Glue guns and grandkids: Activity book promises to entertain
Self-published authors Maureen Goulet and Diana Burden have overcome the challenge of keeping grandchildren entertained. Vancouver authors Goulet and Burden have come to the rescue with a collection...
View ArticleFestival of India doubles down this summer
The Festival of India will offer twice the cultural celebration this summer. For the first time in Thunder Bay, the Festival of India will expand into a two-day event, adding a new colour festival...
View ArticleMorituri eSports reloads for August Call of Duty tournament
THUNDER BAY – Morituri eSports is getting set for round 2. The local e-sports organization will be holding its second official Call of Duty Black Ops 3 competitive tournament on Sunday, Aug. 7 at...
View ArticleThese nursing students know how to think on their feet
THUNDER BAY -- A unique program is giving college students a leg up, or in this case a foot up, on their nursing education. A new Foot Care Nurse program was implemented at Confederation College...
View ArticleArtists decorate north core
THUNDER BAY -- Dozens of artists are adding colour to north core as a way of making the city their own. Every summer a youth driven art collective, Die Active, adds life and colour into the city’s...
View ArticleMuscle on display at the car show (80 PHOTOS)
THUNDER BAY – Fat Guys Auto Parts hosted its fifth annual car show Saturday, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Blair Wright was at the event and shared these photographs with us. [View the story "Annual Car...
View ArticleHundreds celebrate culture at The Festival of India (18 PHOTOS)
Dozens danced amid the rainfall of coloured powder Saturday afternoon. For this first time in Thunder Bay, The Festival of India celebrated a thousand-year-old Indian tradition called the Festival of...
View ArticleModel planes cruised Thunder Bay skies
THUNDER BAY - Members of Lakehead Aeromodellers Flying Club were out Saturday cruising the skies for their annual Airfest. The club was incorporated over thirty years ago and features flyers of all...
View ArticleHigh school students were given the opportunity for extra credit
THUNDER BAY - Some high school students are getting the chance to gain extra credits and some college skills through the Summer CLASS program. Over 140 students are taking part in the Summer Centre...
View ArticleBay, Algoma action-packed with Buskers Festival (20 PHOTOS)
The city’s North core business area was a hotspot during Day 1 of the Buskers Festival. The fourth annual Valley Fresh Buskers Festival brought hundreds to the Bay and Algoma neighbourhood Saturday to...
View ArticleFestival of India celebrates love (15 PHOTOS)
THUNDER BAY - Sights, sounds and flavours were the main attractions at this year’s Festival of India. Rich in culture the Festival of India showcased another thousand-year-old tradition Sunday evening...
View ArticleFirst Nations students learn hands-on natural resource sector skills
THUNDER BAY -- Give a student a desk and a classroom and they might doze off. But send them into the woods to learn how to use buzz saws or teach them how to use drones and you might just get their...
View ArticleNHLers hit the ice with local kids
THUNDER BAY – Unlike some of his other Thunder Bay National Hockey League colleagues, Robert Bortuzzo has been keeping a low profile this summer. But there’s one event he’d never miss – the Easter...
View ArticleNorthern Ontario Angels rank No, 1 in Canada for investment deals totaling $50M
THUNDER BAY, ON JULY 28, 2016 - Northern Ontario Angels (NOA); a not for profit corporation that facilitates business deals between entrepreneurs and accredited angel investors, ranks 1st in Canada...
View ArticleBeat the heat with photo week
July 28, 2016, Thunder Bay, ON – This week, 11 participants have been learning new photography tricks and techniques as part of Beat the Heat with Photo Week, a Career Sampler camp designed for...
View ArticleFood and fun on the schedule for Festa Italiana
THUNDER BAY – Benny Melchiorre says he wasn’t sure how well Festa Italiana would go over 25 years ago, when the popular event made its Thunder Bay debut. About 7,000 people showed up over the course...
View ArticleLocal liver care clinic provided free liver testing for its grand opening
THUNDER BAY - It's World Hepatitis Day and to kick it off, a new clinic in Thunder Bay is celebrating its grand opening. Liver Care Northwest opened its doors at the Health Services Building on Oliver...
View ArticleBasketball game raises money for a special day
THUNDER BAY - Residents of a southside townhouse complex hit the basketball court Friday, to raise money to host a special day for the children in their neighbourhood. The adults of Limbrick Place...
View ArticleFriends of the Conservatory announce new co-chairs
THUNDER BAY -- The Friends of the Thunder Bay Conservatory have replaced their outgoing chairwoman. Earlier this week chairwoman Kathleen Ott announced her resignation and named Kevin and Sharon...
View ArticleHelicopter tours raises money for the community
THUNDER BAY - Out in the forests of Shebandowan Lake is an old and abandoned helipad, once used by the Ministry of Natural Resources. Now, it makes a perfect base for helicopter tours. That's exactly...
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