by adminThe forest fire season in northwestern Ontario is officially over. It wrapped up on Friday. Fire Information Officer Chris Marchand categorizes it as a pretty active fire season. “11 communities in the northwest, not to mention various cottage enclaves and areas, were directly affected...
READ MORE by adminThunder Bay is lending a hand to residents cleaning up after Halloween. Pumpkin compost bins have been put up in a few locations around the city, including: Westfort Playfield (on Neebing Avenue) Intercity Shopping Centre overflow parking County Fair Plaza The bins will be...
READ MORE by adminThe Dryden GM Ice Dogs still hold down first place in the Superior International Junior Hockey League. The Ice Dogs played only one game over the weekend, but defeated the Fort Frances Lakers 8-5 Friday night. The Lakers split their games over the weekend, doubling up the Kam River...
READ MORE by adminBlack Sturgeon Bridge on Black Sturgeon Road is currently closed for maintenance. The work got underway on Monday and is expected to last through Saturday. The bridge is located at the 17.5-kilometre mark along the roadway. Mawn Road off of Highway 527 is an alternate route to getting...
READ MORE by adminAbout 300 Hydro One customers in the Kenora area, and over 1,000 in the Thunder Bay District are still without electricity this morning. This after a powerful windstorm passed through northwestern Ontario on Sunday. Hydro One says its crews continue to work to restore power. The...
READ MORE by adminPhoto by Copper and Wild on Unsplash A non-profit organization based just outside of Timmins celebrated a huge achievement. They’re called QUILTS FOR SURVIVORS. Last week they made the 8,000th quilt donation to residential school survivors. They honoured this milestone by inviting...
READ MORE by adminBack in the summer, 99-9 The Bay was contacted by the management of legendary rock band Foreigner to give them a hand. With a stop in Thunder Bay on their latest Canadian tour, the band regularly invites local singers to help them out on stage. After a call on-air for local schools to take...
READ MORE by adminThe Supreme Court of Canada has ruled that the one-year mandatory minimum jail sentences for accessing or possessing child pornography are unconstitutional. In a 5–4 decision released Friday, the court found that while mandatory minimums promote denunciation and deterrence, they also take...
READ MORE by adminPalestine Solidarity Thunder Bay and the Muslim Law Students Association of the Bora Laskin Faculty of Law will host a screening of Oscar-winner No Other Land, a documentary created by Israeli and Palestinian directors Yuval Abraham, Basel Adra, Hamdan Ballal, and Rachel Szor. Despite...
READ MORE by adminThere are moments in life that stay with us forever—moments filled with laughter, patience, adventure, and the simple joy of being together in nature’s embrace. One such unforgettable trip took place at Separation Lake in Northwestern Ontario, where my family and I experienced a weekend of...
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