Christmas Wish
Christmas comes just once a year, but for many families in Ontario’s North, it passes them by completely. At Dilico Anishnabek Family Care, it’s a story they know all too well. Hundreds of children in...
View ArticleHumane Society releasing 2014 pet calendar
The Thunder Bay and District Humane Society is looking to fill a void for people in the market for a local calendar featuring cats and dogs. The Keri Chase Foundation produced a pet calendar for 10...
View ArticleCentury performance
Just in time for the holiday season, more than 120 musicians will perform Benjamin Britten’s Saint Nicolas to mark 100 years since the famous composer’s birth. This music will be performed by the...
View ArticleHoliday RIDE
City police are taking cues from social media when planning their holiday RIDE programs this season. "We know people are advising their friends ahead of time before they leave a drinking establishment...
View ArticlePet first aid
James Bretoia says first aid for a pet is very similar than it is for a human. He said the biggest difference is that more people know how to provide treatment for a person. Bretoia was leading a...
View ArticleSeeing the future
The Lions Clubs are ensuring they will play a part in maintaining vision care in the region. Members of the Lions Clubs of Thunder Bay and northwestern Ontario gathered at the Thunder Bay Regional...
View ArticleBeing role models
Katherine Hall considers herself lucky to have been able to pursue sports and a healthy lifestyle. That’s why she wants to give young girls the same opportunities she had. Hall helped organize the...
View ArticleUndercover help
For most people, socks and underwear are daily staples that aren’t given a second thought. However, there are some that have to go without these typically essential items. The Community Clothing...
View ArticleThe white ribbon
Students across the city had an eye-opening lesson in domestic violence. More than 700 senior elementary students participated in Thunder Bay's White Ribbon campaign through a workshop about...
View ArticleSaving lives
A life in exchange for a broken rib or two is probably a fair trade. That’s the message Superior North EMS deputy chief Wayne Gates is offering prior to a free CPR course, which will run this weekend...
View ArticleChanging hands
A Thunder Bay holiday tradition is in new hands. The Ischkinakker Shaker, a fundraising party held every December, is being taken over by the GenNext arms of the United Way of Thunder Bay, with net...
View ArticleStepping forward against violence
Carlos Santander-Maturana hopes wearing high-heels will play a role in eliminating violence against women. The Gay-Straight Alliance at Westgate Collegiate and Vocational Institute organized a Walk a...
View Article'Tough decision'
Judy Wrigley wishes she could be a fly on the wall Christmas morning when a child opens a present she made. The quilter was one of about 75 members of the Thunder Bay Quilters Guild who made quilts...
View ArticleJersey Day
Thunder Bay Regional Health Sciences Centre staff showed off their favourite team colour on Friday, all in the name of promoting an active lifestyle. Leafs, Habs, Vikings or Packers, fans of all teams...
View Article'Guardian angels'
After witnessing a tragic event, Ryan Bliznikas was driven to learn CPR. He saw an acquaintance pass away from a cardiac arrest during a recent floor hockey game and none of the other participants had...
View ArticleAge and energy
Krista Power is reminded every day that age is simply a number. The marketing and program coordinator for the Thunder Bay 55-Plus Centre said she is inspired by the exuberance of many of the 600...
View ArticleMeet and greet
Getting a close up look at exotic animals creates a greater appreciation for their uniqueness. That’s the theory behind the Little Ray’s Reptile Zoo, which was in Thunder Bay this weekend at the CLE...
View ArticleCity kicks off winter with waterfront events calendar
Winter couldn't have stopped by at a better time for the city's waterfront. The day after Monday's snowstorm the waterfront kicked off its winter events calendar starting with Deck the Mariner's Hall,...
View ArticleCampaign for comfort
Tanya Gouthro knows she owes her holiday festivities this year to exceptional cancer care. Gouthro recently completed treatment for breast cancer that included eight rounds of chemotherapy, and...
View ArticleFood for a cause
St. Ignatius High School students had the chance to see what it was like to run a business for a day. The Grade 11 marketing and Grade 9 computer classes at the north side school ran a lunch market...
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