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Local impact

Local impact

The Kakabeka Street Fair has helped Pat Wielobob be her own boss. Wielobob and her husband, Henry started their jam business called H and P Jams and Jellies about five years ago.
Green jobs

Green jobs

Ontario Green Party Leader Mike Schreiner says he wants to focus on creating more local jobs. Schreiner paid his first visit to Thunder Bay on Saturday as part of his tour of Northwestern Ontario.
Yukon study

Yukon study

Having grown up in Thunder Bay, Carissa Brown felt right at home in the Yukon’s boreal forest. The 32-year-old Lakehead University graduate started her PhD in 2007.

The preview problem

The other morning I awoke with the clear and absolute knowledge that Charlie Sheen’s character on Two and a Half Men was going to be eaten by a bear. I wasn’t entirely sure how I came upon this preview of events, but there it was.
Breaking free

Breaking free

Mike Croft’s addiction to drugs was so strong that it overpowered his fear of needles. About the time he was 13-years-old, the native of British Columbia had smoked marijuana, snorted cocaine, taken acid and had already moved onto heroin.
Little protest

Little protest

Wind turbines they’re not. A 30-metre cell phone tower Bell Canada wants to erect adjacent to the Neebing Roadhouse restaurant drew less than a handful of people on Friday to an open house the conglomerate hosted at a nearby community hall.
Inspiring tale

Inspiring tale

Despite emigrating from Finland to Canada in 1952, in Hilkka Nygard’s heart, she was always a Child of Lamposaari. Nygard’s story is one many Canadian immigrants can relate to and is as full of adventure and joy as it was sorrow and tragedy.
New appreciation

New appreciation

It was an emotional time for Lt.-Col. Mark Thibert Friday afternoon. Thibert, who was deployed to Kandahar, Afghanistan in 2008 as part of the Role 3 Multinational medical unit, was at the Royal Canadian Legion Port Arthur Branch No.

No one hurt in four-car pileup

Thunder Bay Police had their hands full on Friday afternoon, tending to a four vehicle pile-up on the city's south side. The accident took place just after 12p.m. at the intersection of Simpson and Robertson streets.

Woman sues police board

Closing arguments wrapped up at the Superior Court of Justice today in a complex assault case dating back to 1997.
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