Impaired driving arrests persist despite prevention efforts
Thunder Bay police report 10 impaired driving arrests from August 10 to 20, including a two-for-one incident in Webequie First Nation and a roll-over near Brock and Ford Streets. Age range spans teens to 80s, with year-to-date near 120 charges and a five-year trend of over 200 per year. Officer Armstrong laments persistent societal disregard and ongoing risk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tom Armstrong
Thunder Bay
Armstrong
Webequie First Nation
Brock
Ford
Curtis Bunting
Constance Lake First Nation
Kimberly Baxter
Wilfred Victor Sutherland
Constance Lake
Bunting
Baxter
Sutherland
Memorial Avenue
Windsor
Matawa seeks accreditation for Indigenous language program
Indigenous educators from Hawaii Australia and Norway visit Matawa Education as the Matawa Waka Tere program pursues WINHEC accreditation to publicly recognize its Ojibwe Cree and Oji Cree language revitalization. The effort aims to secure sustainable funding and expand training across Thund er Bay Long Lake 58 Webequie and other First Nations.
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Hawaii
Australia
Norway
Matawa
Sharon Nate
Matawa Education
Thunder Bay
Long Lake #58
Aroland
Ginoogaming
Constance Lake
Mike Graham
New Zealand
Pacific Ocean
Matawa Waka Tere
World Indigenous Nations Higher Education Consortium
Winhec
Aroha Watene
Watene
Sadie Heckenberg
Seven Generations Education Institute
Fort Frances
Kenora
Sioux Lookout
Group for youths grows beyond stigmatized roots in Thunder Bay
The Boys and Girls Clubs of Thunder Bay marked its 33rd open house thanking the community for support. Founder Albert Aiello notes growth in services since 1991 when the event aimed to counter stigma and recruit youths. The club now operates from Forest Park School with biannual events and a mobile skate park. Aiello describes a new partnership with Cinema 5 Skate Park as equipment moves to their site for safe supervised use.
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Thunder Bay
Albert Aiello
McIntyre
East End
Aiello
Forest Park
Jackson Ball
Sarayiah Mendowegan
Cinema 5
Cinema 5 Skate Park
Fort Frances man charged after January Highway 102 crash
Ontario Provincial Police in Thunder Bay charged Morgan Good, 20, of Fort Frances, with dangerous operation causing bodily harm and impaired operation causing bodily harm after a January 6 crash on Highway 102. He was released and will appear September 26 in Thunder Bay Court.
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Thunder Bay
Ontario
Fort Frances
OPP
Highway 102
Morgan Good
Ontario Court of Justice
Blaze contained in multi unit dwelling on William Street
Thunder Bay Fire Rescue responded to a blaze in a multi unit dwelling on the 900 block of William Street. Working smoke alarms allowed immediate evacuation before crews arrived. First units found black smoke in the hallway and crews controlled the fire limiting damage to one unit. No injuries reported.
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Thunder Bay
William Street
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