Library taps Fort William First Nation member to lead reconciliation efforts By engaging in dialogue with “patience and love” the library’s new senior advisor for Indigenous relations hopes to strengthen the relationship between the library and Indigenous communities in the city. Stephanie MacLaurin has been brought on to work with community partners in achieving the goals … Read more
So much for not being able to remove this cart from Shoppers Drug Mart property. Water bottle photo There is a fork in the road and then there is a spoon in the driveway. Wilson Street parkette is used by POS that are too lazy to put their trash in the trash cans. Strange as … Read more
North end bus terminal to be expanded and updated The Water Street bus terminal in the city’s north core will be getting some major upgrades this year. Thunder Bay transit services manager Brad Loroff said improvements will include making the indoor space 50 per cent larger, adding an outdoor canopy to help shelter riders from … Read more
Numerous builders interested in city’s shelter village project There’s a lot of interest in the City of Thunder Bay’s request for proposals (RFP) to supply housing units for the shelter “village” planned for the Kaministiquia River Heritage Park. More than two dozen companies are registered in the bidding system to get access to the RFP documents. These parties … Read more
Nice reflections Not sure what this was in its hey day. Tree stumps for sure but thefre looks to be more. Catching a few winks. I see this a lot here in the morning hours The mistake-on-the-lake so far Your morning sky photo Looks like a deer or something. Keeping an eye on me. Yup.. … Read more
Collision or vandalism? In Thunder Bay, it could easily be either. Back in the day, Labatt’s Blue was one of the handful of beer options available. I was not a fan. Witwer bottle photo Three guys out doing guy stuff while the wives are at home keeping the eggs warm. I am fascinated by this … Read more
‘It’s not near enough:’ DEK Foundation founder says more resources needed for addiction recovery The founder of the DEK Addiction Recovery Foundation was not surprised to learn the city’s rate of opioid toxicity deaths is nearly five times higher than the rest of the province. “It’s alarming, it’s upsetting. I see so many young people dying … Read more
Lots of flowers starting to bloom Old blue eyes Another reusable shopping bag busy saving the planet A vehicle that I can afford I wonder what this bird thinks of me? The mistake-on-the-lake today Someone left their glasses behind Morning sky Common Grackle Still hanging around. I wonder how long until I see the … Read more
Still closed. Like I said yesterday, why is the intersection closed when no work is taking place? Why does it take sooo long to install the traffic lights? I would think that our high salaried residents of City Hall would require the contractor to keep intersection closed to traffic as little as possible. Local businesses … Read more
Nine-storey affordable housing project proposed for downtown core An apartment building may rise where the former rectory of St. John the Evangelist Anglican Church on Pearl Street stood for decades before recently being demolished. “This would be the only affordable housing project in that area. It’s extremely important,” said the Reverend Ann Camber, pastor at Gathering … Read more