Local News

Voting in municipal elections in Thunder Bay is about to get easier for residents with disabilities says the city.

People in Thunder Bay got their first look at what an automobile manufacturer is calling the future of automobiles. The Mitsubishi i-Miev, made a stop in Thunder Bay Tuesday on its "Clean Across Canada Tour" to promote the fully electric car.

Home is where people want to be, said Wesway’s Carol Neff.

There's now a helping hand available to people in need of medical equipment.

Northern Development Ministers from across the country are in Thunder Bay Tuesday for this year's Focus North Forum, an annual event that examines Northern economic and social development issues.

The second time’s the charm learned Richard Harvey, as the local Tory faithful gave him their nod to represent the party in Thunder Bay-Superior North when the next federal election rolls around.

The time for talking is over, says Nishnawbe Aski Nation Grand Chief Stan Beardy. Fed up with the province’s decision to go ahead with its controversial Far North Act, Beardy said they will stage peaceful protests between now and Sept.

Only one of nine awarded tenders for the waterfront development project has received no additional changes to its budget, says the project manager.

The restoration of a memorial park is to honour the veterans but also preserve Thunder Bay’s history, says the CEO of an engineering company. About a hundred residents attended the reintroduction of the Paterson Sailors Memorial Park on Monday.

With the geographical vastness of Northern Ontario, it can be a struggle for entrepreneurs to build a business, said the publisher of Northern Ontario Business magazine.