Public Safety

Police say the waterfront explosives scare was a false alarm, the health unit urges early flu shots, and Remembrance Day banners grow to 170

Nov 7, 2026

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5 min read

Police say the waterfront explosives scare was a false alarm, the health unit urges early flu shots, and Remembrance Day banners grow to 170

Issue #160 · Saturday, November 7, 2026 — your Thunder Bay news & events

Bruno Auger

Public Safety

Council docks an outgoing councillor 15 days' pay, the city can now enforce its encampment bylaw, and a 99-year-old remembers internment

Nov 5, 2026

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4 min read

Council docks an outgoing councillor 15 days' pay, the city can now enforce its encampment bylaw, and a 99-year-old remembers internment

Issue #158 · Thursday, November 5, 2026 — your Thunder Bay news & events

Bruno Auger

Public Safety

Parade of Lights returns Dec. 5, police pause promoting Crime Stoppers, and the shelter village passes its October target

Nov 4, 2026

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4 min read

Parade of Lights returns Dec. 5, police pause promoting Crime Stoppers, and the shelter village passes its October target

Issue #157 · Wednesday, November 4, 2026 — your Thunder Bay news & events

Bruno Auger

Public Safety

The health unit urges at-risk residents to get a free pneumococcal vaccine, police warn of suspected drug poisonings, and three women join the city's history exhibit

Nov 1, 2026

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4 min read

The health unit urges at-risk residents to get a free pneumococcal vaccine, police warn of suspected drug poisonings, and three women join the city's history exhibit

Issue #154 · Sunday, November 1, 2026 — your Thunder Bay news & events

Bruno Auger

Public Safety

Election Day is Monday, a Tbaytel outage made it hard to reach 911 during a Shuniah fire, and the last fall leaf pickup runs Nov. 3 to 13

Oct 24, 2026

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4 min read

Election Day is Monday, a Tbaytel outage made it hard to reach 911 during a Shuniah fire, and the last fall leaf pickup runs Nov. 3 to 13

Issue #146 · Sunday, October 25, 2026 — your Thunder Bay news & events

Bruno Auger

Public Safety

Library workers walk out, a $700-million wind farm holds its first public meeting, and police arrest a man in the grandparent-scam probe

Oct 16, 2026

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6 min read

Library workers walk out, a $700-million wind farm holds its first public meeting, and police arrest a man in the grandparent-scam probe

Issue #138 · Saturday, October 17, 2026 — your Thunder Bay news & events

Bruno Auger

Public Safety

The northwest's central-time communities skip the clock change, Oliver-Paipoonge votes by phone and online, and the OPP show how many drivers ignore the move-over law

Oct 14, 2026

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5 min read

The northwest's central-time communities skip the clock change, Oliver-Paipoonge votes by phone and online, and the OPP show how many drivers ignore the move-over law

Issue #136 · Wednesday, October 14, 2026 — your Thunder Bay news & events

Bruno Auger

Public Safety

Six mayoral candidates trade ideas on fixing Thunder Bay Transit, engineering students pull a bus for Big Brothers Big Sisters, and an OPP officer hears a new distracted-driving excuse

Oct 12, 2026

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4 min read

Six mayoral candidates trade ideas on fixing Thunder Bay Transit, engineering students pull a bus for Big Brothers Big Sisters, and an OPP officer hears a new distracted-driving excuse

Issue #134 · Monday, October 12, 2026 — your Thunder Bay news & events

Bruno Auger

Schools

School lockdowns lifted on the south side, the district's 10-year housing plan, and a sit-down restaurant is coming to Thunder Bay Airport

Oct 9, 2026

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4 min read

School lockdowns lifted on the south side, the district's 10-year housing plan, and a sit-down restaurant is coming to Thunder Bay Airport

Issue #131 · Friday, October 9, 2026 — your Thunder Bay news & events

Bruno Auger

Public Safety

Police warn the 'grandparent scam' is back, the nurse practitioner clinic opens at West Arthur Place, and the Community Auditorium becomes The Auditorium

Oct 8, 2026

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5 min read

Police warn the 'grandparent scam' is back, the nurse practitioner clinic opens at West Arthur Place, and the Community Auditorium becomes The Auditorium

Issue #130 · Thursday, October 8, 2026 — your Thunder Bay news & events

Bruno Auger

Business

Highway 11 reopens after a serious crash near Geraldton, the NWMO sets up in Thunder Bay, and Boobie Burgers return to Burger Barn

