by adminA pedestrian was taken to hospital with serious injuries following a collision on Arthur Street Thursday evening. According to the Thunder Bay Police Service, Primary Response officers were dispatched to the area of Arthur Street shortly after 8:30 p.m. on Thursday after reports of a motor...
READ MORE by adminBy Alicia Anderson, Local Journalism Initiative reporter William Joseph Daniel Hubbard has been sentenced to 12 years in prison for his role in writing, making, and possessing child sexual exploitation material. The sentence was handed down by Justice Stephen Wojciechowski on Oct. 1 in a...
READ MORE by adminThe Beer Store is attempting to set a Guinness World Record tomorrow. It aims to make the most container deposit returns in 24 hours. All stores across Ontario are taking part. To encourage customers, The Beer Store is adding an extra 20% to the value of the empties. Another 10% will be added...
READ MORE by adminThe federal government is rolling out a new investment designed to help address skilled labour shortages across the country. During Friday’s event at Klimit Mechanical in Thunder Bay, Federal Jobs and Families Minister Patty Hajdu highlighted a commitment of up to $258.6 million over five...
READ MORE by adminWater and wastewater professionals from across northwestern Ontario are in Thunder Bay for the 69th annual Northwestern Ontario Water and Wastewater Conference, taking place Thursday and Friday at the Delta Hotels by Marriott. The annual event brings together water and wastewater operators,...
READ MORE by adminIf you love music… if you REALLY love music then you’re one of the lucky ones. It’s safe to assume that if you indeed are a true music lover then you probably have a band that you love most and seeing that band live is something I can hope you’ve been fortunate enough to do. In my case tickets...
READ MORE by adminEarlier this week – a fundraiser for OUR KIDS COUNT started. The goal – to fill an 8 x 20 foot sea-can with non-perishable food items. In a matter of hours – not only did you respond with food, but also cash donations. Over the course of 4 hours on Wednesday, OUR KIDS COUNT was set up outside...
READ MORE by adminBy: Carl Clutchey, Local Journalism Initiative ReporterSource: The Chronicle-Journal The final tab for battling wildfires across the province this season is likely going to be another doozy, given the eye-popping price tag for putting out last year’s blazes. According to the Ministry of Natural...
READ MORE by adminThere will be a couple of rallies Friday in northwestern Ontario for the Forestry National Day of Action. One will take place in Dryden the other in Thunder Bay. Unifor says forestry workers in the region have faced a mill closure at the Ear Falls sawmill and the effects of the current climate...
READ MORE by adminOntario Liberals are calling for the Ford government to restore student assistance to private career colleges that are not at the centre of a scandal involving the Ontario Student Assistance Program (OSAP). All grants were frozen after the Liberals raised concern about the amount of money...
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