Bernice Campbell passed away on August 20, 2021 at the age of 93, leaving her family and friends with a lifetime of cherished memories to ease the loss. Bernice was born on June 9, 1928. She experienced an idyllic childhood with loving parents, Stella and Mark Meyers and a beloved […]
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Stephen Robert McGillis passed away on Monday, August 9, 2021, in Toronto, Ont. He was born on September 25, 1957, in Fort Frances, Ont. to Elsie McGillis and Alexander Adams. He grew up in northwestern Ontario, spending time in Fort Frances, Seine River First Nation and Thunder Bay. As a […]
We asked each of our candidates to introduce themselves to the community. We asked them to share their educational, professional and personal back- ground, the reasons they’re running under their chosen party, and a bit about themselves. The election is scheduled for September 20. Marcus Powlowski – Liberal Party Tracey […]
Dr. Marcus Powlowski, 61, resides in Thunder Bay, where he was born and raised. He is married to Mirasol Añora-Powlowski, and has six children. Dr. Powlowski completed his bachelor’s degree in biochemistry at the University of Toronto, where he also went on to earn a medical doctorate, as well as […]
I’m Tracey MacKinnon also known as O Zwa Beenzie Ikwe, Cornwall, Ontario Nindoji, Na’me my Dodem. Allow me to translate. My Spirit name I was given by a Traditional Medicine Man, Al Hunter is Yellow Thunderbird Woman, I am from Cornwall, Ontario originally. I was adopted 2x, once at 3 […]
My name is Adelina Pecchia. My husband and I recently moved back to Thunder Bay. We have been trying to buy a home since 2020 and were here twice before looking at houses that were out of our budget reach. We hope to buy a house here before the snow […]
My name is Yuk-Sem Won, and I am the NDP Federal Candidate for Thunder Bay-Rainy River in this election. You may remember me from my campaign in 2019, when I introduced myself to the region just two short summers ago! I grew up in Hearst, a small northern community of […]
I currently live in Nipigon. I currently don’t live it the riding but due to my prior experience, I still have a strong connection with it. I lived in Fort William from 1973 to 1977 and then from 1980 to 1991. I have worked throughout the riding, especially in the […]
Newspapers were once the only place you could read about what was going on in the world. Now you can get updates from your smartphone, but what you can’t get is the sense of community a physical newspaper brings. According to recent data from Local News Project, between 2008 and […]
After a hiatus, the Logger Competition made a successful comeback at the Emo Fair. What could be a better way to get the blood pumping on a Friday morning than by taking in the return of the Logger’s Competition at the Emo Fairgrounds as part of the Rainy River Valley […]
A new reign has begun, with the crowning of the 2021 Emo Fair Queen. Aynsley Teeple, second from left, took the crown in the Thursday evening ceremony. Her talent submission was a humourous demonstration of prepping her 4-H cow. Georgia Romyn, far left, won the Dorothy Bonot Award. Her talent […]
After a one year hiatus, the Emo Fair returned last week, to the delight of the region. The midway may have been missing but there was still plenty of activity through- out the three day fair. The grounds hosted a parade, show and shine, 4-H cattle show and steer auction, […]
