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Good morning, Thunder Bay — and welcome to issue one hundred and forty. Sunny and breezy with a high of 18°C. It's Sunday, and the Terror in the Bay film festival wraps up at the Paramount today. In today's issue: the Luncheon of Hope marks 33 years, a new accessible launch opens at Boulevard Lake, Unifor rallies outside the pulp and paper mill, and the Fighting Walleye go pink. Plus eight things to do between now and Thursday.
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Thunder Bay Events
From the last day of a horror-film festival to online voting and a lunch with a hockey legend, here's what's on between now and Thursday.
Sunday, October 18
OCT 18 · Halloween Hoot — noon to 4 p.m., also Oct. 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 18 · Terror in the Bay Film Festival: final day — closing-night screenings; check the schedule for times · 📍 The Paramount, 24 Court St. S. · The festival's 10th year wraps up with its last day of indie horror, thriller and mystery films. · 📅 Add to Calendar
OCT 18 · Illuminate: a day of wellness for women entrepreneurs — 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. · 📍 Mink Mountain Resort, 240 Mink Mountain Dr., Neebing · A curated wellness retreat with gentle movement, reflection and connection. · 📅 Add to Calendar
Monday, October 19
OCT 19 · Online voting opens in Thunder Bay — 10 a.m. Oct. 19 to 8 p.m. Oct. 26; advance polls Oct. 19 at the Thunder Bay Conservatory and Oct. 21 at the Thunder Bay 55 Plus Centre, 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. · 📍 Online · Your Voter Information Letter carries the instructions you need to log in. · 📅 Add to Calendar
Tuesday, October 20
OCT 20 · Tuesday Group Run — 6:30 to 7:30 p.m., all speeds welcome · 📍 Boulevard Lake, meet at the Rita Street parking lot · A friendly 5k run or run/walk around the lake. · 📅 Add to Calendar
Wednesday, October 21
OCT 21 · Small Business Solutions Summit — 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.; $85 + HST for members, $105 + HST for non-members · 📍 The Superior Inn, 555 Arthur St. W. · A second-annual day of panels, a luncheon keynote, an Ask Me Anything session and exhibitors for small business owners. · 📅 Add to Calendar
OCT 21 · Take Me Home Dinner — 4 to 6:30 p.m., $20 dine-in, take-out or pay-it-forward · 📍 Dew Drop Inn, 292 Red River Rd. · St. Anthony's meat loaf with mashed potatoes, roasted vegetables, a Bennett's Bakery roll and a slice of cheesecake or granny cake; pre-order online. · 📅 Add to Calendar
Thursday, October 22
OCT 22 · Lunch with Ray Bourque — noon to 2 p.m., tickets available now · 📍 The Auditorium, 1 Paul Shaffer Dr. · The hockey legend joins emcee Rod Black for a lunch event. · 📅 Add to Calendar
✅ NO WEATHER ALERTS IN EFFECT
Environment Canada has no alerts posted for Thunder Bay at the time of this update. Sunday is sunny and breezy, and the clear skies carry through the night.
☀️ Sunday, October 18 — Thunder Bay
14°C
Overnight low 3°C
Sunny, with the wind becoming west at 20 km/h and gusting to 40 late in the morning, and a high of 18°C. UV index 3, moderate. Then a clear night with a low near 3°C.
Monday is sunny and 15°C with a clear night near minus 4°C, and Tuesday is sunny and 14°C. Wednesday brings a mix of sun and cloud and a 40 per cent chance of showers, and Thursday is a mix of sun and cloud with a high of 15°C. Forecast from Environment Canada.
The Luncheon of Hope marks 33 years of supporting breast cancer care
More than 350 people filled the room on Friday for the 33rd annual Tbaytel Luncheon of Hope, which raises money for the Northern Cancer Fund, remembers those lost to cancer and celebrates survivors. Weather Network meteorologist Kim MacDonald gave the keynote. Glenn Craig, CEO of the Thunder Bay Regional Health Sciences Foundation, says events like this have raised millions since the early 1990s and paid for all the mammography equipment at the Linda Buchan Centre. If you missed the luncheon, the Fighting Walleye's Pink in the Rink jersey auction, below, is another way to support the same fund.
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A new accessible launch opens at Boulevard Lake
The Thunder Bay Paddlesport Club has new docks and an accessible canoe and kayak launch in front of its boathouse on Boulevard Lake, which opened officially on Thursday. One gangway lets the club move its dragon boat to the water; the other is a public launch where paddlers settle into a cradle and push off without getting wet. The City says the project was completed with $57,935 from the Ontario government, and the club says people can fish off the docks too. Anyone with limited mobility can now get a canoe, kayak or paddleboard onto the lake, and the club says it will help people get in the water.
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Unifor rallies outside the Thunder Bay pulp and paper mill
Members of Unifor Local 39 rallied outside the mill on Friday as one of more than 40 locals taking part in the union's Forestry National Day of Action. Unifor is asking Ottawa for a national industrial strategy for forestry, a federal industrial transformation fund tied to modernization, and immediate supports for workers, and it wants employers to invest in modernizing their operations. Local 39 vice-president Gareth Bosch says the mill has just under 400 employees since the newsprint mill shut down, and told Newswatch a closure would be "devastating" for the city's economy and tax base. The mill's roughly 400 jobs are what the union says is at stake locally.
🗳️ Your call: Unifor says Canada's forestry towns need help now. What should come first?
Your call: Unifor says Canada's forestry towns need help now. What should come first?
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The Fighting Walleye go pink on Oct. 23
The Kam River Fighting Walleye will wear limited-edition pink jerseys when they host the Sioux Lookout Bombers at Norwest Arena on Oct. 23, in a game dedicated to breast cancer awareness. The jerseys are being auctioned online for the Northern Cancer Fund, with bidding opened Friday at the Luncheon of Hope. Community engagement lead Sue Topp, a 13-year cancer survivor, says the night is about care, support and community. Bids can be placed from home or at the game, and the auction closes at 9 p.m. on game night.
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Trivia answer: Mexico. Eastern monarchs travel thousands of kilometres each autumn to cluster in the oyamel fir forests of the mountains of central Mexico.
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