Terrace Bay to host new on site EMS station and phased shift change
Terrace Bay will house a new Superior North EMS station replacing on call paramedics with full time on site staffing. The plan, based on call volumes and response times, aims to improve retention and recruitment by modernizing shifts and eliminating on call duties. Construction funding will come through Infrastructure Ontario with a lease arrangement involving Thunder Bay and the municipalities. Ambulance call totals show 136 in Schreiber and 194 in Terrace Bay in 2024.
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Terrace Bay
Muir
Infrastructure Ontario
Superior North Ems
Schreiber
Seven new safe sobering beds open on Oliver Road
St. Joseph's Care Group opened seven new safe sobering beds to help people in crisis, with eight more beds expected by late spring. The project, funded at 2.9 million dollars with provincial support, aims to divert individuals from emergency departments and connect them to wraparound services including Indigenous health programs and treatment options. The beds were part of coroner's inquest recommendations following deaths in the community.
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St. Joseph’s Care Group
Andrea Docherty
N’doo’owe Binesi
St. Joseph’s
Janine Black
Oliver Road
Landry steps back as NOMA leader after eight years
Wendy Landry, longest serving NOMA president and first Indigenous Ontario mayor, announces stepping back at the Thunder Bay District Municipal League meeting. She will remain as past president while others, including Rick Dumas, seek the role at the April 23 election. Landry cites family reasons and a desire for new leadership while stressing ongoing commitment to Northwestern Ontario.
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Wendy Landry
Northwestern Ontario Municipal Association
NOMA
Thunder Bay District Municipal League
Landry
Ontario
Shamah
Confederation College
Association of Municipalities of Ontario
AMO
Rick Dumas
Northwestern
Dumas
Mayor Landry
St Urho parade and Finlandia Co operative event in Thunder Bay
The Finlandia Cooperative invites all to a St Urho parade Saturday at 12 PM starting Bay Street Bay Credit Union route to Water Street and Bay Village Coffee followed by a craft market and entertainment. Prizes for best sign and costume, with a Muumin Playroom for kids and a 5 dollar entry for a commemorative button.
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St. Urho
Finland
Finlandia Cooperative of
Thunder Bay
Jake Guggenheimer
Finlandia Cooperative
Labour Temple
Bay Street
Bay Credit Union
Bay Village Coffee
Water Street
Prince Arthur Hotel
Guggenheimer
Bay
Pelimanni
Muumin Playroom
Seren Tonin
St. Urho’s
Thunder Bay Country
Bay Village
Co-operative
City councilor shifts focus to next adventure with cafe closure
Building owner and city hall member says the busi ness is hard to run from the desk and plans to find an operator to continue the cafe at the Algoma Street location. He moved from Red Earth Imports to Entershine Bookshelf area, learning restaurant skills over a decade, now seeking a new venture while ensuring staff find new employment and a soft landing for displaced workers.
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Hamilton
Algoma Street
Red Earth Imports
Entershine
Stolen travel trailer sought in Thunder Bay area
Police seek public help locating a white 2025 Jay Flight trailer taken from a south side Arthur Street West lot between 10:30 a.m. and 3:30 p.m. last Wednesday March 5. The trailer numbers and theft details are provided and tips can be called in or submitted anonymously. In a separate two month drug probe, two region residents face multiple drug trafficking charges after a raid on a Thunder Bay residence recovered cocaine oxycodone methamphetamine MDMA and other substances with a street value of about 32000. A 33 year old man is remanded with court date set. a 31 year old man was released with a future appearance.
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Thunder Bay
Arthur Street West
Fire erupts in vacant Thunder Bay home
Fire crews extinguished a fire on the main floor of a vacant residence in the 200 block of Franklin Street South on Thunder Bay s south side. Neighbours reported the home was empty and utilities were disconnected. Firefighters vented smoke and boarded the structure for safety.
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Thunder Bay
Franklin St. S
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