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Sports Dome fire

Sports Dome fire

One person was taken to hospital as a precaution after a minor fire at the Sports Dome. Officials with Thunder Bay Fire Rescue responded after a soccer ball was kicked and became lodged into a light panel where it caught fire on Sunday morning.
Leading the pack

Leading the pack

Corpus Christi Elementary School gets top nod locally in the Fraser Institute’s latest rankings of Ontario’s elementary schools. The school’s rating jumped 0.6 points to 7.
Freeze out tobacco

Freeze out tobacco

Shawn Gong thinks it is ‘ridiculous’ the tobacco industry continues to thrive. The leader of Youth Engaged in Tobacco-Free Initiatives wants to do his part to butt out flavoured tobacco products.
Two pets killed in house fire, residents uninjured

Two pets killed in house fire, residents uninjured

While there were no injuries to people inside, two pets are dead following an East End house fire. Thunder Bay Fire Rescue responded to reports of a house fire on Ogden Street at 10:50 a.m.
'Inspirational month'

'Inspirational month'

Black History Month is an occasion that has a tendency to get overlooked in Thunder Bay. But that’s starting to change.
Council preview: Proposed new solid waste strategy

Council preview: Proposed new solid waste strategy

Council will be presented with the city's new proposed solid waste strategy Monday night.
Gas release

Gas release

Residents across the city’s south side reported foul odours of gas early Friday evening, which have been traced to an area mill. Officials with Thunder Bay Fire Rescue say they began receiving calls at 7:30 p.m.

Money owed to province by Buchanan companies unlikely to be paid, MNR concedes

Money owed to province by Buchanan companies unlikely to be paid, MNR concedes A forestry company that owed tens of millions of dollars to taxpayers is off the hook.
'A disgrace'

'A disgrace'

Rotten, discouraged and bewildered. That's how Second World War navy veteran Roy Lamore felt after local veterans and supporters held a memorial service for the city's veterans affairs office on Red River Road Friday morning.

Winter road network opens officially in Northern Ontario

Winter road network opens officially in Northern Ontario The winter roads network in Northern Ontario has officially opened. The nearly 3,200-kilometres of roads help to connect 28 remote communities to the permanent provincial highway system.
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