Local News

Investigators are confirming that a suspicious garage fire in Westfort was the result of arson.

The County Boulevard splash pad isn’t expected to be up and running for another few weeks. City officials have been taking heat from residents after hearing the County Boulevard splash pad won’t be open on schedule.

As temperatures remain high, there is good news for those looking to cool off with a swim.

Thunder Bay’s most recent recipient of the Order of Canada has spent most of her life reaching out to others. As a child, Liz McWeeny spent several years in Uganda, where her father worked with refugees.

Although nothing official has been announced, a developer connected to Resolve Project Manager Group says Delta Hotels is his top choice for Thunder Bay’s Marina Park.

One woman is dead after a Wednesday afternoon highway crash. Officers with the Thunder Bay detachment of the OPP responded to a two-car collision just west of Highway 102 on Highway 11/17 around 2 p.m. Wednesday.

Local librarians are getting out of the stacks and into the community to teach people what the library is all about.

Some local businesses looking to expand were given a hand by the province Wednesday. The Northern Ontario Heritage Fund Corporation gave three Thunder Bay businesses a total of $1.5 million for expansion plans that include new jobs and facilities.

Another fire in the Westfort area is under investigation. Arson is suspected in an early morning garage fire in the 500 block of East Empire Avenue. Fast work by Thunder Bay Fire and Rescue firefighters contained the damage to that building.

While its only three months old, a local program to curb chronic alcoholism appears to be providing a bit of relief. The Shelter House’s alcohol management program’s two-year pilot project started at the end of March.