Heather Latter While the number of jumpers was down significantly from last year for the Voyageur Lions Club’s annual “Polar Plunge,” the 20 participants who leapt into the icy waters of Sand Bay on New Year’s Day still managed to raise more than $8,000. “It would have been nice to […]
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Duane Hicks Thunder Bay-Rainy River NDP MP John Rafferty said 2012 was a frustrating year and if he has a New Year’s wish, it’s that the Harper government “will make a conscious decision to work with other MPs from other parties to get good things done for Canadians.” Of immediate […]
Sarah Pruys Layoffs at the mill here didn’t have a huge impact on local merchants this Christmas season, but the jury is still out on what 2013 will bring. Although Resolute Forest Products announced just a month before Christmas that its kraft mill and #5 paper machine here were being […]
Staff The OPP is reminding drivers that they will be continuing with the annual Festive R.I.D.E. campaign until Jan. 2, so if they want to party to ring in 2013, they had better do it safely. The OPP urges everyone to plan ahead when heading out for holiday season social […]
Staff With the local Voyageur Lions Club’s annual “Polar Plunge” set for New Year’s Day, organizers are hoping this year’s fundraiser will be more successful than ever. And with just a few days to go, they want those considering taking an icy dip in the name of a good cause […]
the OPP A body has been recovered on Deer Lake after a groomer went through the ice there last week. On Dec. 21, Red Lake OPP were contacted by the Nishnawbe-Aski Police (NAPS) in Deer Lake First Nation, 750 km northwest of Thunder Bay. NAPS advised that a local resident, […]
Staff While numbers may have been down a little this year, the annual Community Christmas Dinner still drew about 200 people to Knox United Church here Tuesday. And the spirit of co-operation was high, indeed, as more and more volunteers stepped forward this year to lend a helping hand. “The […]
the OPP The OPP has identified the victim of Sunday’s fatal motor-vehicle accident near Ignace as 32-year-old Blake Cheslock of Thunder Bay. The collision involved a westbound 2006 Ford F350 pickup truck that travelled into the eastbound lane and collided with a 2007 Pontiac G6 on Highway 17 about 10 […]
Look for variable cloudiness tonight, with an overnight low of minus-12 C (10 F) and east winds at five-10 m.p.h. Scattered flurries are possible tomorrow, along with a high of minus-eight (18) and low around minus-14 (seven). Expect south winds at five-10 m.p.h. Saturday will be sunny, with a high […]
Press Release Local NDP MP John Rafferty has tabled motion M-417 to establish a Royal Canadian Legion Infrastructure Renewal Fund to assist individual Legion branches across Canada in upgrading their physical infrastructure. “As a non-profit, self-sustaining body, [Legions] are only able to raise funds through membership dues, catering, and other […]
Heather Latter He got his first guitar when he was in Grade 5. Now former Fort Frances resident Joe Egan is designing and building guitars with his business, “Egan Custom Guitars,” based out of Vancouver Island, B.C., where he resides on a farm with his fiancée, daughter, Poppy, and two […]
the OPP The OPP is reminding the public to be informed of the dangers of ice. According to the Insurance Bureau of Canada, every winter 25-30 Canadians will die in ice-related incidents—and countless others will go through the ice and have near brushes with death. In the North West Region, […]
