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Posted 24 December 2021

Approaching 100 Active Cases

29 new cases of COVID-19 in the Thunder Bay District Health Unit. Of the cases reported Friday, 10 case causes are pending, 10 were obtained from someone else who had the virus and six were picked up from travel outside of Northwestern Ontario. The active case count is up to 91. In the schools,...

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Posted 24 December 2021

Getting Vaccines Into Arms In Thunder Bay

The numbers are going up in terms of vaccinating kids and adults against COVID-19 in the Thunder Bay District Health Unit. As of Thursday more than 44 per cent of kids between the ages of 5 and 11 have at least their first dose while over 30,000 have been given the booster dose. Health Unit...

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Posted 24 December 2021

Getting Vaccines Into Arms In Thunder Bay

The numbers are going up in terms of vaccinating kids and adults against COVID-19 in the Thunder Bay District Health Unit. As of Thursday more than 44 per cent of kids between the ages of 5 and 11 have at least their first dose while over 30,000 have been given the booster dose. Health Unit...

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Posted 24 December 2021

Christmas Day: Open & Closed

Doors will be closed to celebrate Christmas Day. However the Shoppers Drug Mart location on Memorial Avenue will be open from 10:00 a.m. until 6:00 p.m. Circle K and other similar sized convenience stores will have their doors open. In terms of what’s closed, grocery stores like Metro, Safeway,...

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Posted 24 December 2021

Christmas Day: Open & Closed

Doors will be closed to celebrate Christmas Day. However the Shoppers Drug Mart location on Memorial Avenue will be open from 10:00 a.m. until 6:00 p.m. Circle K and other similar sized convenience stores will have their doors open. In terms of what’s closed, grocery stores like Metro, Safeway,...

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Posted 24 December 2021

Leagues Confident In Resumption Of Season

The Superior International and Lakehead Junior Hockey League’s are confident that the season will resume the first full weekend of January. Despite the emerging Omicron variant of COVID-19, both Commissioner Darrin Nicholas (SIJHL) and President Josh Gribben (LJHL) tell Acadia News that they...

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Posted 24 December 2021

Trent’s Gift Wrapping Tips

Don’t like wrapping gifts?  Me neither… here are some tips for the lazy

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Posted 24 December 2021

Leagues Confident In Resumption Of Season

The Superior International and Lakehead Junior Hockey League’s are confident that the season will resume the first full weekend of January. Despite the emerging Omicron variant of COVID-19, both Commissioner Darrin Nicholas (SIJHL) and President Josh Gribben (LJHL) tell Acadia News that they...

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Posted 23 December 2021

Remembering the Finnish Labour Temple

A heartbreaking loss for Thunder Bay with the fire that destroyed the Finnish Labour Temple. The building was the heart of the Finnish community and beloved city wide. Staff Photo Maybe you caught a movie as part of the Bay Street Film Festival or local stage productions like 10 by 10 like I...

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Posted 23 December 2021

No Injuries In Cumberland Fire

Extensive damage avoided by fire crews on Cumberland Street South. Crews were called out to the Gateway Casino area just before 4:00p.m. Thursday to a two-story apartment. The initial alarm was quickly upgraded to a second alarm after the first arriving truck saw heavy smoke coming over the top...

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