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WIL takes stage at auditorium Friday

Wil Mimnaugh likes being the guy you just missed.

Ignace council accepts mayor’s mulligan, reject previous resignation

A confusing situation in Ignace has finally come to a conclusion, and the vacant mayor’s position will be filled by the man who resigned from that position earlier this year.

Teen Challenge fishing derby set for this weekend

Teen Challenge Thunder Bay is looking to hook city residents into spending the weekend outdoors at their first-ever ice fishing derby. It's set to kick off Saturday morning at 10 a.m. at Whitefish Lake.
Resolute Forest Products will need 300 skilled workers in the next 5 years

Resolute Forest Products will need 300 skilled workers in the next 5 years

The forest industry isn’t dead, says Doug Murray. He’ll soon have the jobs available to prove it. Murray, the general manager Resolute Forest Products Thunder Bay paper plant, says a turnaround in the U.S.
Feeding wildlife in city will now result in fines of up to $5,000

Feeding wildlife in city will now result in fines of up to $5,000

A hand that feeds wildlife in the city could face more than just a slap on the wrist as a new by-law comes into effect this month. The city’s wildlife feeding prohibition by-law was passed Feb.
Local caterer wins $2M in Heart and Stroke Lottery

Local caterer wins $2M in Heart and Stroke Lottery

Dave Thomas woke up Friday and went to work, just like any other weekday. He’ll go to sleep a double millionaire.
Church used as illegal rooming house may be part of larger city issue

Church used as illegal rooming house may be part of larger city issue

An official with the Thunder Bay Fire and Rescue believes illegal rooming houses in the city are going to be a growing problem.

Teen charged with arson of Sandy Lake school

A 13-year-old boy has been arrested in connection with a fire that severely damaged the Thomas Fiddler School in Sandy Lake. The teen faces charges of arson and break and enter following the Feb. 19 blaze.

James Street Mac’s robbed early Friday morning

City police are looking for the man who robbed a south side convenience store early Friday morning. Officials with the Thunder Bay Police Service say the Mac’s store on 1500 James Street South was the scene of the robbery.
City delegation told to get house in order before Ring of Fire spinoff

City delegation told to get house in order before Ring of Fire spinoff

Thunder Bay will be the capital of the Ring of Fire, at least according to nine provincial ministers who met with city officials earlier this week at the Ontario Good Roads Conference.
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