GREENSTONE, ON – On June 20, 2018, at approximately 11:30 pm, members of the Greenstone Ontario Provincial Police (O.P.P.) were conducting a R.I.D.E. check on Highway 584 in the town of Geraldton, Ontario. Shortly after, a vehicle came through the checkpoint and the driver was known to [Read more]
THUNDER BAY, ON – Every day we consume countless words of information, from news articles, to advertisements, to social media posts. Behind all those words is a writer, and with the growing need for information, there is a growing need for writers. The Northwestern Ontario Writers Workshop [Read more]
Version française ci-dessous The Northern Ontario School of Medicine (NOSM) will be hosting the northernmost premiere of the documentary Bending the Arc since its first screening at the Sundance Film Festival in 2017. Date: Thursday, March 22, 2018 Time: [Read more]
THUNDER BAY, ON – Shelter House is pleased to announce the restart of the Street Outreach Services (SOS) program effective August 15th, 2017 at 2pm. The SOS program was suspended on April 1, 2017 due to a funding shortfall. Through fundraising efforts and the support of the community Shelter [Read more]
More on this story from CBC _____________ From: OPP ORILLIA, ON – Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) has charged three Thunder Bay residents in connection with an investigation of allegations of criminal wrongdoing that include a municipal official and a local resident. As part of an ongoing [Read more]
Two Thunder Bay area residents were fined a total of $4,000 for moose hunting offences. Theodore Aho of Thunder Bay pleaded guilty and was fined $1,500 for hunting calf moose during the closed season and $1,500 for abandoning the moose and allowing it to spoil. He also received a one-year hunting [Read more]
THUNDER BAY, ON – The Thunder Bay Symphony Orchestra is very pleased to announce the appointment of Gerald McEachern as its new Executive Director/General Manager. Gerald returns to Thunder Bay after 13 years, taking over from Acting Executive Director, Ken Boshcoff. Mr. Boshcoff will be [Read more]
THUNDER BAY, ON – Kakabeka Crystal has resumed its production and distribution of bottled water. Internal procedures have been upgraded and samples have confirmed safe drinking water. The Thunder Bay District Health Unit is satisfied that adherence to the new procedures will result in [Read more]
Vehicle and Body Located THUNDER BAY, ON – On March 20, 2017 at approximately 4:00pm the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) were contacted regarding a suspicious vehicle parked on a trail off of Pass Lake Road East in the community of Pass Lake. Officers with the Thunder Bay OPP attended the [Read more]
Originally released March 9, 2017 THUNDER BAY, ON – The Thunder Bay District Health Unit is asking the public not to drink any Kakabeka Crystal water products due to evidence of bacterial contamination. The owner of Kakabeka Crystal is cooperating with the Health Unit in a voluntary recall, [Read more]
A record nine Top 10 countries have qualified into baseball’s U-18 world championship. LAUSANNE, Switzerland — The World Baseball Softball Confederation today announced the qualified nations and groups for the WBSC U-18 Baseball World Cup 2017 that will be staged from 1-10 September in Thunder [Read more]
One Month Countdown Starts Now(w)! THUNDER BAY, ON – Call it a mini National Writing Month (TBayWriMo?), call it a 30-day warning, call it whatever you like – just don’t call in too late! Today officially marks the last month of the NOWW 19th Annual Writing Contest. Online submissions are [Read more]
MANITOUWADGE, ON – August 7th, Premier Kathleen Wynne announced that Manitouwadge General Hospital has been selected as one of five sites in Ontario to integrate local health services under one structure serving the local residents. These changes will further align health services and [Read more]
THUNDER BAY, ON – The Native Child and Family Services program at Confederation College has earned approval as a program equivalent to a Social Service Worker program. This approval was issued by the Ontario College of Social Workers and Social Service Workers after a comprehensive review process [Read more]
STATEMENT FROM MPP MICHAEL GRAVELLE RE: Terrace Bay ServiceOntario “As my constituents in Terrace Bay are well aware, a decision was recently made to close the ServiceOntario office in the community later this year. Following the announcement, I immediately approached the Minister of [Read more]
