by adminA few weeks ago, I had the privilege of attending Wake the Giant here in Thunder Bay. And let me tell you: it wasn’t just a festival, it was a movement, a moment of time where everything was magic. So, what is Wake the Giant? Back in 2019, a group of local teachers and leaders asked...
READ MORE by adminStudents at Bishop Gallagher Senior Elementary School gathered for an assembly today to listen to the story of Tania Ross, who was a former member of the Indian Posse gang and spent 20 years in federal prison for first-degree murder. Since leaving prison, Ross has been on a journey of...
READ MORE by adminA man is facing charges after allegedly setting his car on fire and then assaulting responding officers. City police received reports about an arson incident in the Algoma Street North area on Wednesday. Witnesses alerted officers that a man was attempting to set his car on fire. The...
READ MORE by adminThe ongoing dispute between Canada Post and the union representing postal workers took another step Thursday. According to a press release from the Crown corporation, they have informed the Canadian Union of Postal Workers (CUPW) that it would be responding to the union’s recent offers...
READ MORE by adminMembers of the Ontario Public Service Employees Union (OPSEU) met outside the office of Kevin Holland, MPP for Thunder Bay-Atikokan to protest the provincial government’s public service cuts. While tens of thousands of OPSEU members are currently on strike as Ontario public college...
READ MORE by adminAn arbitrated pay increase has been awarded for Ontario doctors in the final three years of a new agreement with the province. It will provide physicians with increases totalling 7.3%. Doctors received an earlier 9.95% hike for the first year, on top of a 3% increase announced last...
READ MORE by adminIf you had told me back in 2007, the year Roots was just launching as a new urban farming not-for-profit, that one day I’d be putting my heart and soul into advocating for healthy aging, I would have assumed you’d had too much raspberry jam on your bagel. “We’re young punks growing food!” I’d...
READ MORE by adminTwo Thunder Bay residents are facing charges following an investigation into suspicious Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation (OLG) PROLINE sports betting activity in Sault Ste. Marie and Thunder Bay. On March 20, the Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario’s investigation and enforcement...
READ MORE by adminThunder Bay is reminding short-term rental property operators that they are required to register their properties with the city. Short-term rental properties are considered accommodations rented for less than 30 consecutive days at a time. The requirement to register includes individuals who...
READ MORE by adminIt’s mid-September, and Nicole had some skeletons in her closet but not anymore! Nope! Nicole isn’t waiting for October — she called Country 105 to tell Dee all about her love for Halloween, and wow, does she go all out! Nicole has been pulling out her decorations early, and we’re not...
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