by adminThe federal government is providing more than $750,000 to support several research projects at Lakehead University. The Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) is the federal research funding agency that promotes and supports research and training in the humanities and...
READ MORE by adminThunder Bay is packed with celebration, competition, and community this week. Whether you’re reconnecting at Lakehead, cheering on the Thunderwolves, shopping local, spinning the Wheel for prizes, or running for a cause, here’s what’s happening day-by-day: Thursday, October 2 –...
READ MORE by adminEvery family has their traditions. Some bake cookies, some play board games, some attempt a Christmas talent show that really should’ve stayed a one-year experiment. Mine? We pile ourselves into cars, coolers, and boats every fall and head to Raleigh Lake. And when I say tradition, I mean...
READ MORE by adminIt’s been 11 decades since the World Record Brook Trout – a 31.5 inch standard length and 14.5 pound fish – was caught at the Rabbit Rapids by Dr. Cook in July of 2015. And ever since the hydro dam at Pine Portage was constructed in 1950, the entire river ecosystem changed dramatically....
READ MORE by adminScientist, conservationist and UN messenger of peace, Dr. Jane Goodall has died at the age of 91. According to the Dr. Jane Goodall Institute, she died peacefully in her sleep while in California for her United States speaking tour. “Dr. Goodall’s life and work not only made an indelible...
READ MORE by adminThunder Bay’s Designated Truck Route, which was meant to take effect on Wednesday, will be delayed for a short time. It is likely a matter of days, according to the Director of the city’s Engineering Division Matthew Miedema. The Designated Truck Route intends to direct truck traffic off...
READ MORE by adminThe City of Thunder Bay plans to create a new Customer Service Division meant to be a “one-stop shop” for residents. The new division will allow residents to access a range of city services by phone, email, website, or in person, all from the same centralized department. The change is...
READ MORE by adminOntario’s Auditor General says the province has not met all of the requirements when it signed onto the federal government’s $10 a day childcare program. A report finds commitments on new spaces and staff have not yet been achieved. The province received $10.23 billion over five years...
READ MORE by adminThe Thunder Bay provincial police have removed a significant amount of illegal drugs and a gun from Thunder Bay following a drug trafficking investigation in the area. In July, the OPP’s Organized Crime Enforcement Bureau began an investigation into a drug trafficking network allegedly...
READ MORE by adminCourts in Northwestern regions of Ontario will soon have some new faces behind the bench. There are five judicial positions vacant between Thunder Bay, Fort Frances and Kenora. According to a release from Ontario Courts, there is one active vacancy in Fort Frances, one position in...
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