Reading the scene
Every little bit of a car crash can tell a story if a police officer knows how to read it. It's why this week more than a dozen Thunder Bay Police Service and OPP officers are taking part in a...
View ArticleAstronaut turned pop culture icon Chris Hadfield to visit city June 4
A Canadian star will be touching down in the city later this year. Leadership Thunder Bay announced Thursday morning that retired astronaut Chris Hadfield, who made everything from science to David...
View ArticleTraining tool
Thanks to a decommissioned ambulance, the region’s medical school is able to put some of their equipment on wheels. The Northern Ontario School of Medicine on Friday unveiled their Simbulance, an...
View Article'Making great strides'
Without cancer research, Melanie Mathieson believes she would not be alive today. Diagnosed with non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma more than a decade ago, Mathieson was the first in North America to undergo...
View ArticleChamber of Commerce hands out business awards
The Thunder Bay Chamber of Commerce is recognizing standout organizations across the city. The Chamber of Commerce hosted their 20th annual Business Awards Gala at the Victoria Inn on Saturday...
View ArticleSpreading the word
For business owners like Scott Malko, trade exhibitions are vital to their enterprises. The owner and operator of The Shed Guy was one of approximately 300 exhibitors at this weekend’s three-day CLE’s...
View ArticleReading the scene
Every little bit of a car crash can tell a story if a police officer knows how to read it. It's why this week more than a dozen Thunder Bay Police Service and OPP officers are taking part in a...
View ArticleAstronaut turned pop culture icon Chris Hadfield to visit city June 4
A Canadian star will be touching down in the city later this year. Leadership Thunder Bay announced Thursday morning that retired astronaut Chris Hadfield, who made everything from science to David...
View ArticleLU accounting students put skills to the test in national competition
Some Lakehead University students managed to number-crunch their way to the top in a recent national accounting competition. Accounting majors Ben Anderson, Lucas Bauer, Nick Dzikowski and Taylor...
View ArticleVisiting history
Sarah Shruiff didn't know her great-grandfather fought in the First World War until she discovered his Vimy Ridge pilgrimage passport. "I had no idea until Christmas when I was talking to my...
View ArticleProject Pizza connects 600 students to local agriculture industry
More than 600 Grade 3 students are learning this week about where the food they eat comes from. The 22nd annual Project Pizza features cows, farmers and various work stations that will give students...
View ArticleStudents sport pink for international anti-bullying campaign
Pink power was in full force at Superior Collegiate and Vocational Institute Wednesday. The High Street high school's gay-straight alliance hosted a variety of activities on the International Day...
View ArticleCommunity effort
Knowing your neighbours makes the community a safer place. "In the neighbourhood, the residential area, crime is actually decreasing. We still have a long way to go but more neighbours are connected...
View ArticleAboriginal leaders, education experts work toward preserving native languages
Aboriginal leaders say it’s important for them to give back the gift of language to their youth. With time and distance separating them from everyday use, and English and French becoming the norm, the...
View ArticleHoliday symbol
Easter is one of the most significant holidays of the year in the Orthodox tradition. Orthodox Easter, which will be celebrated this year on April 20, marks the end of Lent and is a celebration of...
View ArticlePutting in the work
Natasha Belisle is about to show the public her production value. Belisle is one of 29 Confederation College film production students who will put their work on the big screen at Silver City Theatre...
View ArticleGlimpsing the future
David John has answers to some of the city’s most burning questions. The organizer of the ESP Psychic Fair, which was in the Thunder Bay for the past four days at the Airlane Hotel, took a couple of...
View ArticleDiabetes, Northern Lights among topics at Aboriginal Student Science Fair
Misti Harding always wondered why Aboriginal people are more prone to getting diabetes. So when the Grade 12 Dennis Franklin Cromarty high school student was tasked with putting together a science...
View ArticleWalking more miles
Walk-A-Mile is increasing its reach. The city-backed, five-part documentary film, which focuses on the relationship between the city’s Aboriginal community and the rest of its residents is now...
View ArticleCity lets public have say in summer Movie Nights in the Park flicks
The city wants the public to have a say in the cinematic masterpieces they show at this summer’s Movie Nights in the Park. OK, so neither Citizen Cane, Gone With the Wind nor 12 Years a Slave made the...
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