Local News

THUNDER BAY – Jeffrey Achneepineskum has been sentenced to a combined 15 years for a robbery gone wrong that left a father of three dead, as well as his role in last year’s district jail riot.

THUNDER BAY – Ontario Provincial Police officers have found the body of a 55-year-old woman who was missing in Sleeping Giant Provinical Park. The OPP found Thunder Bay's Dawn Fors deceased at 10:55 a.m. Saturday after a 24-hour search.

THUNDER BAY -- Just in time for the long weekend a fire ban has been reinstated for the City of Thunder Bay. In a release issued on Friday morning, city officials say all fire permits have been suspended until further notice.

Lakehead Public Schools is pleased to announce that 19 students were chosen to receive the 2016 Grade 8 Award of Excellence. The awards were presented on Thursday, May 19 at a banquet at the Current River Community Centre to honour the students.

Transit Service Change Notice Crosstown summer schedule will begin Sunday, May 22, 2016. Service will be reduced to 30 minutes between the College and Waterfront Terminal. 15-minute service will resume August 28, 2016. Nextlift.

(FORT FRANCES, ON) – Officers of the Rainy River District Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) have charged an adult male driver with impaired driving offences on May 20, 2016 at 2:15 am.

THUNDER BAY -- SHIFT has its first female president. The city's young professionals network on Thursday night announced communications specialist Amanda Bay has been elected president of the organization's board of directors.

THUNDER BAY – Keeping Thunder Bay Hydro profits in the municipally-owned utility results in the city having some of the lowest average residential electricity charges in the province.

Response to Foodborne Illness notice by Thunder Bay District Health Unit: As reported this morning, the Valhalla Inn is in the midst of an investigation with the Thunder Bay District Health Unit.

THUNDER BAY – Over the past quarter-century, fundraisers have come and gone in Thunder Bay. But the United Way’s annual Billboard Rescue has stood tall – literally.