Local News

THUNDER BAY -- Local forest firefighters continue to fight a fire near the city. Thunder Bay Fire No. 26 was reported Tuesday in the municipality of Shuniah, about 25 kilometres east of the city.

OPP News Release (Marathon, ON) –On June 14, 2015, the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Marathon detachment received information regarding several thefts from parked motor vehicles during the night of June 13th.

A 67-year old Oliver Paipoonge man has been charged after the truck he was driving wound up in a ditch.

THUNDER BAY - A family of ducks crossing the highway played a role in a crash that has a man in hospital with critical injuries.

THUNDER BAY – Students at a local public school were getting suited up for cycling Tuesday.

THUNDER BAY – An early morning assault has left a woman in hospital with critical injuries. Thunder Bay Police Service spokesperson Chris Adams said officers were called to the Totem Trailer Court on Chippewa Road around 9 a.m.

THUNDER BAY – Mayors and councillors come and go, but the city’s general manager of infrastructure has remained a constant. Until now.

The Mayor of Thunder Bay has been appointed to the board of the Municipal Property Assessment Corporation. Keith Hobbs will be one of five municipal representatives on the 11-member MPAC board of directors.

THUNDER BAY – Council made quick work of Monday night’s agenda, with housing issues taking centre stage. Councillors looked at bylaw exemptions for a four-unit condo on John Street Road and a five-plex on Powley Street.

The Trans-Canada Highway between Marathon and White River has been re-opened to one lane.