Local News

Thunder Bay still has a provincial cabinet minister following the premier’s shuffle Monday. Minister of Northern Development, Mines and Forestry Michael Gravelle will retain his title.

City Hall received an artistic reminder of the Olympic torch celebration held in the city earlier this month. RBC regional vice president Murray Walberg handed over a painting, created on stage at the Thunder Bay Community Auditorium during the Jan.

The Thunder Bay Christian School has already produced more NHLers than most communities in Canada, and that was without an outdoor rink at their disposal.

The Ontario Association of Chiefs of Police is accepting applications for their drug prevention program.

Thunder Bay District Health Unit is cancelling all admissions to prevent further spread of the infection at Dawson Court Home for the Aged. An outbreak of gastrointestinal illness has spread through the facility.

Police officers charged an 18-year-old-man with sexual assault. The charge follows an incident in the County Park area on Jan. 10 after midnight.

Thunder Bay Police Service officers served up another tournament, but this time it’s off the ice and onto the volleyball court. The Aboriginal Liaison Committee organized the youth volleyball tournament with help from other area police services.

Activists from a Facebook-born movement against the prorogation of Parliament will take their fight to the streets next weekend.

More than 30 vehicles are damaged after four males broke into Bucks Auto Parts on Mission Island. A camera captured four male suspects jumping over a fence at 2:55 a.m. Friday. The four smashed several vehicles and set fire to several others.

A local waterfront development critic says he’s still shocked after receiving an indefinite ban from Marina Park. Jon Hutt said he was walking down Pearl Street on Dec.21 when he noticed a gate on the street’s Marina Park entrance had been removed.