District News

The University of Toronto and NOSM University have received funding from Ontario’s Health Ministry to set up a dedicated educational program that will train physician assistants in Northern Ontario in a bid to help relieve healthcare shortages in the region. The Consortium of Physician Assistant Education—a collaboration between U of […]

Of the many things northwestern Ontario’s weather has been lately, steady is not among them, with patterns of warm, cold, damp and dry over the past month alone. From diversifying crops to preparing for conditional pests, such weather uncertainty intensifies the need for farmers to adapt quickly, according to Dave […]

The 2026 Work Here campaign, a national marketing initiative designed to showcase Thunder Bay as an exceptional place to live, work, and build a career, was started this week by the Thunder Bay Community Economic Development Commission (CEDC). The campaign aims to attract skilled workers from across Canada by leveraging […]

A $319,423 investment from the Ontario government, through the Northern Ontario Heritage Fund Corporation (NOHFC) will help the City of Thunder Bay enhance the Terry Fox Monument and Visitor Centre. Ontario Premier Doug Ford visited the city on Tuesday and announced the funding, along with additional funding for the Port […]

NIPIGON — Hieu-Van “Huey” Truong came to Canada from Vietnam in 1983, and began his dogged quest to establish a business. Long days at work for Chinese restaurants enabled Truong to save up enough money to eventually open his own restaurant in Nipigon. In 1988, China Gardens was born on […]

THUNDER BAY — Every serious traffic accident investigation is about finding answers—not only to determine what happened, but for the sake of the people who may have lost a loved one. “The main thing we (investigate) is very serious or fatal motor vehicle collisions and at the end of the […]

OAK LAKE BEACH — The Souris River Watershed District has installed the first walleye spawning ground at Oak Lake in an effort to increase the survival rate of more than 1 million fry that are dumped into the lake each year. The spawning ground, which is roughly 1,000 yards long, […]

The lowly pea had a big boost last week in a snappy New York Times article that gave the green plant high praise for its nutritional value and positive impacts for the environment. While peas can theoretically do well in the Thunder Bay area, local farmers don’t grow them on […]

An arena facility renewal strategy is now in place to guide the City of Thunder Bay into the future with its arena network to ensure it continues to meet the needs of residents, user groups, and the broader region. Kelvin Jankowski, the City’s manager of capital facilities construction, told The […]

THUNDER BAY — OPSEU Local 740’s picket in front of a local MPP’s home was not retaliation for his truck bumping a union member a day earlier, member Erin Smith said Wednesday. “No, actually we had this planned for Friday,” Smith told Dougall Media as about 40 fellow Ontario Public […]

A group of ordinary Ontarians is helping save injured turtles by doing something many people do every day: driving. The only difference is the unique passenger in their vehicles. Since 2009, the Ontario Turtle Conservation Centre’s (OTCC) Turtle Taxi program has been helping transport injured turtles across the province to […]