Local News

The mayor of Fort Frances wants a meeting with Ontario's tourism minister to talk about the pending closure of the region's tourist information centres.

Police have arrested three young offenders following a break-and-enter on County Boulevard. The suspects were tracked with the help of Thunder Bay Police Service's canine unit, after an alarm sounded at a north-side residence.

Marianne Cavrak-Johansen says Ontario has let her down.

A call to ban mining and exploration companies from Treaty 3 territories has caught members of Miners United off guard.

The city’s Active Transportation co-ordinator Adam Krupper wants people to know that riding bicycles on the sidewalk isn’t a safer option. Thunder Bay will be getting a couple new bike lanes this summer located mostly in Current River.

The OPP is reporting a drop in highway fatalities in 2011 compared to the 2010. The lower numbers are being seen across Ontario, including here in the Northwest.

The construction worker who was hit by a 30-ton truck has died. Thunder Bay Police Service officers confirmed the man had died some time Monday afternoon. The incident took place just before 2 p.m.

The pending closure of Canadian Blood Service’s plasma donor clinic in Thunder Bay has local Liberal MPP Michael Gravelle hopping mad.

The owners of Kam River Farms, who lost nearly half their herd of cattle in a barn fire, say they have been overwhelmed by the community’s support. Peter Aalbers says 128 cattle died out of 260 during the fire late last week.

Although it is only their first year, serving Easter dinner at the Dew Drop Inn has become a tradition for the Stam family. Lydia Stam and her three children volunteered to serve a turkey dinner with all the trimmings at the Dew Drop Inn on Sunday.