• Repair crew was on site fixing the pothole in less than twenty-four hours

    Pothole Patrol on the Job!

    THUNDER BAY – Potholes are hard on vehicles and can be hard on ankles. In Thunder Bay our weather contributes to the deterioration of our roads with a constant need to fix roadways. On Tuesday this pothole on Brodie Street East was reported to Roads Division Manager Brad Adams. Potholes worsen quickly without prompt action, [...]

     
  • Chicago Blackhawks Battle Back in Boston

    BOSTON – Sports – Chicago and Boston are tied at two. Another game that showed two closely matched teams was decided in overtime. The Bruins clawed back all night, but it was an effort that finished with the best of seven Stanley Cup final tied at two and now a sprint to the finish in [...]

     
  • KWG Resources Updates Ring of Fire

    KWG Resources Updates Ring of Fire

    THUNDER BAY – Mining – The Ring of Fire remains in contention for mining companies across the region. The move by Cliffs Natural Resources to suspend the company’s Environmental Assessment process has confused some in the industry. KWG Resources Inc. (TSX VENTURE:KWG) wishes to update stakeholders on its position concerning the development of its interests in [...]

     
  • Splash Pad Country Park started in 2010 still not running in 2013

    Splash Pad Remains Dry for Now

      THUNDER BAY – County Park residents are feeling the heat. That heat is being transferred back to City Managers. The splash pad in County Park remains inoperable. Right now the word is that it should be working by the time school ends.  That is the exact same message residents were told in 2012 when [...]

     
  • James Gandolfino Dead at 51

    THUNDER BAY – James Gandolfini, best known for playing Tony Soprano is dead. “It is with immense sorrow that we report our client James Gandolfini passed away today while on holiday in Rome, Italy,” said his co- managers; Mark Armstrong and Nancy Sanders. “Our hearts are shattered and we will miss him deeply. He and his [...]

     
  • Def Superior Art Gallery and Mac’s Art Partnership

    THUNDER BAY – Mac’s in Action! In May 2013, Mac’s partnered with Die Active and Definitely Superior Art Gallery for a Community Street Mural Project. This innovative art partnership project builds upon the growing strength/phenomena of the Die Active youth art collective, which is now entering into its fifth year of contemporary art activities involving new [...]

     
  • Robert Francis Kennedy was murdered in Los Angeles in 1968

    Robert Fitzgerald Kennedy Still Missed

    THUNDER BAY - RFK, as he was known at the time, was the younger brother of John F. Kennedy who himself had been murdered five years earlier by one and likely more assassins in Dallas, Texas. A tireless and progressive crusader for a more equitable society, RFK was on the campaign trail in Los Angeles seeking [...]

     
  • One can only hope that the beauty of the Nor'Westers is not headed into the sunset

    Environment vs Technology – Big Thunder Wind Farm

    THUNDER BAY - The race is on with just a few days left to comment about the protection of the Loch Lomond Watershed and Nor’ Wester Mountains from a technology that could be old by tomorrow. Big Thunder Wind Farm – Deadline Looms The Nor’ Wester Range located in the region of Thunder Bay, ON, Fort [...]

     
 
 
 
 
 
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  • Tightening Ontario Rental Market

    Tightening Ontario Rental Market

    THUNDER BAY – Business – Thunder Bay has a 1% vacancy rate. Rental properties in the city are one of the hottest commodities around. On Social Media sites like Facebook it is not unusual to see people posting messages literally begging for information on a rental unit. Thunder Bay’s vacancy rate is lower than the [...]

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  • Youth Entrepreneurs in Russia

    Canadian Youth At G20 Youth Entrepreneur Alliance

    Moscow, Russia – G20 young Entrepreneur Alliance -As G20 leaders prepare for their 2013 Russian Summit, 18 Canadians were among more than 400 young entrepreneurs from G20 countries calling on them to promote youth entrepreneurship as a powerful response to some of the most significant challenges faced by today’s global economy. The G20 Young Entrepreneurs’ Alliance, a network [...]

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  • Investigation Into Assault in Constance Lake

    Investigation Into Assault in Constance Lake

    CONSTANCE LAKE – During the early morning hours of Saturday, June 15, 2013, the Nishnawbe-Aski Police Service (NAPS) responded to the report of an injured male located in a ditch in the community of Constance Lake First Nation. Emergency services attended the scene and transported the victim to the Hearst hospital. The victim was subsequently [...]

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  • Opponents of internet voting are derided

    Opponents of internet voting are derided

    THUNDER BAY – Readers Ledger - Opponents of internet voting are derided as being against progress and the future of democracy.  I ask all of those who support internet voting this one simple question.  How can we allow internet voting in municipalities, when there are no standardized procedures outlined in the Municipal Elections Act to address any concerns regarding [...]

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  • Wayasa Airways aircraft provide a vital connection to remote northern communities

    Better Aviation Fuel Options Coming

    PARIS – Leaded aviation gasoline could be partly replaced by alternative fuels. Researchers at the National Research Council of Canada (NRC) have announced a new project to assist in the development and testing of an alternative for low lead (100LL) aviation gasoline. “The National Research Council of Canada has the expertise and facilities to support the [...]

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