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In this Harbour Beat Issue…
A rink reckoning: have your say on the city's arenas
The Port of Thunder Bay is off to a record start
Sight-saving eye care now stays close to home
A Thunder Bay nurse lifts her way to national bronze
Thunder Bay Events
Your week ahead in and around Thunder Bay:
Wednesday, June 10
Name That Tune Trivia — 7 p.m. · Sleeping Giant Brewing Co. · new themes weekly
Diva's Trivia Night: Queer Pop Culture — 8 p.m. · Lakehead Beer Company
Thursday, June 11
Tai Chi in the Park — 7:30 a.m. · Marina Park · free, all welcome
Friday, June 12
Thunder Bay Rock N' Gem Show — 10 a.m.–8 p.m. · CLE Coliseum · runs June 12–14
Jazz & Old-Fashioned Fridays ft. Mood Indigo — 6 p.m. · Anchor & Ore
Saturday, June 13
June Classic 5K or 10K — 10 a.m. · Boulevard Lake · Metre Eaters race series
Pride After Dark: The Ultimate Drag Showcase — 9 p.m. · Black Pirates Pub · 19+
Sunday, June 14
Thunder Bay Rock N' Gem Show — 10 a.m.–5 p.m. · CLE Coliseum · final day
Wednesday starts grey: cloudy with morning fog patches that should dissipate, then a high near 15°C. The UV index hits 6 (high), so the sun's still working behind the cloud. Showers move in by evening with a risk of a thunderstorm, and we dip to an overnight low around 11°C under light easterly winds. Full forecast from Environment Canada.
A rink reckoning: have your say on the city's arenas
The city is studying the future of its seven aging arenas — some 30 to 75 years old — and that includes whether to build a brand-new spectator rink to replace Fort William Gardens. An online survey is open until June 30 and takes about 10 minutes, asking which rinks you use, how they could be improved, and whether you'd trade a few older barns for fewer, more modern multi-use sites.
The Port of Thunder Bay is off to a record start
Our harbour is having one of its strongest springs in decades. More than 2.3 million tonnes of grain moved through the Port of Thunder Bay by the end of May — the highest for that point in the season since records began in the early 1990s — buoyed by last fall's big Prairie harvest. Potash shipments have been running strong too.
Sight-saving eye care now stays close to home
Patients with certain retinal detachments no longer have to rush to Winnipeg or southern Ontario for treatment. The Regional Health Sciences Centre has started offering pneumatic retinopexy, a minimally invasive repair, and has already treated about a dozen people locally since retinal specialist Dr. Alex Pisig joined the team last summer.
A Thunder Bay nurse lifts her way to national bronze
Karlie Long went to her first Canadian Senior National Weightlifting Championships just to test herself — and came home with a medal. Competing in La Prairie, Que., the Thunder Bay athlete snatched 93 kg and clean-and-jerked 122 kg to place third in the country in the 86 kg class, in only her third-ever competition.
Meme of the Day
When it's 15°C and foggy off the lake but you've already decided it's patio season.