by adminResults from provincewide testing of students last spring have been released. The Education Quality and Accountability Office reports slight increases in the number of grade 3 students who met provincial standards in reading, writing and math over the year before. Grade 6 students meeting...
READ MORE by adminOff-duty firefighters from Thunder Bay Fire and Rescue are serving food and drinks at the city’s Boston Pizza locations to fundraise for the Toys for Tots campaign. “It’s something so simple that we can do that makes such a big difference for the individuals that are helped out from Toys...
READ MORE by adminThe Thunder Bay Police Service (TBPS) has arrested a 19-year-old on charges of possessing and accessing child pornography. TBPS’s Cyber Crime Unit began an investigation in July following a report from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children, via the National Child...
READ MORE by adminThe Lakehead District School Board’s Chair and Vice-Chair will both be staying on in their roles. At Tuesday’s annual board meeting, Trustee Leah Vanderwey was acclaimed as Chair, and Trustee Donica LeBlanc was acclaimed as Vice-Chair. Vanderway will now be entering her second year as...
READ MORE by adminTwo First Nations organizations are looking for $318 million from the federal government. The Windigo First Nations Council (WFNC) and Four First Nations Group (FFFG) say the money would help with the construction of a 613-kilometre-long all-weather road in Ontario’s Far North. Six...
READ MORE by adminA coalition of groups feels betrayed by Premier Doug Ford. They have recognized him with a Climate Betrayal Award for eliminating the province’s emissions-reduction targets. They are disappointed with the government’s passing of legislation that eliminates the province’s...
READ MORE by adminThere is a new owner of two gold projects in northwestern Ontario. B.C. based Gold X2 Mining acquires projects located east of Atikokan and north of Fort Frances as part of an acquisition of Kesselrun Resources out of Thunder Bay. Gold X2 says final approval was granted from shareholders...
READ MORE by adminPhoto by Road Ahead on Unsplash Angela sent this via our text line. It’s called “THE TIME THEORY”. In just a few weeks, it’ll be a new year, and somehow, 2016 will be 10 years ago. You’ll blink, and realize how quietly time moves; how many moments become memories without you...
READ MORE by adminOn this edition, Smart Growth is approved, The Tbaytel Multiplex has an operator…the city…. AND…. the city helps out the Tennis Centre….
READ MORE by adminThunder Bay Fire Rescue has issued tickets to the owner of a multi-unit residential building on Walsh Street East after an investigation into a recent fire uncovered that required smoke and carbon monoxide alarms had not been installed. Officials say the fire occurred in November, prompting...
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