News from Thunder Bay: Roughly 20 residents of Neebing, Ont., met with Neebing Urgent response Services (NES) on Saturday for a public information meeting to discuss apprehension on wildfire safety and property protection at Blake Local residents Hall. “If you have farm animals, what do you do with them?” shared Anita Mirabelli, who attended the meeting to collect more information…
Thunder Bay, Ontario — Despite wildfire conditions improving in and around Thunder Bay, Ont., on Tuesday, there are many steps residents can still take to reduce their wildfire risk and the likelihood of negative impacts to their properties. Mark Shruiff, the fire chief for Neebing Critical incident Services (NES), shared the number one cause of fire spread and damage to…
Thunder Bay, ON — Yolanda Sakanee says she wants to go home, but there's too much uncertainty in her First Nation, which declared a state of crisis last week due to northwestern Ontario’s wildfires. Sakanee is one of more than 130 evacuees from Neskantaga First Nation, a remote Ojibway the area about 440 kilometres northeast of Thunder Bay. Its chief…
Residents of Thunder Bay are learning that July 24, 2026–TB26029085 –The Thunder Bay Authorities Service (TBPS) is investigating a prisoner escape from the Thunder Bay Correctional Centre. TBPS is seeking to locate the suspect: 65-year-old Anthony Patrick FRIZZELL. The Thunder Bay Officers Service is advising drivers on the Lakehead’s south end and in the Highway 61 area to not pick…
THUNDER BAY — Two Thunder Bay men have been charged with second-degree murder after authorities responding to a reported assault found a deceased person in the Cumming Street area late Saturday night. the city Officers Service officers were called to the area at about 11 p.m. on July law enforcement declared members of the Primary Response Unit found a deceased…
Residents of Thunder Bay are learning that LIVING –Thunder Bay’s police-reported crime rate rose 18 per cent in 2025, giving statistical weight to apprehension already being expressed by residents, families, seniors, young people and area businesses. From social media posts, to many neighbourhoods in the community, the evidence of problems is quite apparent. At the base of the problem it…
News from Thunder Bay: First Nation chiefs from northwestern Ontario are calling for a public inquiry into the provincial government’s response to the region's wildfires, which have resulted in more than a dozen evacuations. At a media conference hosted by Nishnawbe Aski Nation (NAN) at the Superior Inn Hotel and Conference Centre in Thunder Bay on Tuesday, Gull Bay First…
Thunder Bay, ON — NEWS – July 21, 2026– Air quality conditions in the city have improved significantly, allowing Urban centre services and outdoor activities to continue operating normally while the Urban centre maintains its support for the ongoing regional wildfire response. The Air Quality Health Index is currently atLow-Riskconditions throughout the day, increasing to Moderate Risk tonight and into…
Local authorities in Thunder Bay report that A 23-year-old Shuniah resident faces two Criminal Code charges following a regional capital Law enforcement Service inquiry into an alleged weapons incident on the city’s north side. Law enforcement say a person suffered minor injuries during the July 12 incident near Howe Street and Cumberland Street North. The accused was arrested after officers…
THUNDER BAY — Neskantaga First Nation’s chief and council are calling for better communications from the Provincial Crisis Operations Centre (PEOC) amid itsongoing state of urgent response over the region’s wildfires. The remote Ojibway the public, located about 440 kilometres northeast of Thunder Bay, declared a state of urgent response on July 16. The First Nation’s worries were two-fold: wildfire…