102nd Hymers Fall Fair set to begin Sunday
THUNDER BAY -- it’s the Labour day long weekend, which means a lot of people have already begun to think about the Hymers Fall Fair. It's been a regional family tradition for more than a century. The...
View ArticleWeather postpones Movie Night in the Park
Movie fans hoping to watch Disney’s Frozen on the shores of Lake Superior on Friday night are going to have to let it go for a few weeks. Rainy weather has forced city officials to postpone the...
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In good hands
Where most fair-goers just see a bench, Jordan Sime sees a point of pride. The 11-year-old has spent the past three days along with nearly 200 other volunteers getting ready for the 102 nd Hymers Fall...
View ArticleFort William Fall Street Festival set for this weekend
THUNDER BAY -- The Fort William Fall Street Festival will have a new look and location this year. Organizers held a news conference Tuesday to promote the seventh annual street fair. Victoria Avenue...
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Nipigon's Next Star
Jory Zechner would love to be the next Avril Lavigne. The 15-year-old Nipigon student has sung all her life, but mostly for family and friends. These days she’s found a slightly larger audience and is...
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Fighting back
THUNDER BAY -- Kathy Forbes says the public has to be the eyes and the ears in their neighbourhoods. Over the past year or so the Syndicate Avenue resident has done just that, spearheading a charge to...
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Back to school
THUNDER BAY - Abby Brown is happy to see her friends, and play sports again. The Claude E. Garton Public School student started Grade 8 Wednesday on the first day back to school for Thunder Bay...
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Welcome to Lakehead
THUNDER BAY - Marcus Santana is fearing his first Canadian winter. The 25-year-old arrived in Thunder Bay from Sao Paulo, Brazil on Saturday to attend Lakehead University this fall and while he’s only...
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Raising Red Duster
THUNDER BAY -- Conservative estimates say about 1,600 Canadian men and women gave their lives in the Second World War serving the country’s merchant navy. That’s about one-in-eight of the 12,000 who...
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Doors Open 2014 shows off city’s historical side
The public has the chance to see behind the doors of some of the city’s historical buildings this Saturday. Doors Open 2014 features 17 historically, architecturally and culturally significant...
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Fall festival
THUNDER BAY -- The south downtown core has developed into one of the city’s primary administrative areas over the past decade, especially with the opening of the new consolidated courthouse. However,...
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Rich history
THUNDER BAY – As a society we often have a singular gaze upon future development, new buildings and what’s next. Sometimes this means we lose sight of where we started. In Thunder Bay that is...
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Value of education
THUNDER BAY -- Peter Cromarty-Chapman knew from a young age that getting an education would be vital to his future. Growing up in the Big Trout Lake First Nation, Cromarty-Chapman was always...
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'One in 10'
THUNDER BAY -- Allen Barron admits the past four years have been a struggle. Originally diagnosed with kidney disease 14 years ago, Barron regularly undergoes dialysis and other treatments while...
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Finding answers
THUNDER BAY -- For most of her life Cassandra Elvish knew something was wrong. However, doctors were always unable to provide any answers until one day, when she was diagnosed with a brain...
View ArticleCity erects second bike repair station
THUNDER BAY -- Cyclists in this city now have two free bicycle repair stations to use as they traverse area roadways. The second station opened this past weekend outside the Bay Credit Union on Algoma...
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Bio grand opening
THUNDER BAY – After nearly seven years of planning, Confederation College is officially home to a bio-energy research facility. The college on Monday during a grand opening ceremony unveiled its new...
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Savour Superior Episode 1: Cooking with chef Cole Snell
The Savour Superior Food and Drink Festival is just around the corner. Keep an eye on tbnewswatch.com for special web episodes of featured participants of this food and drink expo daily. Tuesday’s...
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Small tart, big flavour
The Savour Superior Food and Drink Festival starts serving Thunder Bay this Friday. Keep an eye on tbnewswatch.com for special web episodes of featured participants of this food and drink expo daily....
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Helping hand
THUNDER BAY -- Krysta Piaskowski says the United Way saved her life. Ten years ago, the now 26-year-old Thunder Bay woman was burning herself with a curling iron to deal with her emotional pain. She...
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