Oct 7, 2026

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4 min read

Highway 11 reopens after a serious crash near Geraldton, the NWMO sets up in Thunder Bay, and Boobie Burgers return to Burger Barn

Issue #129 · Wednesday, October 7, 2026 — your Thunder Bay news & events

Bruno Auger

Indigenous

Pays Plat First Nation gains 4,203 acres on Superior's north shore, Ontario teachers set a strike vote for November, and $25,000 in drugs and a gun seized on Ogden Street

Sep 27, 2026

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4 min read

Pays Plat First Nation gains 4,203 acres on Superior's north shore, Ontario teachers set a strike vote for November, and $25,000 in drugs and a gun seized on Ogden Street

Issue #119 · Sunday, September 27, 2026 — your Thunder Bay news & events

Bruno Auger

Public Safety

A Junot-area apartment redesign reads like a 'betrayal' to neighbours, a library 50/50 ticket turns into $27,300, and a Lac Seul officer trades the northwest for Abu Dhabi

Sep 26, 2026

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4 min read

A Junot-area apartment redesign reads like a 'betrayal' to neighbours, a library 50/50 ticket turns into $27,300, and a Lac Seul officer trades the northwest for Abu Dhabi

Issue #118 · Sunday, September 27, 2026 — your Thunder Bay news & events

Bruno Auger

Public Safety

A $2.3-million wash-down for Neebing's firefighters, a 400-unit redesign draws pushback, and police link two break-ins

Sep 24, 2026

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4 min read

A $2.3-million wash-down for Neebing's firefighters, a 400-unit redesign draws pushback, and police link two break-ins

Issue #116 · Thursday, September 24, 2026 — your Thunder Bay news & events

Bruno Auger

Indigenous

Mayoral hopefuls answer for buses and ramps, Ski Haus moves across the street, and Lac Seul brings in two new laws

Sep 16, 2026

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6 min read

Mayoral hopefuls answer for buses and ramps, Ski Haus moves across the street, and Lac Seul brings in two new laws

Issue #108 · Wednesday, September 16, 2026 — your Thunder Bay news & events

Bruno Auger

Public Safety

Wake the Giant apologizes for its headliner, a trial opens in the Highway 11 hit-and-run, and the city's first women's cricket cup

Sep 14, 2026

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6 min read

Wake the Giant apologizes for its headliner, a trial opens in the Highway 11 hit-and-run, and the city's first women's cricket cup

Issue #106 · Monday, September 14, 2026 — your Thunder Bay news & events

Bruno Auger

Indigenous

The case for cutting more trees, 40 years of volunteer air search, and a cap on what the OPP can bill

Sep 13, 2026

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6 min read

The case for cutting more trees, 40 years of volunteer air search, and a cap on what the OPP can bill

Issue #105 · Sunday, September 13, 2026 — your Thunder Bay news & events

Bruno Auger

Indigenous

Homelessness tops the election list, a fatal shooting at North Spirit Lake, and sturgeon that may be 400 years old

Sep 6, 2026

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6 min read

Homelessness tops the election list, a fatal shooting at North Spirit Lake, and sturgeon that may be 400 years old

Issue #98 · Sunday, September 6, 2026 — your Thunder Bay news & events

Bruno Auger

Schools

A $4.7-billion rail-car contract lands at Alstom, residents tell the police chief they don't feel safe, and a 50/50 add-on raises $53,000 for the animal shelter

Sep 4, 2026

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6 min read

A $4.7-billion rail-car contract lands at Alstom, residents tell the police chief they don't feel safe, and a 50/50 add-on raises $53,000 for the animal shelter

Issue #96 · Friday, September 4, 2026 — your Thunder Bay news & events

Bruno Auger

Schools

Health advocates warn of a slide to private care, Lakehead's law school gets a new dean, and two palms bloom at the Conservatory

Sep 2, 2026

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6 min read

Health advocates warn of a slide to private care, Lakehead's law school gets a new dean, and two palms bloom at the Conservatory

Issue #94 · Wednesday, September 2, 2026 — your Thunder Bay news & events

Bruno Auger

Public Safety

Police break down the AI scam videos, Fireweed goes looking for an owner, and 160 job seekers meet five employers

Aug 31, 2026

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6 min read

Police break down the AI scam videos, Fireweed goes looking for an owner, and 160 job seekers meet five employers

Issue #92 · Monday, August 31, 2026 — your Thunder Bay news & events

Bruno Auger

Schools

Twelve volunteers rebuild a fire department, kindergarteners meet the bus, and the WSIB packs up the North

