2011. 1. Horizon Wind Inc.’s $126-million lawsuit was not put on hold in favour of arbitration, as city officials requested, when a judge ruled it could go ahead and ordered Thunder Bay to cover $15,000 of the company’s legal costs. The...
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