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…
The northwestern Ontario community is abuzz with news that SHUNIAH — Thunder Bay OPP are asking residents to remain vigilant and help identify one or more people following reports of suspicious late-night activity at homes in Shuniah. Law enforcement are investigating a possible attempted break and enter on McKenzie Beach Avenue, along with reports of unknown people knocking on doors…
Residents of Thunder Bay are learning that A new program hopes to help northwestern Ontario's agri-food entrepreneurs grow their businesses. The Food Enterprises Advancement and SME Transformation, or FEAST, program will offer advice, access to equipment, educational opportunities, and financial assistance to businesses and entrepreneurs in the agri-food sector, such as home-based baking operations or makers of other food products.…
Thunder Bay, Ontario — A new program hopes to help northwestern Ontario's agri-food entrepreneurs grow their businesses. The Food Enterprises Advancement and SME Transformation, or FEAST, program will offer advice, access to equipment, educational opportunities, and financial assistance to businesses and entrepreneurs in the agri-food sector, such as home-based baking operations or makers of other food products. On Wednesday, FedNor…
Thunder Bay, Ontario — Rebecca Carr is calling on the local residents to join her on August 23 for a Taking Back the Trails Local residents Walk around the Boulevard Lake loop in the city, Ont. While Carr has recently been in the area, the walk will be her first time on the trails since she was attacked on May…
News from Thunder Bay: Thunder Bay, Ont., has recently completed the installation ofEsox (Ginoozheg)by Halifax-based artist Simon Lacey in the Mall Street Plaza as part of theNorth Core Streetscape Initiative. The public artwork, which translates to 'pike' (esox in Latin and ginoozheg in Ojibway), is locatedbetween Red River Road and Park Avenue. “It was a big initiative in the end.…
The northwestern Ontario community is abuzz with news that Dilico Anishinabek Family Care held its eighth annual powwow on Thursday in Fort William First Nation, which neighbours Thunder Bay. The event helped bring people together as hundreds are displaced during Ontario's wildfire season. Zander Lapensee says powwows have changed his life — and amid a difficult wildfire season in northwestern…
The northwestern Ontario community is abuzz with news that Support continues to pour in for wildfire evacuees in Thunder Bay, with one organization saying it's received thousands of donations in support of people displaced by the fires burning across northwestern Ontario. Kiikenomaga Kikenjigewen Employment & Training Services (KKETS) has transformed its warehouse on Beaverhall Place in the Lakehead into a…