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Bike lanes open

Bike lanes open

THUNDER BAY -- Bike lanes in the city are officially open for the season. Thursday marked the opening of the bikes lanes and it's a day the city's active transportation coordinator Adam Krupper has been waiting a long time for.
Litter left behind

Litter left behind

THUNDER BAY -- The disappearing snow banks are revealing a more filthy side of the city. As springlike temperatures force snow to recede, a winter's-worth of litter is starting to appear.
‘Can only get better’

‘Can only get better’

THUNDER BAY -- A new pregnancy program for women addicted to opioids will help First Nations deal with a prescription drug problem that is plaguing northern communities, says Wilfred King. "I think it can only get better.

A 53-year-old man arrested on weapons charges

A Thunder Bay man has been arrested on weapons charges stemming from a September 2012 incident. City police charged James Murray Hinter, 53 with unsafe storage of a firearm and unauthorized possession of a firearm in relation to an incident on Sept.
Red Shield fundraising dinner set for Thursday

Red Shield fundraising dinner set for Thursday

THUNDER BAY -- Dion Oxford wants to connect the dots between the people who live and work in Thunder Bay and those in the shelter system.

Province gives personal support workers pay raise

A union leader representing personal support workers in the region is calling yesterday one of his best days on the job. The province announced plans Tuesday to increase the wage for personal support workers by $4 an hour over the next three year.
First salty arrives at Thunder Bay port

First salty arrives at Thunder Bay port

THUNDER BAY -- The first salty has arrived. The M.V. Federal Elbe, captained by Zenon Masko, traveled for 22 days from Montreal to Thunder Bay.
SOS program helped take pressure off emergency services

SOS program helped take pressure off emergency services

THUNDER BAY -- A program that helped the city’s most vulnerable survive the winter also helped take pressure off emergency services.
Accelerated learning

Accelerated learning

Ankur Shahi has long dreamed of becoming a surgeon. Now, not only is that dream about to come true, it’s going to happen in a hurry.
Driver killed

Driver killed

A driver is dead following a motor vehicle collision and fire on a washed-out Highway 527.
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