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Good morning, Thunder Bay — and welcome to issue one hundred and sixty-two. Mainly cloudy with a high near 9°C and a light south wind. It's Monday, November 9. In today's issue: Confederation College sets a $300,000 bursary goal, a Thunder Bay Art Gallery exhibit takes on addiction stigma, and the museum's new tugboat brick set arrives. Plus the family week ahead and things to do this week.
Trivia: Jeanne Calment of France, the longest-lived person with a verified age, died in 1997 at what age — 112, 122, or 132? (Answer at the bottom!)
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Thunder Bay Events
Here's what's on from today through Friday, from the City's community events calendar and Your Thunder Bay.
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
Friday, November 13
NOV 13 · Hilldale Lutheran Church 30th Anniversary Coffee House — 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. (anniversary weekend runs Nov. 13–15) · 📍 Hilldale Lutheran Church, 321 Hilldale Rd. · Friday night kicks off the church's 30th anniversary weekend with a coffee house. · 📅 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
Wed 7 p.m. · Westfort Prosvita Catch the Ace · Westfort Prosvita
Thu 7 p.m. · LIVE Open Mic Comedy Thursdays · Campfire Comedy
🎞️ Coming up Nov. 19: the 4th Annual Thunder Bay Historical Film Festival
A free community event at The Auditorium on Thursday, November 19. Doors open at 6 p.m. and the show starts at 7 p.m. The feature presentation is Rocky Mountain Express, an IMAX experience, alongside five shorter films about the Thunder Bay region: Gateway to Tomorrow, A View from Up Here: Rough and Tumble Politics, Journey Down the Nipigon River, Canadian Bush Pilots 1930s and The Alexander Henry. Nine local transportation groups will have displays in the lobby, and there are free draw prizes, with tickets handed out by Special Olympics athletes. Admission is free and donations are gladly accepted at the door.
Submitted by a reader on behalf of the not-for-profit organizers.
✅ NO WEATHER ALERTS IN EFFECT
Environment Canada has no alerts in effect for Thunder Bay. It's a mainly cloudy, milder day with a light south wind.
☁️ Monday, November 9 — Thunder Bay
9°C
Overnight low +3°C
Increasing cloudiness early in the morning, with south winds becoming 20 km/h; the UV index is 1, or low. Tonight, clear, becoming partly cloudy after midnight.
Tuesday is sunny at 8°C, Remembrance Day on Wednesday is a mix of sun and cloud at 2°C with a 30 percent chance of flurries, and Thursday tops out at 0°C. Forecast from Environment Canada.
Confederation College sets a $300,000 goal for 60 bursaries
Confederation College wants to raise $300,000 for student financial assistance as it heads toward its 60th anniversary next year. The 60 for 60 campaign, announced at the college's 31st annual Community Partners' Evening, would fund 60 bursaries for 60 students. President Michelle Salo says the money helps students facing financial pressure, including the cost of groceries. If you're a student, bursary application details are on the college's website.
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An art gallery exhibit uses recovery stories to challenge addiction stigma
A new exhibition at the Thunder Bay Art Gallery, organized by CréAction Collective, features art made over eight sessions by people with lived experience of substance use and their family members, friends and supporters. Organizers say the aim is to challenge stigma around addiction, and this year participants with their own artistic practices are also showing individual pieces. The exhibition runs until Nov. 29 during the gallery's regular hours.
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The Thunder Bay Museum releases a 411-piece tugboat brick set
The Thunder Bay Museum has released its second BrickSimian building set: a 411-piece replica of the James Whalen tugboat, which served Fort William and Port Arthur in the early 20th century. It follows May's 405-piece pagoda set, is recommended for ages eight and up, and is listed at $99.95, with a discount for museum members. It's on sale at the museum now, and executive director Scott Bradley says more local landmarks are being considered.
🗳️ Your call: The museum has done the pagoda and the tugboat — which landmark should be next?
The Thunder Bay Museum has done the pagoda and the tugboat. Which local landmark should be its next brick set?
👨👩👧 THE FAMILY WEEK AHEAD
Coats for Kids, through Nov. 17: the Thunder Bay Catholic board's 20th annual drive takes new or gently used winter wear at any of its schools, the board office or BGC Thunder Bay. Distribution starts with a kick-off at BGC Thunder Bay on Saturday, Nov. 21, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Details →
Lyle, Lyle, Crocodile JR., Wed. to Sat.: Badanai Young Company's musical about a crocodile who loves to sing runs Nov. 11–14 at 7 p.m. at Badanai Theatre, with $20 tickets. Details →
Coming up Nov. 30: Lakehead Public Schools' special education advisory committee hosts Every Brain, Every Child, an evening for parents and caregivers on neurodiversity and children's well-being, 6 to 8 p.m. at Hammarskjold High School, in person or virtual. In-person families are asked to register by Nov. 20. Details →
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Trivia answer: 122. Calment was born in Arles in 1875 and died in 1997 at 122 years and 164 days, the longest verified human lifespan on record.
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