Boxing Day shoppers flood Thunder Bay stores for deals
Shoppers pack local stores early amid Boxing Day sales at the Power Centre and Fresh Air Experience. Power Centre reports strong early turnout for electronics and appliances with TVs selling fast while in-store staff note Black Friday remains the peak shopping day. Fresh Air Experience sees steady lines for clothing with increasing discounts, bikes also marked down, and overall holiday shopping higher than recent years. Many shoppers prefer in-person purchases to online.
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Power Centre
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Radford
Boxing Day
Fresh Air Experience
Jeff Pylypchuk
Balmoral Street
Fresh Air
Pylypchuk
Ornge and Confederation College Expand Northern Bursaries
A partnership expands eligibility for Ornge Northern Air Ambulance bursaries with up to 15 entrance grants of 1000 plus up to 15 in-program bursaries of 1500 for Northern Ontario residents and or those identifying as First Nation Métis or Inuit. Applications open online before Feb 1 2025.
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Confederation College
Northern
Ontario
Wade Durham
Orage
Durham
Aaron Skillen
Ornge Northern Air Ambulance
Ontariocolleges.ca
Ontario Lottery Winning Numbers Report Highlights
Ontario Lottery Corporation midday and evening draws list multiple games including Pick 2 Pick 3 Pick 4 Encore Lotto 6 49 Lotto Max Daily Grand and Reno. Numbers span Thursday and Monday midnights with several Mega Dice and Keno sequences noted alongside bonus figures and caveats.
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Ontario Lottery Corporation
Ontario
Reno
Ontario court challenge targets nuclear waste site decision
A court filing names the federal natural resources minister among respondents and accuses the Nuclear Waste Management Organization of bad faith over selecting a site near Eagle Lake First Nation after extensive study. The $26 billion project faces regulatory delays with operations not before the 2040s.
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Federal Minister of Natural Resources
Nuclear Waste Management Organization
Eagle Lake
Eagle Lake First Nation
Grassy Narrows
Ontario
Clayton Vetelainen
Wabigoon Lake Ojibway
Winter finch outlook and Thunder Bay birds observed
Ratcliff notes winter finch numbers depend on natural food in the bush with pine grosbeaks evening grosbeaks and common redpolls likely to be scarce this winter. Birds are tallied around Boxing Day, with a 10 year winter list showing over 50 species counted yearly and about 145 species overall in the area.
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Ratcliff
Thunder Bay
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