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Posted 16 December 2021

Hand Gun Donated

Just as the title indicates, someone donated a hand gun. This one was loaded and dropped in a donation bin at the Value Village on Memorial Avenue. The .22 caliber gun was loaded while it was in the donation bin, Thunder Bay Police have taken the fire arm into custody. While there is no ongoing...

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Posted 16 December 2021

Restaurants, Bars All Getting Extended Wholesale Alcohol Supports

It’s a much needed financial hand for restaurants and the hospitality industry as the pandemic drags on. The Government of Ontario is giving restaurants a hand when it comes to liquor costs by offering wholesale prices compared to retail. The 20 per cent discount on wholesale liquor for these...

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Posted 16 December 2021

LU Funding To Boost Tourism Recovery

The Ontario Ministry of Colleges is sending some money to a local school to help strengthen the province’s tourism industry. Lakehead University has been awarded $224,150 as part of the Ontario Micro-Credentials Challenge Fund. Micro-credentials are rapid training programs offered by...

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Posted 16 December 2021

LU Funding To Boost Tourism Recovery

The Ontario Ministry of Colleges is sending some money to a local school to help strengthen the province’s tourism industry. Lakehead University has been awarded $224,150 as part of the Ontario Micro-Credentials Challenge Fund. Micro-credentials are rapid training programs offered by...

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Posted 16 December 2021

60 Active Cases In The Region

A single digit day of COVID-19 cases in the Thunder Bay District Health Unit. Just six new ones recorded Thursday with another 12 resolved, which brings the active count down to 60. Two of the new infections were picked up through travel outside of Northwest Ontario while three others don’t have...

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Posted 16 December 2021

60 Active Cases In The Region

A single digit day of COVID-19 cases in the Thunder Bay District Health Unit. Just six new ones recorded Thursday with another 12 resolved, which brings the active count down to 60. Two of the new infections were picked up through travel outside of Northwest Ontario while three others don’t have...

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Posted 16 December 2021

Ontario Still Yet To Sign For $10/Day Child Care

Ontario is holding out on the $10/day child care, but for what? The province is the lonely one at the table who doesn’t have a deal with the federal government for $10/day child care after the Northwest Territories and New Brunswick were also the holding out. But they have both since signed,...

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Posted 16 December 2021

Watch: Ted Lasso Fans Are Going To Love This

If you love the Apple T.V. show Ted Lasso then you are going to dig this… they made a animated Christmas special.  It reminds me of the old Frosty The Snowman or Rudolph The Red Nose Reindeer specials from back in the day.  It’s nice to see Nate not being a rotten little turd and my new saying...

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Posted 16 December 2021

Canada Saw Record Breaking Housing Sales For 2021

Houses were selling faster then they were being listed in some markets, thus making it a “seller’s market”. Across Canada, the price of a single dwelling home rose by more than 25 per cent since last year. The average cost of a home in Canada was a whopping $720,850 according to national stats...

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Posted 16 December 2021

Canada Saw Record Breaking Housing Sales For 2021

Houses were selling faster then they were being listed in some markets, thus making it a “seller’s market”. Across Canada, the price of a single dwelling home rose by more than 25 per cent since last year. The average cost of a home in Canada was a whopping $720,850 according to national stats...

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