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Cumberland Street project tendered too late, underfunded report says

THUNDER BAY -- Work on Cumberland Street would still be completed on schedule should the project not not start this year the city says.
OSSTF frustrated with ongoing labour battle with province; potential sanctions on the horizon

OSSTF frustrated with ongoing labour battle with province; potential sanctions on the horizon

THUNDER BAY – Unless progress is made this summer, the start of the next school year might look different than expected for public high school students.

Medical school’s dietician program receives national accreditation

THUNDER BAY -- The Northern Ontario School of Medicine's Dietetic Internship Program has received national accreditation status from the Dietitians of Canada. The internship program was founded in 2007.

Petition to keep Service Ontario location in County Fair Mall may be futile

THUNDER BAY -- A Service Ontario location on the city's North side isn't closing but it could be moving.
Reeve of recently flooded community worries such events may occur more frequently

Reeve of recently flooded community worries such events may occur more frequently

THUNDER BAY -- As cleanup efforts continue after flash flooding struck rural communities on Monday, the reeve of one community under a state of emergency is worried about how often these events are happening.
Delays leave councillors, media, public waiting for agendas for upcoming council meeting

Delays leave councillors, media, public waiting for agendas for upcoming council meeting

UPDATE: Since publishing this article, tbnewswatch.com has learned several councillors, including Northwood Coun. Shelby Ch'ng, received copies of the agenda by Wednesday evening.
Traffic stop leads to drug bust, arrest of four people

Traffic stop leads to drug bust, arrest of four people

OPP News Release TRAFFIC STOP IN LONGLAC LEADS TO DRUG SEIZURE AND CHARGES (LONGLAC, ON) – On July 14, 2015 at approximately 1:40pm a member of the Greenstone Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) conducted a traffic stop on Highway

City contract aims to clean up the streets of animal carcasses

THUNDER BAY – The City of Thunder Bay is looking for someone to pick up dead animals from its roads. Around 140 calls were made last year about large animal carcasses, mainly moose, bear and deer, on and around city roads.

FedNor, NOHFC invest in expanded broadband Internet for Greenstone

Greenstone is the latest region in the North to receive an expansion to its high speed Internet service. On Tuesday the provincial and federal governments announced $3.3 million investment to expand broadband Internet in the area.
Arrest made in stolen ATM case

Arrest made in stolen ATM case

Sioux Lookout OPP have made an arrest in a brazen, daytime automatic teller theft. On July 11 police say a suspect enterd a business, while it was open, and loaded the ATM on a dolly before making his getaway.
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