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‘It’s not like jail’

‘It’s not like jail’

If it wasn’t for the John Howard Society, Peter MacDonald said he would probably be back on the streets. "I was in jail for things I did and this place opened my eyes," he said. "I lost my home.

Man killed in crash near Kenora

One person is dead and another is in serious condition in hospital following two separate crashes in the region involving transport trucks. The fatality came this morning near Kenora on Highway 17A.

Local EMS workers agree to new contract

Paramedics in Thunder Bay have a new two-year collective agreement. About 90 workers with the Superior North EMS have voted to accept a new deal, which gives them a 1.5-per cent wage increase in each of the two years of the contract.
Westfort couple finds kittens ditched near home

Westfort couple finds kittens ditched near home

A garbage-strewn set of railroad tracks adjacent to a dead-end street in Westfort appears to have become a kitten dumping ground of late.

Expect strong spring for housing starts: CMHC

Despite April’s statistics, Thunder Bay’s housing starts in 2010 are slightly outpacing numbers recorded in 2009.
City gives River Terrace development green light

City gives River Terrace development green light

A proposed expansion to the River Terrace subdivision will go ahead despite a colourful rally outside of city hall Monday night.
AbitibiBowater donates to Camp Quality

AbitibiBowater donates to Camp Quality

The volunteers running Camp Quality work hard to raise $100,000 every year to run their summer program for children with cancer, so any donation they receive helps them breathe a little easier.
AbitibiBowater workers approve deal that includes wage cut

AbitibiBowater workers approve deal that includes wage cut

AbitibiBowater pulp and paper mill workers in Eastern Canada approved a new collective agreement that will protect the pensions of retired workers, but includes wage reductions for the current workforce.

Nurses Association warns that cuts could be coming

Nursing cuts that have hit hospitals hard in southern Ontario have had little or no effect at the Thunder Bay Regional Health Sciences Centre.
Fighting drug abuse

Fighting drug abuse

A First Nations chief says he hopes the personal stories of a heavy weight boxer and a professional wrestler can help knock out his community’s drug problems.
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