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Honouring everyone

Honouring everyone

Coun. Ken Boshcoff wants to restart the conversation of creating a museum honouring everyone who has made a cross-Canada journey for a cause Terry Fox, Rick Hansen and Steve Fonyo are synonymous with trekking across Canada for a cause.

Whalen building, deer feeding on council’s agenda

The price tag to retrofit Thunder Bay's historic Whalen Building is going up. That's due, in part, to a lightning strike back in May that destroyed one of the ornamental lanterns on the roof.
Getting Celtic

Getting Celtic

Henna artist Kim Brennan says being a tattooist never made much of an impression with her.

Water main repairs to reduce traffic along Golf Links Road on Monday

Water main repairs may reduce traffic along Golf Links Road for up to four days, say city officials. Repairs to a water main along Golf Links Road between the Harbour Expressway and Fanshaw Street is expected to start around 7 a.m.
Big catch

Big catch

Jim Davidson has caught the big one. He caught a record-breaking 25.5 pound salmon at this year’s annual Salmon Derby competition. The last time a fish that size won the derby was in 2006 at around 24 pounds.
Vehicle allegedly ran off the road on Highway 11/17

Vehicle allegedly ran off the road on Highway 11/17

A woman driver received minor injuries after her vehicle was forced off the roadway and slammed into a ditch along Highway 11/17. OPP officers and other emergency services responded to the incident just after 2 p.m. Saturday.
Paddling hard

Paddling hard

The Dragons of Hope always honoured those who lost their battle against breast cancer in their own way but this year they welcomed the whole community to join in.
Celebrating Phase 1

Celebrating Phase 1

Prince Arthur’s Landing is a vision come to life for former Thunder Bay mayor Lynn Peterson.

Water main break leaves big mess for Eaton’s building businesses

Businesses in the basement of the old Eaton's building are cleaning up after a broken water main caused extensive flooding. Three-to-four inches of water covered the entire 50,000 square-foot basement of the building.

Dry lightning could add to area forest fire totals this weekend: MNR

The forest fire risk for this region remains at high, and officials with the Ministry of Natural Resources expect it to stay that way throughout the weekend.
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