Local News

GERALDTON, Ont. -- Residents in Greenstone woke up to a shocking, or perhaps a beautiful sight, depending on how the people there feel about snow in September. In Geraldton, about five centimetres of wet snow fell overnight.

THUNDER BAY -- Bill Bartley says only two per cent of the world’s water is drinkable. He’d like to see the younger generation capture a firm understanding of that point while they’re still young enough to let it sink in.

Pigeon River, Ont. -- A Texas man has been arrested after failing to stop at the Pigeon River border crossing. The OPP was called around 9:30 p.m. Tuesday after the vehicle blew through the border crossing.

Crime prevention starts at home. The police can’t be everywhere, says Coun. Joe Virdiramo, commenting Wednesday on the importance of the fourth annual Mayor’s Community Safety Awards.

PIKANGIKUM FIRST NATION, Ont. – Provincial police are investigating the death of a teen in this remote Far North First Nation community.

THUNDER BAY -- Mayor Keith Hobbs is not happy someone at city hall appears to have leaked sensitive and confidential details of Costco’s possible arrival in Thunder Bay.

Note to readers: Below is a public service announcement distributed by the City of Thunder Bay on Wednesday, Sept. 17.

THUNDER BAY – A busy year for violent crime is wreaking havoc on city police budgets. The city’s police force is forecasting a variance of close to $590,000, or 1.6 per cent of the total $36.

THUNDER BAY -- With hundreds of people approaching retirement, the OPP is looking to hire an unprecedented number of officers in the next two years.

Kitchenuhmaykoosib Inninuwug First Nation, Ont. -- This remote First Nation community in Northwestern Ontario will welcome a Royal visitor this week. The KI First Nation will host the Countess of Wessex, Sophie Rhys-Jones, on Thursday.