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Posted 20 August 2021

More Blue-Green Algae Identified

The Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks has confirmed the algae at Shelter Bay on Lower Shebandowan Lake. The water sample was collected on August 9, 2021. It is important to avoid drinking or swimming in the water, and to keep pets away as well. Blue-green algae are microscopic...

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Posted 20 August 2021

More Blue-Green Algae Identified

The Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks has confirmed the algae at Shelter Bay on Lower Shebandowan Lake. The water sample was collected on August 9, 2021. It is important to avoid drinking or swimming in the water, and to keep pets away as well. Blue-green algae are microscopic...

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Posted 20 August 2021

Officer pulls people over to hand out Tim’s cards

Here’s a feel good story for the day! On his last day with the force a now retired police sergeant decided to pull people over to give them Tim Horton’s gift cards rather than tickets. Oh man would I ever be emotional if this happened to me. The officer said that he wanted to find a unique way...

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Posted 20 August 2021

Woman Arrested In Hotel Robbery

Thunder Bay Police quickly arrested a woman after a robbery at an Intercity area hotel. Early Friday morning, they say a suspect used a knife to threaten the front desk clerk at the Marriot Townplace Suites, located near the intersection of Memorial Avenue and the Harbour Expressway. She fled...

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Posted 20 August 2021

Woman Arrested In Hotel Robbery

Thunder Bay Police quickly arrested a woman after a robbery at an Intercity area hotel. Early Friday morning, they say a suspect used a knife to threaten the front desk clerk at the Marriot Townplace Suites, located near the intersection of Memorial Avenue and the Harbour Expressway. She fled...

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Posted 20 August 2021

Lisa Laco Passes Away

A longtime local morning show host has died. Lisa Laco’s family posted to Facebook that she passed away today at the age of 64. She joined the CBC morning show in Thunder Bay as a producer in the early 90’s, before moving on to host the show until her retirement earlier this year. More details...

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Posted 20 August 2021

Lottery Wins For 2 Area Women

A pair of northwest Ontario women are the lucky winners of two recent OLG prizes. Geneva Mekbeb of Thunder Bay won $200,000 with her THE BIG SPIN INSTANT ticket, saying she was overwhelmed to learn she’d won. “This whole experience has been euphoric – I feel so fortunate. I am blessed beyond...

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Posted 20 August 2021

Variant Case In The District

The newest case of COVID-19 in the Thunder Bay District Health Unit could be one of the variants. With another case since resolved Friday, the active case count is now at five. The provincial numbers are still to come…

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Posted 20 August 2021

Variant Case In The District

The newest case of COVID-19 in the Thunder Bay District Health Unit could be one of the variants. With another case since resolved Friday, the active case count is now at five. The provincial numbers are still to come…

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Posted 20 August 2021

Trent’s Take On The Boulevard Lake Dam

So yesterday we found out the Boulevard Lake Dam rehabilitation will cost an extra $1.5 million.   Here are my thoughts on that…

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