Local News

A local ski hill has been fined $70,000 following the death of an 18-year-old man there in 2009. Jordan Duchene and his father Kenneth were doing roof repairs with an aluminum ladder at Loch Lomond Ski Area on Sept.

Brian Stevenson’s top priority is to increase Aboriginal enrollment at Lakehead University.

Matawa chiefs are taking their Ring of Fire dispute to their people.

The inflation rate for Thunder Bay dipped last month. It fell to three per cent in October, which is down from the 3.6-per cent in September. Nationally, inflation sits at 2.9-percent, which is down from 3.2 per cent in September.

Sophia Maltese’s artistic portrayal of nature’s majesty has made her a nationwide star. A Grade 7 student at Bishop E.Q.

Some Ogden area residents are concerned about the former Hells Angels clubhouse on Heron Street possibly being rezoned to house a community group, with some residents saying the area would be safer with biker gang tenants.

Without the Salvation Army, there would be a lot more homeless men walking the streets of Thunder Bay each night. Hundreds more of both sexes would go hungry.

An MP is considering a trip to South Africa on his own dime to attend climate change talks.

Students are taking a stand against bullying this week at local schools. As part of national anti-bullying week, students at St. Ann School wore pink shirts Thursday.

Marilyn Boyce says Matawa First Nations youth aren’t without hope, but a push in the right direction never hurts.