Local News

A controlled bow hunt of deer in Thunder Bay is just weeks away and city officials want to ensure the public is fully in the know about the rules and regulations.

A man was taken to the hospital after an ATV incident at a camp on Marks Lake on Friday. OPP say a 35-year-old Thunder Bay man was driving the vehicle when it rolled while he was making a turn around 5:40 p.m. on Aug. 10.

The Boulevard Dam pedestrian walkway is closed for the majority of the week while the city and Ministry of Natural Resources conduct a water flow study.

Developers say they expect Thunder Bay’s new Marriott hotel to be complete within the next year. The hotel, which will be developed on a property near the Superstore and Harbour Expressway, will feature 148 suites when it is complete.

An alleged four-year crime spree has landed a Manitouwadge man in jail. A 47-year-old was arrested last Thursday and charged with assault with a weapon, uttering threats, assaults and break and enter.

Thunder Bay Police are cautioning the public that an injured bear may be wandering in the vicinity of Lakehead University. The Ministry of Natural Resources is on hand patrolling the area in search of the animal.

Police and the Ministry of Natural Resources are playing a game of cat and bear. Reports came in to the Thunder Bay Police Service early Tuesday morning that the supposed cougar was at the Thunder Bay Regional Health Sciences Centre.

Paramedics rushed a 29-year-old Thunder Bay woman to hospital after her vehicle rolled over on Highway 1. RCMP received a call about the roll over around 3 p.m. on Saturday.

Thrill seekers had two more rides to choose from at this year’s CLE fair. The annual four –day fair held on the CLE grounds added two more rides for participants to try out.

Police charged a 34-year-old-man from Pickle Lake with assault after he allegedly assaulted two other officers. A man standing outside the Northern Store parking lot on Koval Street flagged down OPP officers around 4:30 p.m. on Friday.