May 17, 2013 – 16:30 There were 16 new forest fires reported in the Northwest Region between May 13 and May 17. All of these new fires were human-caused and were the result of grass or brush burning which then escaped into wildfires, or sparked by trees over power lines in windy conditions. [Read more]
PIC MOBERT FIRST NATION, ON – A State of Emergency has been declared in Pic Mobert due to flooding. Emergency Management Ontario has announced that 29 residents of Pic Mobert, those identified as being “more vulnerable” will be taken to Thunder Bay tomorrow (May 11th). [Read more]
Officials from the Thunder Bay District Health Unit, working in conjunction with each facility, are providing the public with an outbreak update to help guide their decisions regarding visits to each of the following facilities: Lakehead Manor – An outbreak of group A streptococcal infections [Read more]
THUNDER BAY, ON – Friday April 12, 2013 the Health Unit issued an order against Dale Doucet to stop providing uninspected home-based tattooing services. Tattooing services not inspected by the Health Unit pose a health risk because any time the skin is pierced or tattooed, bacteria and [Read more]
THUNDER BAY, ON – A Thunder Bay man has been fined $1,150 for catching and keeping too many fish. Jacob Prenger pleaded guilty to catching and retaining an over limit of yellow perch in Fisheries Management Zone 9. The court heard that on February 24, 2013, a Ministry of Natural Resources [Read more]
The provincial Standing Committee on Finance and Economic Affairs will be traveling to Thunder Bay on April 3rd. The committee has been traveling across the province listening to the budget submissions of Ontarians and recently announced it would add a stop in Thunder Bay. Through the subcommittee [Read more]
Confederation’s curling teams are in final preparation before they head out to the Canadian Colleges Athletic Association National Curling Championships in Edmonton, AB March 20 – 23, 2013. The Championships are hosted by NAIT (Northern Alberta Institute of Technology) at the Avonair Curling [Read more]
THUNDER BAY, ON – A generous donation to Lakehead University’s Faculty of Science and Environmental Studies has allowed the creation of the Northern Lake Superior Research Awards. With various University departments matching the contribution, the Faculty has received almost $400,000 to [Read more]
Release from L’Association des francophones du Nord-Ouest de l’Ontario THUNDER BAY, ON – L’Association des francophones du Nord-Ouest de l’Ontario – AFNOO and Le Club Canadien Français de Thunder Bay – CCF are pleased to announce the first travelling bilingual exhibit [Read more]
November 18, 2012 – The Confederation College Thunderhawks earned wins in both intercollegiate women’s hockey matches this weekend again the Rainy River Community College Voyageurs in International Falls, Minnesota. Game one – Saturday, November 17: Thunderhawks 4 – Voyageurs 1 [Read more]
MARATHON ON –On Friday September 7, 2012 approximately 12:15 am, a Marathon Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) officer was on patrol in the Town of Marathon. The officer observed a black Jeep SUV being driven in an erratic manner and stopped the vehicle to check the sobriety of the driver. The [Read more]
THUNDER BAY, ON – Almost three years after a devastating fire the Native Nurses Entry Program (NNEP) will celebrate with a Grand Re-Opening September 5th, 2012 in the Braun Building BB1045 between 10:00 am to 3:00 pm. As we approach, the 27th year of the NNEP inception, we are putting a call [Read more]
THUNDER BAY, ON — Rare Earth Metals Inc. (“Rare Earth Metals”, “RA” or the “Company”) (TSX VENTURE:RA)(PINK SHEETS:RAREF)(OTCQX:RAREF) is pleased to announce it has established several high priority targets to further explore the flake graphite potential [Read more]
Life at Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic School THUNDER BAY, ON – June 7th, Grades 5 & 6 students with their teachers and chaperones, including Principal Diane Nelson, departed to experience an amazing hands-on learning opportunity at Fort William Historical Park. For 24 hours, the group [Read more]
THUNDER BAY, ON – This Monday (April 30), Thunder Bay District Health Unit and Safe Cycling Thunder Bay launched You Know Me. I Ride a Bike. The campaign features ordinary Thunder Bay cyclists that motorists may see every day on local streets and highways. Each cyclist has a story to share [Read more]
