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City’s unemployment rate falls in February

THUNDER BAY – New stats show that this city’s unemployment rate is trending down. New numbers released by Statistics Canada show that this area’s rate of unemployment fell to 4.8 per cent in February.
Week in Review: Week 10

Week in Review: Week 10

These are the stories that attracted the most attention in Week 10 of 2015: 5 Two arrested after police raid large marijuana grow-op City police have taken down a marijuana grow operation and charged two people after investigating a home on the city&
Search continues for missing Manitouwadge man

Search continues for missing Manitouwadge man

MANITOUWADGE, Ont. – The search for a missing Jeffrey Darrah, of Manitouwadge, Ont., continues. The OPP Emergency Response Team as well as K-9 unit, OPP helicopter and front line officers have been assisting in the search since Mr.
St. Urho celebrations set to kick off Saturday

St. Urho celebrations set to kick off Saturday

THUNDER BAY – The local Finlandia Association is getting set for St. Urho’s Day, with a variety of events scheduled for Saturday.
Great Big Crunch promotes healthy eating in schools

Great Big Crunch promotes healthy eating in schools

THUNDER BAY -- It might not have been heard around the world, but there was a loud crunch heard throughout city schools Thursday.
Wataynikaneyap Power transmission project adds two new communities

Wataynikaneyap Power transmission project adds two new communities

Connecting 20 remote communities to the power grid is a must, say organizers behind the First Nation-owed Wataynikaneyap Power Transmission Project.
Kidney disease high in Northwestern Ontario

Kidney disease high in Northwestern Ontario

THUNDER BAY -- Kidneys are the body’s filtration system and it’s vital to keep them clean.

Union Gas applies for residential rate decrease

THUNDER BAY – You may be paying less for natural gas soon. Natural gas rates for residential customers could drop as much as 20 per cent next month.
Ring of Fire producing mostly press releases, says federal NDP advisor

Ring of Fire producing mostly press releases, says federal NDP advisor

THUNDER BAY -- Nothing has happened in the Ring of Fire in nearly a decade and nothing will until the federal and provincial governments manage and make decisions with First Nations.
City to seek citizen-satisfaction survey input on the Internet

City to seek citizen-satisfaction survey input on the Internet

Thunder Bay is taking its citizen satisfaction survey online for the first time. Northwood Coun.
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