Provincial grant will fund Eco-Superior local food strategy
Provincial grant will fund Eco-Superior local food strategy Eco-Superior is receiving $212,000 to help fund a three year food strategy. The money is being handed down from the province through the...
View ArticleStudents paint grocery store bags for Easter Seals
Students at St. Thomas Aquinas School were doing their part to help send physically disabled children to camp for the summer. Students between Kindergarten and Grade 7 at the elementary school painted...
View ArticleScience Fair helps First Nation students chance to present experiments
The Aboriginal Science Fair celebrated its fourth annual competition Friday. The partnership with Confederation College gives First Nation students from Schreiber to Dryden a place to present their...
View ArticleLocal businesses honoured with annual Chamber awards
They're the backbone of the local economy, and on Saturday evening a number of Thunder Bay businesses were honoured at the 19th annual Thunder Bay Chamber of Commerce Business Awards Gala. Diane...
View ArticleStudents experience dance with National Ballet of Canada
The National Ballet of Canada is providing some local Grade 4, 5 and 6 students with the opportunity to experience dance. The Ballet has teamed up with the Thunder Bay Symphony Orchestra and Lakehead...
View ArticleOPP honours civilian contribution this week
The civilian contribution to the Ontario Provincial Police is being recognized this week at the local OPP communications centre. The police force is celebrating National Public Safety Communicators...
View ArticleExchanged
Kathryn Lyzun says she hopes five weeks in Finland will show her new ways of doing things back home. Lyzun, a communications and marketing specialist with the Ontario government, is heading overseas...
View ArticleLosing the locks
Not many pre-teen girls are willing to have their heads shaved. But Keeley Sweitzer says cancer awareness is plenty reason to shear off her golden locks at Intercity Shopping Centre when she takes...
View ArticleCollege students get set for another Conflix
It’s time for graduates of the college film program to sit back, relax and enjoy the show. After two years or writing, editing and shooting 17 second-year film projects will be shown on the big screen...
View ArticleMore local food at institutions makes economic sense: Don Mills
Buying more local food makes economic sense, says Don Mills, president of Local Food Plus. He’d like to see more local food procured by institutions in Thunder Bay, such as the hospital, schools and...
View ArticleGroup looking to create community-owned solar project
The Superior Renewable Energy Co-Operative wants local residents to take ownership of their energy supply. The co-op held its annual meeting Wednesday night at the Waverley Library, where members...
View ArticleLooking to move
Sharon Godwin thinks moving the Thunder Bay Art Gallery to the city’s waterfront could double traffic. It’s a move she and the Gallery’s board of directors are hoping city council can be convinced to...
View ArticleSolid results
Confederation College continues to achieve high scores in the Ontario Key Performance Indicators Report. The Thunder Bay college scored the top spot out of the 24 Ontario colleges in the employer...
View ArticlePhysical investment
A $156-million provincial investment could give more seniors access to physiotherapy, which could also lessen the demand for long-term care beds. The province announced Thursday that more than 200,000...
View Article‘Win-win’
Julie Stachiw says she’s not sure she’d have her job today without Ontario’s Summer Jobs program. A registered dietician at Thunder Bay Regional Health Sciences Centre, Stachiw got her start at the...
View ArticleLetting it all out
Her suitcase didn’t show up, but 30-year-old LeAnn Rimes definitely made an appearance at the Thunder Bay Community Auditorium Thursday night, wowing the crowd with a heartfelt performance. Dressed in...
View ArticleChipping in
Pets were taking a second of pain to help their owners avoid a lifetime of grief on Saturday. Larry Komoski recently lost a pet. With no identification, it was difficult to find the animal. And by the...
View ArticleFort William Historical Park celebrates Astronomy Day
Although it’s been around for 40 years, Astronomy Day was a first for Fort William Historical Park. The international day, which corresponds with a first quarter moon, is a chance for people to head...
View ArticleFashion passion
Dozens of people hit the catwalk to help others at a local fashion show this weekend. Nearly 200 people cheered on models for the fifth annual Passion for Fashion Show in support of the Multiple...
View ArticleCulture and health
A trip to the hospital is stressful for just about anyone. Throw in cultural differences and language barriers and it can be downright frightening. Officials at Thunder Bay Regional Health Sciences...
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