Choosing detox takes a lot of courage in Thunder Bay
Jody Loos the owner of Howl at the Moon dry bar in Thunder Bay says the hardest part of his business is the grief of losing patrons to overdose He keeps walls listing visitors seen there over time and says seven have died due to addictions He calls for more recovery beds fewer gaps in care and faster detox access noting the cycle of relapse and delayed treatment pushes people back to danger and despair.
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Jody Loos
Thunder Bay
Loos
South Side
North Side
Fort William
Jody
Cumberland Street
Northwest Recovery College aims to aid Thunder Bay community
A new peer led learning centre is launching in Thunder Bay in partnership with CMHA Thunder Bay and Fort Frances branches and Alpha Court. The project adapts the UK model to offer free workshops and courses on anxiety low mood and hoarding to support mental health recovery. Start May 14 with future courses and a September evaluation to gauge success.
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Thunder Bay
Canadian Mental Health Association
CMHA
Fort Frances
Alpha Court
Northwest Recovery College
Brant Warwick
New Foundations
Recovery College
United Kingdom
Mental Health Association
Canada
Nicole Latour
Canadian
Latour
U.K
Warwick
Ignace fills formal clerk-treasurer role after long vacancy
Ignace council approved the hiring of Leslie Sterling as clerk-treasurer the first since 2022. Sterling, a Vita, Manitoba native and former general manager of Northwest Community Futures in North Battleford, replaces interim staff and reports to CAO Aaron Gullins. The move strengthens governance for Ignace as host municipality for a nuclear waste repository with strong government and stakeholder needs.
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Ignace
Sterling
Lesley Sterling
Ignace Outreach
Jake Pastore
Pastore
Wabigoon Lake
Aaron Gullins
Vita
Man
Northwest Community Futures Development Corporation
North Battleford
Sask
Ontario
Kim Baigrie
Robbery charge after threats on Thunder Bay south side
A 22-year-old man was charged with robbery uttering threats and failing to comply with a release order after a weapons incident on Arthur Street West. Police responded at 1:30 a.m. Wednesday, the suspects fled, and the man was arrested without incident. He appeared in court and was released with a future date.
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Thunder Bay
City Police Service
Arthur Street West
Bike lanes delayed in Thunder Bay opening
Thunder Bay announces delaying the usual May 1 opening of bike lanes due to a cold and wet spring. City says sweeping to remove winter sand and debris will continue and a public update will follow when lanes are clear and open. Once opened, on street parking restrictions in designated lanes will be enforced. Motorists are urged to share the road with cyclists as temperatures rise.
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Thunder Bay
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