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The Hunger Festival is ready for another year

The Hunger Festival is ready for another year

Thunder Bay's downtown North core will be filled with hundreds of people Saturday night for the 11th annual Hunger.
Pests source of ire in public housing: poll

Pests source of ire in public housing: poll

Thunder Bay DSSAB is spending five times more fighting pests than it did in 2011 but less than half its buidings' occupants are content with the results.
Curbside life, yard waste collection starts soon

Curbside life, yard waste collection starts soon

City Hall PSA: Curbside collection of organic leaf and yard waste will take place from Nov. 1-10 on regular recycling days.
Ontario Ombudsman to inspect District Jail

Ontario Ombudsman to inspect District Jail

Conditions at the Thunder Bay District Jail are on the Ontario Ombudsman and provincial government radar, but staff remain skeptical any real change will happen.
DSSAB doubles Algoma Street apartment plan

DSSAB doubles Algoma Street apartment plan

Thunder Bay DSSAB has approved a $1.1 million plan for 12 more apartment units on the corner of Algoma Street and Cornwall Avenue, which will double the size of its planned apartment complex.
Towns still considered for nuclear waste storage facility

Towns still considered for nuclear waste storage facility

Several municipalities in Northwestern Ontario are being considered for a nuclear waste storage facility.
UPDATE: Trash collection, sidewalk plowing not available during potential strike

UPDATE: Trash collection, sidewalk plowing not available during potential strike

City workers can legally walk off the job on Tuesday. Other services that could be affected include Fort William Gardens and all city rinks, the Canada Games Complex and indoor pools.
Annual poppy campaign blooms

Annual poppy campaign blooms

The annual poppy campaign will begin Friday with three of the Royal Canadian Legion Branches handing out poppies throughout the city.
Column: Here comes the flu

Column: Here comes the flu

The flu season is here, so it's time to seriously consider getting your annual flu shot.
Mining company fined $55K for injured worker

Mining company fined $55K for injured worker

A mining company located in Red Lake received a $55,000 fine after a worker had an 800-pound tire fall on him.
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