Local News

Michael Antcliffe has led the fight against cancer in Thunder Bay for several years, so it was fitting he was out in front of the Relay for Life’s survivor victory lap Friday at Fort William Historical Park.

A year ago, four friends got together over a few drinks lamenting the fact that they couldn’t get a good beer in Thunder Bay. Unlike other drinks that get better with time, beer is better fresh and the city didn’t have a brewery.

Both local Liberal MPPs are surprised and disappointed in the gutting of the province’s budget bill by the NDP and Progressive Conservatives.

The city’s disaster relief committee has now met face-to-face.

Terri Halter says the waterfront fuss was worth the wait.

A Greenstone OPP officer has been charged following an investigation by the Provinces Special Investigations Unit.

City police are warning residents about fraudulent text messages claiming that recipients have won a prize. Officials with the Thunder Bay Police Service say the classic text message scam is making the rounds in this area.

Bridget Perrier got her diploma from Simpson Street High. Her major, at 12-years old, was prostitution. Simpson Street High is not a real facility, nor does it belong to any school board.

Thunder Bay police are hunting for witnesses to an early morning collision between a vehicle and pedestrian at the intersection of Pacific Avenue and Roberts Street. A woman was crossing the intersection at about 5:45 a.m.

Tree-placement An illegally chopped down 120-year-old tree has been replaced with an eight-year-old white pine. A new tree has been planted near the spot where a city landmark was illegally chopped down last year.