Safe Walk aim to address, discuss solvent abuse
Every September for the past 14 years, more than a hundred city residents gather to take part in the Safe Walk. The event is hosted by the Ka-na-chi-hih solvent abuse treatment centre on Dease Street....
View ArticleFirst of its kind bar pregnancy dispenser to promote FASD awareness
It's the first of its kind in Canada, and it is right here in Thunder Bay. A pregnancy test dispenser has been unveiled at Lakehead University, inside the women's washroom at the Outpost bar. The...
View ArticleGoing gourmet
The kitchen at the Thunder Bay Regional Health Sciences Centre is going gourmet with the help of a celebrity chef. The Food Network's Corbin Tomaszeski, famous for appearances on shows like Dinner...
View ArticleExamining rights
Joy Asham knows far too well that racism and discrimination are significant and prevalent issues in this city. Asham shared her story of discrimination during a question-and-answer period as the...
View ArticleOktoberfest is coming
Sleeping Giant Brewery found the perfect way to give back to the community. The local company and the Port Arthur Rotary Club have teamed up to bring Thunder Bay its first Oktoberfest. Rotary clubs...
View ArticlePARO Enterprising Women event focuses on securing supplier contracts
Millions of dollars leave Northern Ontario every year because smaller businesses don't see themselves as part of the goods and services supply chain. "We are trying to open up the gates so they can...
View ArticleOld country blues
Recording an album in a barn on a bison ranch may seem strange, but it was a perfect fit for Jolene Higgins. Known by her stage name Little Miss Higgins, the Winnipeg country blues artist teamed up...
View ArticleSalvation Army kicks off annual kettle campaign
The Salvation Army rang in the Christmas season with launch of their kettle campaign Thursday. "People identify Christmas and the kettle together. It's become a tradition," said Maj. Rob Kerr,...
View ArticleNo Frills opens
What’s yellow and black and filled with hungry shoppers? No Frills, of course. Thunder Bay’s newest discount grocery store opened its doors Friday at Northwood Plaza, filling a vacancy left when mall...
View ArticleUnderground Gym gets a helping hand from the district jail
Through his line of work, Mike Lundy has seen the positive influence of the Underground Gym. That’s why the Thunder Bay District Jail correctional officer decided to create an event to aid Underground...
View ArticleChristmas kickoff
Evan Wiebe has seen the annual Rotary Christmas Parade many times. This year was a little bit different, as for the first time, he got the chance to be front and centre. Evan joined his father Stephen...
View ArticleCycling connection
Ken Shields has finally seen his hard work pay off. After nearly eight years, the cycling advocate has a separate way to get across town after a culvert was installed at an old railway bed near...
View ArticleHarvesting hope
A group of students at a city high school are working to give local food banks a boost. Superior Collegiate and Vocational Institute students are in the midst of their Harvesting Hope food drive, an...
View ArticleOn with the show
A classic story is being brought to life on stage with a youthful twist. The Eleanor Drury Children’s Theatre of Thunder Bay is set to unveil their production of The Wizard of Oz, which will see its...
View ArticleAnti-bullying app
Phil Bystrican hopes software he has developed will help fellow students counter bullying. The Grade 12 student at Sir Winston Churchill Collegiate and Vocational Institute has developed a smartphone...
View ArticleLife-saving decision
Gary Cooper has three birthdays. Like most people he celebrates the anniversary date of his actual birth. But twice a year Cooper and his family remember the people responsible for the liver...
View ArticleToy Mountain
The team at the Cranton Wellness Centre hoping to keep raising the altitude of their Toy Mountain. The ninth annual toy drive for the Salvation Army was launched Monday at the wellness centre on...
View ArticleHelping out
Elizabeth Cain thinks every child should find something under their Christmas tree. At six, the Grade 1 students at St. Paul School is still excited for Santa Claus’s annual visit, but smart enough to...
View ArticleNot alone
They say the high school years are the best years of anyone’s life. But for some teenagers there’s a darkness that lies within. Thoughts of suicide, questions about their sexuality and worries of...
View ArticleBetter screening
A Thunder Bay-based researcher received a three-year, $450,000 grant Thursday to help develop a better breast cancer-detecting device for use on younger, at-risk patients. Alla Reznik, an associate...
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