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Good morning, Thunder Bay — and welcome to issue one hundred and sixty-one. Cloudy and breezy with a high near 8°C, and northwest winds gusting to 60 km/h this morning before they ease. It's Sunday, November 8. In today's issue: local suppliers pitch four mining companies at the Reverse Mining Expo, beaded poppies mark Remembrance Day, a Thunder Bay boxer heads to nationals, and a toddler science club fills up. Plus things to do this week.
In this Harbour Beat Issue…
Trivia: Which country is generally credited with inventing paper money — China, Sweden, or Italy? (Answer at the bottom!)
Why Overseas Producers Can't Undercut Atlas Salt, Even for Free
Cities are already running short on road salt, and winter hasn't even started. Some supply bids are going unanswered, prices have nearly doubled in parts of the market, and the backup plan is two weeks away by boat. Here's why Atlas Salt (TSXV: SALT | OTCQX: SALQF) can get salt to the people who need it most, faster and cheaper than anyone shipping from overseas:
• Three days by ship to Boston, not fourteen
• Shallow deposit that's cheaper and faster to mine
• Projected C$188M a year in free cash flow
• Export Development Canada interested in lending C$150M
• Early supply deal with top U.S. salt distributor
Thunder Bay Events
Here's what's on from today through Thursday, from the City's community events calendar, Your Thunder Bay and TBNewsWatch's weekend guide.
Sunday, November 8
NOV 8 · Canada's Largest Indigenous Christmas Market (final day) — 9 a.m. to 6 p.m., free · 📍 CLE Coliseum Building, 425 Northern Ave. · Last chance to browse handmade gifts from Indigenous makers. · 📅 Add to Calendar
NOV 8 · Country Christmas Craft Fair (final day) — 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., free · 📍 Vanderwees Garden Gallery, 6488 Mapleward Rd. · Over 100 local vendors and more than 35 themed trees in the Winter Wonderland display. · 📅 Add to Calendar
NOV 8 · Seasonal Artisan Market — 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. (the listing's text gives Nov. 8) · 📍 The Auditorium, 1 Paul Shaffer Dr. · About 40 local vendors across all three floors of the lobby, with drinks at the bar. · 📅 Add to Calendar
Monday, November 9
NOV 9 · Comedy Night with Andrew Barr — 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m., $25 in person · 📍 Superior Inn, 555 Arthur St. W. · A pre-conference comedy night for the Harm Reduction Conference, open to the public. 18+ adult humour, dry event. · 📅 Add to Calendar
Tuesday, November 10
NOV 10 · City Council: last meeting of the 2022-2026 term — 6:30 p.m. · 📍 City Hall · The outgoing council's final meeting before the new term begins. · 📅 Add to Calendar
Wednesday, November 11
NOV 11 · Remembrance Day Service — 9:30 a.m. to noon · 📍 Waverley Park, Waverley St. · A service honouring veterans of the world wars, Korea, peacekeeping missions and Afghanistan. · 📅 Add to Calendar
NOV 11 · Lyle, Lyle, Crocodile JR. — The Musical — 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m., $20 (runs Nov. 11–14) · 📍 Badanai Theatre, 499 Dewe Ave. · Badanai Young Company presents the musical about a crocodile who loves to sing. · 📅 Add to Calendar
Thursday, November 12
NOV 12 · Niizh — Magnus Theatre opening night — 7:30 p.m. (runs Nov. 12 to 28), reserved seating · 📍 Magnus Theatre, 10 Algoma St. S. · Joelle Peters' romantic comedy about a young woman preparing to leave her reserve for college. · 📅 Add to Calendar
📌 Also happening
Tue 6:30 p.m. · Tuesday Group Run · Lyon Blvd. W.
Wed 10:30 a.m. · Remembrance Day Services (Slovak Legion) · Fort William Gardens
✅ NO WEATHER ALERTS IN EFFECT
Environment Canada has no alerts in effect for Thunder Bay. It's a cloudy, windy day with a chance of showers or drizzle, and the gusts ease by late afternoon.
☁️ Sunday, November 8 — Thunder Bay
8°C
Overnight low −2°C
Cloudy, with a 30 percent chance of showers in the morning and a 30 percent chance of drizzle in the afternoon. Northwest winds of 40 km/h gusting to 60 this morning, diminishing to 20 gusting to 40 late in the afternoon; the UV index is 1, or low. Tonight, a 30 percent chance of drizzle early in the evening, then partly cloudy near midnight.
Monday is a mix of sun and cloud at 11°C, Tuesday cools to 6°C, and Remembrance Day on Wednesday is a mix of sun and cloud at 3°C. Forecast from Environment Canada.
Local suppliers pitch four mining companies at the Reverse Mining Expo
The Thunder Bay Community Economic Development Commission hosted its third Reverse Mining Expo on Wednesday, flipping the usual trade show so local service and supply companies could meet Equinox Greenstone Gold, First Mining Gold, Kinross Gold and Gold X2 Mining. CEDC CEO Jamie Taylor says the commission has more than 400 mining service and supply companies in its directory, and a local engineering firm said a connection made at last year's expo led to work with Greenstone. If you supply the mining sector, the CEDC keeps a directory of more than 400 local firms.
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Beaded poppies: a Matawa workshop turns craft into remembrance
The Matawa Health Co-operative in Thunder Bay recently held a workshop to teach people how to make beaded poppies ahead of Remembrance Day, according to CBC News. Participants spoke about using the craft to reflect on their history. Remembrance Day is Wednesday, and the city's service starts at 9:30 a.m. at Waverley Park.
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Thunder Bay super heavyweight Roy Ragu heads to boxing nationals
Roy "The Warden" Ragu, a 33-year-old correctional officer who trains at Leading Edge gym on Waterloo Street North, will fight at the Boxing Canada Elite Nationals in Membertou First Nation, Nova Scotia, starting Nov. 16 — his first trip. A win would put him on the Canadian national team and in line for Olympic qualifiers. He says local businesses, his union and a crowdfunding campaign are helping cover the cost. If you spot him running before dawn, he says a honk or a wave is welcome.
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A toddler science club fills up, with a waitlist for the next session
Science North's Northwest team is running a second six-week session of its Lil' Blue Coats Club in Thunder Bay, with hands-on activities on topics like the five senses and states of matter for toddlers and their families. The session reached capacity and a waitlist formed, and organizers hope to run another session this winter, with details expected closer to the new year. Families interested in future sessions can still ask to join the waitlist.
🗳️ Your call: Remembrance Day is Wednesday — how will you mark it?
Remembrance Day is Wednesday. How will you mark it?
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Trivia answer: China. Paper money first appeared there during the Song dynasty roughly a thousand years ago; Sweden issued Europe's first banknotes in 1661.
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