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Good morning, Thunder Bay — and welcome to issue one hundred and thirty-six. Overcast with a high of 12°C. It's Wednesday, and voting opens today in Oliver-Paipoonge. In today's issue: northwestern Ontario's central-time communities skip the clock change; Oliver-Paipoonge votes by phone and online only; TBNewsWatch starts profiling the mayoral candidates; and the OPP show how many drivers ignore the move-over law. Plus a Weekend with the Kids and eight things to do between now and Saturday.
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Trivia: In Canadian football, how many downs does a team get to gain 10 yards — three, four, or five? (Answer at the bottom!)
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Thunder Bay Events
From the final candidate sessions at the County Park library to the symphony's season opener and a Halloween Hoot at the Fort, here's what's on between now and Saturday.
Wednesday, October 14
OCT 14 · At-Large Candidates' Meet-and-Greet — 6 to 7:30 p.m. · 📍 County Park branch, Thunder Bay Public Library (County Fair Mall) · Meet the at-large candidates face to face at a networking-style session, part of the library's election voter engagement series. · 📅 Add to Calendar
OCT 14 · Westfort Prosvita Catch the Ace — draw at 7 p.m., $5 a ticket · 📍 Westfort Prosvita, 721 West Gore St. · Weekly progressive draw; tickets are sold at the bar through the week and you don't need to be there to win. · 📅 Add to Calendar
Thursday, October 15
OCT 15 · Mayoral Candidates' Forum — 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. · 📍 County Park branch, Thunder Bay Public Library (County Fair Mall) · Hear the mayoral candidates respond to questions developed with community support; the last public forum before the Oct. 26 vote. · 📅 Add to Calendar
OCT 15 · The Ruby Celebration: Hospice Northwest's 40th Anniversary — 6:30 to 10:30 p.m., $100 · 📍 The Auditorium · Hors d'oeuvres, a signature Ruby cocktail, live music, guest speakers, an auction and a 50/50 draw to mark 40 years of hospice care. · 📅 Add to Calendar
Friday, October 16
OCT 16 · Thunder Bay Symphony Orchestra: Looking Forward, Looking Backward (Masterworks #1) — 7:30 p.m., tickets from $72 · 📍 The Auditorium, 1 Paul Shaffer Dr. · The season opens with Violet Archer's Poem for Orchestra, Fauré's Pelléas et Mélisande and Beethoven's Symphony No. 3. · 📅 Add to Calendar
Saturday, October 17
OCT 17 · Halloween Hoot — noon to 4 p.m., also Oct. 18, 24 and 25; $12 adults, $10 students, seniors and youth, free for ages 5 and under · 📍 Fort William Historical Park · Costumes encouraged: trick-or-treating, scarecrows, farm animals and themed games. · 📅 Add to Calendar
OCT 17 · 4th Annual NW Climate Gathering — 9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m., free; registration required · 📍 Lakehead University, 431 Ambrose St. · This year's gathering focuses on active transportation. · 📅 Add to Calendar
OCT 17 · Love & the Ghost of Wolf Pepper — Staged Play Reading — 7:30 to 10 p.m., $20 · 📍 St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church, 207 Brodie St. S. · The world-premiere staged reading of a spooky comedy by local playwright Michael Lehto. · 📅 Add to Calendar
👋 Over to you, Thunder Bay: Good Neighbour
Has someone in Thunder Bay gone out of their way for you or your street lately? Shovelled a driveway early, returned a lost wallet, kept an eye on the house while you were away? Just hit reply and tell us who they are and what they did. We'll share a few in an upcoming issue.
✅ NO WEATHER ALERTS IN EFFECT
Environment Canada has no alerts posted for Thunder Bay as of Tuesday evening. Wednesday is overcast, with a northwest wind near 20 km/h that eases to light around noon.
☁️ Wednesday, October 14 — Thunder Bay
12°C
Overnight low 0°C
Overcast, with a northwest wind of 20 km/h becoming light near noon. UV index 1, low. Mainly cloudy tonight.
Thursday is cloudy with a 40 percent chance of showers and a high of 9°C, then windy with a 70 percent chance of showers overnight and a low near 3°C. Friday is windy with a mix of sun and cloud, a 40 percent chance of showers, a high of 8°C and a clear night near minus 2°C. Saturday turns sunny with a high of 12°C, and Sunday is sunny and 15°C. Forecast from Environment Canada.
Northwestern Ontario's central-time communities will skip the clock change from Nov. 1
Ontario says the part of the northwest that observes central time, from the English River to the Manitoba border, will move to permanent daylight saving time on Nov. 1. The change lines the area up with Manitoba, which announced the same switch last month, and Minister Greg Rickford said it followed consultations with municipalities and First Nations. Thunder Bay is on Eastern time, so nothing changes here; the move is meant to keep the region's central-time communities in step with Manitoba.
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Oliver-Paipoonge voting opens today, by phone or online only
Voting in Oliver-Paipoonge's municipal election opens today, Oct. 14, and closes Oct. 26 at 8 p.m. There are no paper-ballot polling locations: residents vote by telephone or online through Intelivote, using the PIN and credentials in their voter information letter, and the municipality has a step-by-step guide on its website. If you live in Oliver-Paipoonge, find your voter information letter first, then vote any time before 8 p.m. on Oct. 26.
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TBNewsWatch starts profiling Thunder Bay's mayoral candidates
TBNewsWatch has begun a video series on the people running for mayor. The first two profiles are of Doug Vincent, who points to four decades of public service experience, and Wolfgang Schoor, who says he would draw on his engineering background to improve infrastructure and public safety. Online voting opens Oct. 19, so the series is a short way to hear each candidate in their own words beforehand.
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The OPP show how many drivers ignore the move-over law
After a long weekend of traffic enforcement, the OPP posted a video showing drivers who don't slow down or move over for stopped emergency vehicles, saying officers can see 10 to 20 vehicles fail to make space during a single traffic stop. Not slowing down and moving over for an emergency vehicle or tow truck with its lights on starts at a $490 fine and three demerit points, and can climb to $2,000 and a licence suspension of up to two years. If you see flashing lights on the shoulder, move into the open lane when it's safe, or slow right down.
🗳️ Your call: northwestern Ontario's central-time communities are about to stop changing their clocks. Should Thunder Bay follow?
Northwestern Ontario's central-time communities stop changing their clocks on Nov. 1. Should Thunder Bay do the same?
🧒 WEEKEND WITH THE KIDS
Family picks for Friday to Sunday. The Halloween Hoot is in the Events list above, so here are a few more.
🎃 Halloween Hoot at the Fort — Saturday and Sunday, Oct. 17 and 18, noon to 4 p.m., Fort William Historical Park. Costumes are encouraged, with trick-or-treating, scarecrows, farm animals and themed games. Youth tickets are $10 and children five and under are free; the Claustrophobia Tunnel is recommended for ages 8 and up. Details →
📚 Library play on Friday — Family Storytime at the Waverley branch runs 9:30 to 10 a.m. Friday, and the Discovery Club and Game On! interactive-projector games are drop-in at several branches through the day. Library events →
👻 Trail of Purgatory, no-scare Sunday — the Halloween display at 115 Pennock Drive runs as a display-only night with no scares on Sunday, Oct. 18, from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m., weather permitting. CBC's Halloween guide →
📅 Plan ahead: Monster Mash market — free, Saturday, Oct. 24, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., mezzanine of the Prince Arthur Hotel, with a children's costume parade, kids' zone, trick-or-treating and more than 65 local vendors. Details →
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