Local News

The Thunder Bay Airport is getting ready to put its new solar project into service. Thunder Bay International Airport CEO Scott McFadden said the construction has now reached completion.

A plan to keep heavy truck traffic off of Dawson Road has been delayed. The by-law would ban trucks longer than 15.2 metres from travelling on Dawson Road.

The head of a local shelter says the city has not been very good at dealing with its alcohol issues.

Environment Canada has issued a severe thunderstorm warning for the City of Thunder Bay.

A Thunder Bay resident recently scratched themself a $50,000 jackpot. Terry Nishnibata, of Thunder Bay, won the $50,000 jackpot from an instant Crossword ticket. Some of the words that led to the win included pan, cook, apricot and zucchini.

A house on Oliver Road was destroyed by fire early Monday morning. Volunteer firefighters from Oliver Paipoonge rushed to the scene, but were unable to save the home. The fire started shortly after 5 a.m.

Officials with the Thunder Bay Fire Rescue say they have received a number of phone calls regarding the smell of smoke in the area. The smell is coming from an 11,000-acre forest fire that is now burning near Ely, Minn.

While some of her fellow students are complaining about new healthy food guidelines in Ontario school cafeterias, Stephanie Philp said the menus aren’t much different than what they used to be. On Sept.

Officials with the Nishnawbe Aski Nation have called on the province to conduct an inquiry into the deaths of seven First Nation youths who died while attending school in Thunder Bay.

Ontario’s Special Investigations Unit is looking more closely at the injuries sustained by two people involved in a motor vehicle accident on Sunday in the Marathon area.