Author Archives: Adam Riley
Culvert collapse causes Atikokan boil water advisory
The Town of Atikokan is under a boil water advisory after a waterline was damaged when a culvert failed. The culvert, which was due to be replaced this year, suffered a catastrophic failure Tuesday af...
May 10, 2023
City to test Voyent Alert today
Residents in Dryden are being advised that the city will be testing its Voyent Alert system today at 11:30 a.m. This test will take place just before the national alert which will occur just before no...
May 10, 2023
Library seeks opinions on 'centralized library' model
The Thunder Bay Public Library is asking the public to help them create a service model for the 21st century. It has launched a survey to get thoughts on having an centralized branch in the intercity ...
May 10, 2023
Spring leaf and yard waste pickups
With the snow melted from our lawns we all now get to go about cleaning up those lawns from whatever was left over from last fall. To help in that the City of Thunder Bay is announcing spring leaf and...
May 09, 2023
Police seek owner of boat found on river's edge
Thunder Bay Police are seeking the operator or owner of pontoon style kayak that was located flipped over on the shore of the McIntryre River near Golf Links Road and Fairbank Crescent. First responde...
May 09, 2023
Alert Ready test set for May 10th
Cell phones, television and radio broadcasts will be interrupted across the country Wednesday for a test of Canada's Alert Ready System. A sharp alarm tone will sound for 8 seconds followed up by an a...
May 09, 2023
Ontario assists Alberta in wildfire battles
Ontario's slow start to the forest fire season is Alberta's gain as 45 fire fighting personnel from the Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry have taken off to help battle the more than 100 wild ...
May 09, 2023
City approves next steps in conservatory upgrade
The Centennial Botanical Conservatory is now one step closer to getting a new lease on life following approval by Thunder Bay city council Monday evening to move into finalizing the design plans for P...
May 08, 2023
Police rescue child during disturbance call
A city man faces a number of charges following an incident at a north side home Saturday, which resulted in Thunder Bay Police having to rescue a child. Officers were called to a disturbance at an Alb...
May 08, 2023
Feds to deliver nearly $400M to tackle gun crime
Over the next five years the federal government is providing $390.6 million dollars to provinces and territories to combat gun crime and gang activities. Public Safety Minister Marco Mendicino made th...
May 08, 2023
