Community loss
A well-known member of the Thunder Bay broadcasting community has died. Ron Bottos passed away this weekend at St. Joseph's Hospice. Bottos was a highly popular announcer on CKPR radio for many years....
View ArticleHealing waters
John Swanson has been thinking about fishing for the last few days, not the pain that comes with being an amputee. The Sauk Rapids, Minn. native returned Wednesday from a retreat at Miminiska Lodge on...
View ArticleHalf-Way Motors celebrates 50 years as a family-run business
Half-Way Motors has been a family tradition in the city for half a century. The Nissan car dealership celebrated its 50th anniversary Wednesday evening and general manager John Trevisanutto said their...
View ArticleMore support
Howard McKay started to feel the effects of Parkinson's disease when he was still in his 30s. McKay, now 70, was diagnosed with the disease 20 years ago and had to move to Thunder Bay from his home...
View ArticleHistory lesson
The world opened up for Teuvo Nupponen on his first day at Hammarskjold High School 50 years ago. "A country boy coming to a big city school and it was a very impressive school," he said. "We had very...
View ArticleSystem failure?
Richard Burns says he continues to be harassed by local law enforcement. The Thunder Bay man says he's had about 100 run-ins with Thunder Bay Police Service officers over the past decade and believes...
View ArticleSinging for change
Justin Hines has been riding a Vehicle of Change across North America this summer. The singer-songwriter from Creemore, Ont. has been touring Canada and the U.S. in a large RV playing concerts and...
View ArticlePink bus returns
An estimated 23,000 women in Canada will be diagnosed with breast cancer this year. That’s one of the messages that the Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation’s second Pink Tour hopes to get across during...
View ArticleAgile pups
Jazz, an 11-year-old shetland sheepdog, earned his piece of cake this weekend. That’s because he and his owner, Michellle Schulzki, received their agility trial championship award called a NATCH at...
View ArticleGraduation day
It took Jacob Boucher two tries but he finally graduated from high school. The 26-year-old dropped out of high school when he was 17-years-old. Pressure from being separated from his family kept him...
View ArticleSecond edition
With the success of his first book, Daniel Laughton decided that a second editor was in order. The 25-year-old local teacher penned his first book last year. When the majority of Laughton’s physics...
View ArticleComing home
The annual Westfort Street Fair is like old home week, organizers said on Saturday. The event, which shuts down Frederica Street to vehicle traffic, drew thousands to the neighbourhood, shopping and...
View ArticleTradition lives on
The cows being chased around the rodeo ring might have been a little miffed on Sunday, but everyone else seemed to be having a grand old time at the 122nd annual Murillo Fall Fair. Sixteen-year-old...
View ArticleA helping hand
Kim Coreau has been helping the homeless for nearly 20 years. The self-described real housewife said giving back to her community is something that's been passed down from her grandmother. Recently a...
View ArticleLakehead University International looking for host families
Lakehead University International is on the hunt for families interested in hosting students from other countries during the upcoming school year. The students are at Lakehead to learn English and...
View ArticleSummer snowman
The spirit of Calvin and Hobbes is alive and well in sunny Thunder Bay. With summer finally settling in over the city, a seasonally challenged snowman made drivers stop, stare and start to giggle on...
View ArticleBusiness time
Diandra Singh loves teaching, dance and kids. But the Lakehead University education graduate never thought she could make a career from combining the three. That is until she found the Summer Company...
View ArticleSkating through
Kevin Ebra is the self-proclaimed Skateman. The Iran-native started rollerblading in 2006 and quickly took it up professionally. He's made three long-distance journeys in his home country, one in...
View ArticleFilms for the people
For local filmmakers, the Bay Street Film Festival is often the only opportunity they have to connect with a homegrown audience. "It's a stepping stone," said festival chair Kelly Saxberg, adding it's...
View ArticlePopular tradition
The only thing eight-year-old James Pella thought Hymers Fall Fair was missing was a reptile show. "I hope I get to pick up a snake or pet a crock," he said Sunday afternoon on the fairgrounds in...
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