Low Loonie keeps new rides away from CLE
THUNDER BAY – It’ll be a familiar-looking Canadian Lakehead Exhibition that greets visitors at this week’s fair – at least when it comes to the rides. Because of the low Canadian dollar, the midway...
View ArticleVintage bombers fly out of the city
THUNDER BAY -- A pair of vintage bombers departed Thunder Bay Monday morning, after a week-long visit. A B-17 bomber dating back to 1944, and a smaller B-25 bomber, landed here on Holiday Monday, for...
View ArticleScreen for Life Coach scheduled to return
(Thunder Bay, ON – August 10, 2016) Northwestern Ontario’s Screen for Life Coach is due back in Thunder Bay at the end of August. The coach has been out of service since February due to damage...
View ArticleWet weather doesn't stop CLE's opening day (16 PHOTOS)
THUNDER BAY -- A little rain did nothing to dampen the spirits of Canadian Lakehead Exhibition attendees, who flocked to the fairgrounds as the gates opened at noon on Wednesday to kick off this...
View ArticleNecronomicon in the deep dark woods of Ontario
Montreal black metal assassins Necronomicon are pulled over on the side of the high way, in the middle of nowhere but they don’t have a flat tire. They’re taking a break from the long Northwestern...
View ArticleRappelling down one last time
THUNDER BAY – Matthew Krueger says he’s got a healthy respect for heights. But it didn’t stop him from climbing over the ledge of Thunder Bay’s second-tallest apartment building and rappelling 14...
View ArticleCraft beer festival nearly sold out as trend hops over mainstream
THUNDER BAY – When last summer’s inaugural BrewHa! festival sold out, it seemed like the craft beer trend was coming to a head. After the Winterlude sample series sold out in 20 minutes and a second...
View ArticleNew program empowers women to improve their lives
THUNDER BAY -- A new program in Thunder Bay is empowering women to improve their lives, and discover how to take better care of themselves. Throughout the month of August, women from all over the city...
View ArticleCity's disc golf course is getting new face-life
THUNDER BAY -- With the rise in popularity of disc golf, the city course on the east side of Boulevard Lake is getting a major face-lift. For the past six years, citizens of Thunder Bay have been able...
View ArticlePSA: Edible Landscaping Workshop
Want to have your landscape and eat it too? Come out to EcoSuperior’s free workshop on edible landscaping, and learn techniques to incorporate food attractively into your flowers and yard or balcony....
View ArticleLow turnout could mean a face-lift for Dragon Boat Festival (15 PHOTOS)
THUNDER BAY -- Despite a low turnout for this year’s Dragon Boat Festival, organizers say there were more than enough participants to keep the tradition going. Saturday’s 500-metre dragon boat race...
View ArticleBrewHa! Craft Beer Festival will return in 2017
THUNDER BAY --More than 4,000 people attended this year’s craft beer festival and organizers say there’s no doubt BrewHa! will be back for round three. Northerner's love for beer filled the festival...
View ArticleLocally-produced chickens were the hit of Kakabeka Farmers Market
THUNDER BAY --The Kakabeka Farmers Market was buzzing this morning with locals eager to get their hands on locally-produced chicken for the first time in many years. There was a steady line of people...
View ArticleEvent brought 300 people together for dinner
THUNDER BAY -- One of the longest dinner tables Thunder Bay has ever seen welcomed 300 guests for an evening of fine dining. For its second year, The Really, Really, Really Long Table brought people...
View ArticleRacing for research (11 PHOTOS)
THUNDER BAY - Aspiring racecar drivers were putting the pedal to the medal in support of cancer research this weekend. The 3rd Annual Thunder Bay Autosport Club AutoX Fundraiser was held in the...
View ArticleCLE celebrates another successful year (15 PHOTOS)
THUNDER BAY - Whether it’s the rides, the food, the entertainment, or just a family tradition, the CLE continues to draw crowds in the thousands. The CLE will be wrapping up Sunday evening with a...
View ArticleLocal musician returns to Thunder Bay
THUNDER BAY -- Talent continues to keep pouring out of our city. Local singer and songwriter Shayne Stolz shared his first self-titled album at Gargoyles Saturday night. Youngest of three and born and...
View ArticleCross-Canada tour raising funds for Sick Kids Hospital
Re/Max Realtor Riding Across Canada for Children’s Miracle Network hospitals – Motorcycles for miracles tour. THUNDER BAY – On Aug. 16 Bruce Johnson of Re/Max Wasaga Beach and his daughter, Holly, are...
View ArticleUrban farm provides valuable work experience to area youth (13 PHOTOS)
THUNDER BAY -- Michael Spence had never grown anything before earlier this year joining Roots to Harvest’s ambitious urban farm project. On Wednesday he stood proudly over a reclaimed field adjacent...
View ArticleFour sacred medicine garden unveiled
THUNDER BAY – The city’s south side is getting some positive healing through the creation of a Four Sacred Medicine Garden. The garden was unveiled Tuesday and is located at the corner of Pruden and...
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