Aug 30, 2026

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6 min read

Twelve volunteers rebuild a fire department, kindergarteners meet the bus, and the WSIB packs up the North

Issue #91 · Sunday, August 30, 2026 — your Thunder Bay news & events

Bruno Auger

Real Estate

Four college campuses change hands, Nipigon Bay comes off the list, and the skatepark packs up

Aug 29, 2026

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7 min read

Four college campuses change hands, Nipigon Bay comes off the list, and the skatepark packs up

Issue #90 · Saturday, August 29, 2026 — your Thunder Bay news & events

Bruno Auger

Schools

Confederation College cuts three more programs, a plane comes down on Highway 587, and six new names for the Sports Hall of Fame

Aug 26, 2026

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6 min read

Confederation College cuts three more programs, a plane comes down on Highway 587, and six new names for the Sports Hall of Fame

Issue #87 · Wednesday, August 26, 2026 — your Thunder Bay news & events

Bruno Auger

Public Safety

A sea of purple takes back the Boulevard Lake trail, a school car show saves a collection, and the Thunderwolves hire a veteran

Aug 24, 2026

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5 min read

A sea of purple takes back the Boulevard Lake trail, a school car show saves a collection, and the Thunderwolves hire a veteran

Issue #85 · Monday, August 24, 2026 — your Thunder Bay news & events

Bruno Auger

Public Safety

Police say the waterfront explosives scare was a false alarm, the health unit urges early flu shots, and Remembrance Day banners grow to 170

Council docks an outgoing councillor 15 days' pay, the city can now enforce its encampment bylaw, and a 99-year-old remembers internment

Parade of Lights returns Dec. 5, police pause promoting Crime Stoppers, and the shelter village passes its October target

The health unit urges at-risk residents to get a free pneumococcal vaccine, police warn of suspected drug poisonings, and three women join the city's history exhibit

Election Day is Monday, a Tbaytel outage made it hard to reach 911 during a Shuniah fire, and the last fall leaf pickup runs Nov. 3 to 13

Library workers walk out, a $700-million wind farm holds its first public meeting, and police arrest a man in the grandparent-scam probe

The northwest's central-time communities skip the clock change, Oliver-Paipoonge votes by phone and online, and the OPP show how many drivers ignore the move-over law

Six mayoral candidates trade ideas on fixing Thunder Bay Transit, engineering students pull a bus for Big Brothers Big Sisters, and an OPP officer hears a new distracted-driving excuse

School lockdowns lifted on the south side, the district's 10-year housing plan, and a sit-down restaurant is coming to Thunder Bay Airport

Police warn the 'grandparent scam' is back, the nurse practitioner clinic opens at West Arthur Place, and the Community Auditorium becomes The Auditorium

Highway 11 reopens after a serious crash near Geraldton, the NWMO sets up in Thunder Bay, and Boobie Burgers return to Burger Barn

Pays Plat First Nation gains 4,203 acres on Superior's north shore, Ontario teachers set a strike vote for November, and $25,000 in drugs and a gun seized on Ogden Street

A Junot-area apartment redesign reads like a 'betrayal' to neighbours, a library 50/50 ticket turns into $27,300, and a Lac Seul officer trades the northwest for Abu Dhabi

A $2.3-million wash-down for Neebing's firefighters, a 400-unit redesign draws pushback, and police link two break-ins

Mayoral hopefuls answer for buses and ramps, Ski Haus moves across the street, and Lac Seul brings in two new laws

Wake the Giant apologizes for its headliner, a trial opens in the Highway 11 hit-and-run, and the city's first women's cricket cup

The case for cutting more trees, 40 years of volunteer air search, and a cap on what the OPP can bill

Homelessness tops the election list, a fatal shooting at North Spirit Lake, and sturgeon that may be 400 years old

A $4.7-billion rail-car contract lands at Alstom, residents tell the police chief they don't feel safe, and a 50/50 add-on raises $53,000 for the animal shelter

Health advocates warn of a slide to private care, Lakehead's law school gets a new dean, and two palms bloom at the Conservatory

Police break down the AI scam videos, Fireweed goes looking for an owner, and 160 job seekers meet five employers

Twelve volunteers rebuild a fire department, kindergarteners meet the bus, and the WSIB packs up the North

Four college campuses change hands, Nipigon Bay comes off the list, and the skatepark packs up

Confederation College cuts three more programs, a plane comes down on Highway 587, and six new names for the Sports Hall of Fame

A sea of purple takes back the Boulevard Lake trail, a school car show saves a collection, and the Thunderwolves hire a veteran

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