by adminBy Carrie Ivardi, Local Journalism Initiative reporter The board that governs Thunder Bay Police is looking to increase its budget by 2.9% next year, right in line with the three per cent increase cap requested by the city. At their October meeting on Tuesday, the Thunder Bay Police Service...
READ MORE by adminTELL ME SOMETHING GOOD: This is a huge weekend ahead for our L.U Thunderwolves HOCKEY team. It’s their home season opener at the Fort William Gardens. Friday and Saturday night – they’ll take on the Windsor Lancers. If you’re planning on being there on Saturday night – there’s something...
READ MORE by adminTbaytel says it is currently experiencing a service outage affecting some customers in its East and West regions. The company said technicians are actively working to restore service as quickly as possible. “Tbaytel is currently experiencing an outage impacting Regional Mobility, and Wireless...
READ MORE by adminAccording to the Association of Municipalities of Ontario, 32% of all candidates registered for the October 26th municipal election are women. The number is slightly lower in northwestern Ontario, with 115 of the 364 candidates being women, including 20 seeking to be head of council....
READ MORE by adminDeer hunting is about more than the harvest. It is a connection to the land, a tradition passed between generations, and the satisfaction of turning wild game into a meal worth gathering around the table for. There is a certain feeling that comes with deer season in Northwestern Ontario. The...
READ MORE by adminWhen Dwayne Gretzky performed Céline Dion’s “It’s All Coming Back to Me Now” at a show in Kitchener, Ont., a mother and daughter near the front of the audience held each other and began to cry. After the show, a band member approached them to ask about the moment. The mother explained she had...
READ MORE by adminThere’s something magical about waking up the kids in the middle of the night for a reason that has nothing to do with school, chores, or schedules. Tonight is one of those nights. The house is quiet. Everyone is asleep. Outside, the stars stretch across the October sky, waiting. I gently nudge...
READ MORE by adminCanada’s annual inflation rate climbed to 3.1 per cent in September, driven largely by a sharp increase in gasoline and other energy prices. New figures released by Statistics Canada show inflation edged up from three per cent in August, pushing the rate slightly above the Bank of Canada’s...
READ MORE by adminThe war of words between striking Thunder Bay Public Library workers and library CEO Richard Togman continues, with both sides offering different accounts of compensation, benefits and the path back to the bargaining table. Workers represented by CUPE Local 8718 have been without a new...
READ MORE by adminNorthwood Ward’s current City Councillor Dominic Pasqualino is not seeking re-election, leaving the door wide open for one of three new faces to take the seat: Syed Kabir, John Ongaro, and André Gagné. John Ongaro is an employee of Acadia Broadcasting. André Gagné Gagné works in logistics and...
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