Clik here to view.
Pumpkin problems
THUNDER BAY -- Cold weather, a lack of bees, a surprise July hail storm and pesky grubs have combined forces to cut this year’s local pumpkin crop in half. Sue Gammond, owner of Gammondale Farms,...
View ArticleTrillium Foundation announces $310K grants for community organizations
THUNDER BAY --Ontario’s Trillium Foundation will provide grants of $310,000 to a trio of social service organizations in this city. MPP Bill Mauro (Lib., Thunder Bay - Rainy River) made the funding...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Wrongfully convicted
William Mullins-Johnson describes the 12 years he spent in prison wrongfully convicted of murdering his niece as torture. The Sault Ste. Marie was 22-years-old when he was arrested on June 27, 1993,...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Short stays
THUNDER BAY -- The emergency department at the city’s hospital is being recognized for having the lowest wait times in the province. On Thursday, the Thunder Bay Regional Health Sciences Centre...
View ArticleClik here to view.
City's first Gold Walk celebrates children fighting against cancer
THUNDER BAY -- Kellie Huffman hopes no parent has to go through what she has. Her daughter Bronwyn has spent the past few years in countless medical battles, starting with her fight against cancer....
View ArticleClik here to view.
An ‘incredible trip’
THUNDER BAY -- Gerry Rogers is an award-winning filmmaker, politician and breast cancer survivor. Diagnosed 15 years ago at the age of 42, Rogers wasn’t the only family member to be diagnosed with the...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Sisters in Spirit
THUNDER BAY -- Ann McGuire’s sister Jamie was found murdered in Winnipeg in 1994 and her case has remained unsolved for 20 years. But the investigation has been re-opened as part of the RCMP’s Project...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Floating an idea
THUNDER BAY -- Gail Kromm hopes the Christmas spirit comes early to Thunder Bay. On Tuesday the co-chairwoman of the annual Rotary Christmas parade put out a call to city residents, encouraging them...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Making an impact
THUNDER BAY -- It is possible for one to continue making a difference in the community even after they’re gone. That’s the message from Katrina O’Neill, the chair of the Community Giving Group, who is...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Exploring reality
Chris Murphy thinks he might flip the wrong person off one day. Biking home from Sloan's second-last rehearsal before hitting the road, Murphy's cell phone is tucked under his helmet, piano books for...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Not alone
THUNDER BAY -- Four years ago Michelle Blackburn thought breast cancer was something women would only get when they were older. She realized she was wrong when she was diagnosed well before her 30th...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Roaring good time
THUNDER BAY -- The Monster X Tour had planned on holding three monster truck shows during their first trip to the city, unsure of what the community response would be. They discovered very quickly...
View ArticleClik here to view.
LU chancellor’s book details various threats facing Canada
THUNDER BAY -- Derek Burney says Canada is facing new threats on every front. The former ambassador to the United States, in a new book Brave New Canada ($29.95, McGill-Queen’s University Press),...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Lighthouse restored
About a year ago, Paul Capon paid a visit to the Porphyry Point lighthouse, an isolated and abandoned reminder of the area’s shipping-heavy past. What he saw was depressing. Vandals had broken most of...
View ArticleArts Council hands out $300K to Northwest culture groups
THUNDER BAY -- The province, through the Ontario Arts Council, has delivered more than $300,000 in grants to various culture groups in this city and region. The bulk of the funds went to the Thunder...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Giving thanks
THUNDER BAY – Kevin Anderson has seen the impact one holiday meal can make in people’s lives. Anderson, a local firefighter and public relations coordinator with the Thunder Bay Professional...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Takes a community
THUNDER BAY -- Making sure kids grow up happy and healthy is the entire community's responsibility, local child welfare agencies say. To remind people, Dilico Anishinabek Family care and the...
View ArticleClik here to view.
New landmark
THUNDER BAY -- The waterfront business area has a new landmark. People travelling in the north downtown core throughout Saturday saw work being done on a rock sculpture at the pedestrian crosswalk on...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Costume mania
THUNDER BAY -- Elsa and Anna are going to be everywhere this Halloween. That’s because the two sisters from Disney’s Frozen are the most popular costumes for girls according to both Spirit Halloween...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Giving back
THUNDER BAY -- Jon Cuthbertson is used to helping his city in dramatic situations. But he’ll gladly do it in a much slower and festive manner. Cuthbertson, along with other volunteers from the Thunder...
View Article