by adminMembers of the Greenstone detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) are investigating a deadly incident that occurred between a transport truck and a pedestrian. Around 9:30 p.m. on Friday, the Greenstone detachment of OPP responded to a call on Highway 11 in the Long Lake First...
READ MORE by adminLong before the sweet potato ever saw a marshmallow or a holiday table, it grew wild under the tropical sun of Central and South America. Ancient farmers in Peru and Ecuador were among the first to coax this humble root from the earth nearly 5,000 years ago. They understood its power long...
READ MORE by adminQuick action by Thunder Bay Fire Rescue kept damage to a minimum in a house fire on the Fort William First Nation. The blaze was reported around 2 pm Thursday afternoon when smoke was noticed coming from the eves of the single-family dwelling. Three pumper trucks were initially dispatched...
READ MORE by adminThe Thunder Bay Police Service (TBPS) and the family of Alex Lawson are asking the public for information once more. Lawson was last seen three years ago, on November 27, 2022, around the 200 block of Madeline Street. Lawson is an Indigenous man standing 5’6″ and is of medium build....
READ MORE by adminThe opposition wants Ontario to be more prepared for extreme weather. Environment Critic Peter Tabuns (TAB-in) is proposing a bill that requires the government to create a strategic action plan. He says Ontario faces the threat of more climate-driven flooding, wildfires and windstorms....
READ MORE by adminThe Ford government is being asked to sit down with Kitchenuhmaykoosib Inninuwug Nation (KI) and Wapekeka First Nation on the protection of land near their communities. The two remote communities are declaring 3 million hectares to be permanently protected. Known as Anishininew Aki, it...
READ MORE by adminEvery Friday at 8:10am on Mornings In The Bay…..Danny, Candi and John share some weekly highlights from Marketplace. These are real items available in the city – for sale! These are the items that stand out and make us say, “really”? This week featured: Ontario Hydro throw blanket?...
READ MORE by adminThis past month, Thunder Bay did what Thunder Bay does best: we rallied together — not over politics, not over weather complaints, not even over Leafs vs. Jets. No. We united over burgers. Ultimate burger battle, proudly powered by TBay Modular Floors, once again turned our city into the...
READ MORE by adminBy: Clint Fleury, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter Source: TBnewswatch.comTHUNDER BAY – Lending city funds to help to pay for the tennis bubble would come with a degree of risk, according to Keri Greaves, commissioner of corporate services Council will soon decide how, and whether, to...
READ MORE by adminThe proposal to build a 31-megawatt natural gas peaker plant at Maureen Street and Central Avenue has been temporarily withdrawn. The project was set to cost $50-80 million to construct. As a “peaking” plant, the facility would have only operated when the electrical grid was...
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