by adminFatal crash Highway 17
A fatal crash has closed Highway 17 west of Dryden. OPP say a transport truck and a pick-up truck collided on Wednesday morning. Motorists should avoid the area because a lengthy closure is expected.
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The provincial police in Thunder Bay are looking for more information about a single-vehicle motorcycle collision that has left the rider with life-threatening injuries. On Monday, officers responded to the collision on Addie Road outside of Nolalu just before 8:00 p.m. The rider was...
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The Thunder Bay Police Service (TBPS) has declared that an investigation is underway into a homicide that happened Tuesday evening near the Landmark Hotel. After a 911 call around 5:30 p.m. about an injured male, emergency services arrived at the scene. The male was taken to the Thunder...
READ MORE by adminMy addiction to “CALENDARS”!
It was a very exciting morning in the studio! We have one of those ‘office / desk calendars’ in the The Bay studio. It’s my lifeline! Everything is on there (including personal appointments / events). With October 1st here, the excitement was…ripping September off the calendar, and...
READ MORE by adminThe Good Quote…
Photo by Jannis Brandt on Unsplash I found this on the FB page called “The Good Quote”. It’s a compilation of amazing stories and quotes about life. This one is called “8 Concepts I Believe In”. Check out this list…and think about it. Do you believe in these? Have personal...
READ MORE by adminLabour heavyweights to attend rally with postal workers
A pair Canadian labour leaders were scheduled to join striking Canada Post workers at an Ottawa rally Wednesday. The Canadian Labour Congress announced executive vice-presidents Siobhán Vipond and Larry Rousseau would attend the rally on Parliament Hill as members of the Canadian Union of...
READ MORE by adminIndigenous initiative at Lakehead University gets $100K gift
Lakehead University will receive a $100,000 gift to help foster Indigenous learning at its campuses. Canada Life is behind the six-figure donation, which will go to support Lakehead University’s Gichi Kendaasiwin initiative, and help to create Indigenous-led spaces and programs that...
READ MORE by adminBump in Ontario’s minimum wage goes into effect Wednesday
The province’s minimum wage workers are are about to get a boost in pay. Beginning Wednesday, the Ontario government will increase the minimum wage by 40 cents to $17.60 an hour. According to the province, the increase equates to a 2.4 per cent annual increase for minimum wage workers...
READ MORE by adminMinister Patty Hajdu discusses truth and reconciliation
Tuesday is the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation – a statutory holiday as of 2023. “It’s an important day for people to have some time and space to consider the history of this country,” says Patty Hajdu, MP for Thunder Bay-Superior North, Minister of Jobs and Families, and...
READ MORE by adminAnnual Orange Shirt Day Walk happening at City Hall
Members of the Executive Council of the Nishnawbe Aski Nation (NAN) will be hosting their annual walk in commemoration of Orange Shirt Day on Tuesday. The event will begin at 10:30 a.m. at Thunder Bay City Hall. At 11:30 a.m., participants will walk to Vickers Park. The general public...
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