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Posted 16 September 2021

Local Groups Partner to Build Rain Garden

EcoSuperior, Habitat for Humanity Thunder Bay, and United Way Thunder Bay collaborated to build a rain garden at Habitat for Humanity’s ReStore on Squire Street. A rain garden is a bowl shaped perennial garden, and captures runoff from hard surfaces such a roofs and parking lots during heavy...

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Posted 16 September 2021

Lakehead University & Keewatin-Patricia DSB Partner To Help Students

Lakehead University and the Keewatin-Patricia District School Board are coming together to help students attend post secondary. For those students facing barriers to attend post secondary school, both schools have agreed to be part of a Lakehead’s initiative called the Achievement Program....

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Posted 15 September 2021

We’re Not Your Dad’s Conservative Party: O’Toole

With only three days left to campaign, the leaders continue to push the undecided voters under their tent. On Day 32, Justin Trudeau of the Liberals took the time to highlight the party’s health care promises, including hiring more doctors and get rid of waitlists. “We are spending more in the...

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Posted 15 September 2021

We’re Not Your Dad’s Conservative Party: O’Toole

With only three days left to campaign, the leaders continue to push the undecided voters under their tent. On Day 32, Justin Trudeau of the Liberals took the time to highlight the party’s health care promises, including hiring more doctors and get rid of waitlists. “We are spending more in the...

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Posted 15 September 2021

New Music from Ashley McBryde and Carly Pearce

I’m loving this new song from Carly Pearce and Ashley McBryde. It’s a breakup ballad. I hope they come out with more than just a lyric video for it!    

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Posted 15 September 2021

Avenger Hawkeye gets his own series

Watch out for the next Marvel superhero to get his own show…it’s Hawkeye! The straight-shooting archer, played by Jeremy Renner, never got his own stand-alone movie, but he’s front-and-centre as the latest Avenger to get a series. It’ll start streaming on Disney+ starting November 24th. Marvel’s...

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Posted 15 September 2021

Drop In Gas Prices Coming

Expect a dip in how much you pay when you fill up your vehicle. With fall set to start Wednesday, September 22, the winter blend of gasoline will flow as the Canada market mimics what the United States does with oil. The Head of Petroleum Analysis Patrick De Haan tells Acadia News that between...

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Posted 15 September 2021

Drop In Gas Prices Coming

Expect a dip in how much you pay when you fill up your vehicle. With fall set to start Wednesday, September 22, the winter blend of gasoline will flow as the Canada market mimics what the United States does with oil. The Head of Petroleum Analysis Patrick De Haan tells Acadia News that between...

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Posted 15 September 2021

If you’re looking for work….EMPLOYERS are looking for you!

GotCredit / CC This morning, Teri Joseph (Employment Advisor) with Northwest Employment Works in Thunder Bay, joined me for a conversation about JOBS. There are over 100 employers in town looking to hire.  Northwest Employment Works will help you every step of the way.  From resume prep, even...

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Posted 15 September 2021

Almost 5.8 Million Cast Advance Ballots For Federal Election

Elections Canada has released estimates on the number of Canadians who cast ballots during four advance polling days for the upcoming federal election. Chief Electoral Officer Stephane Perrault says preliminary figures show 5,780,000 electors voted at the advance polls between September 10th and...

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