Anyone who has been in the corridors of the Emergency Department at the Thunder Bay Regional Health Sciences Centre knows how busy it can be. Doctors and nurses are in and out of exam rooms, privacy curtains billowing open and closed in a flurry, staff moving in several different directions.…

The Thunder Bay Regional Health Sciences Centre’s (TBRHSC) Fresh Market welcomed local farmers to the hospital grounds ,from July to October, to help promote healthy eating and locally grown food. The onsite market gave staff, visitors and patients easy access to a wide variety of healthy, f…

Tonight the Fort William Rotary Club is saying thanks – thanks to the many volunteers who make possible the Annual House Lottery at its Special Thank You Dinner.

The first time they tell you that you have cancer, you think you’re going to die that night. You’re planning your funeral and wondering how you’re going to tell your family. It’s a scary thing to go through. I think a cancer diagnosis is probably even scarier when you live in a smaller commu…

I have walked over 100km in the month since chemo ended. My head closely resembles that of a baby bird, and I am still painting on my eyebrows in the morning, but my hair is slowly growing back, the ugly ridged part of my nails is growing out, and my ‘chemo weight’ is half gone. I am startin…

Courtesy of $100,000 in incentive grants from Union Gas, Thunder Bay Regional Health Sciences Centre (TBRHSC) is nearing completion of an ambitious retrofit program that will dramatically cut its energy costs and improve energy efficiency.

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Thunder Bay Mayor Keith Hobbs called on residents to work toward “creating the city we all want,’’ noting transformation goes beyond bricks and mortar. A bright future is within reach, and, “By working together . . . we will get there.’’ But some things don’t change. For example, Festive RID…

November is a month of ceremonies, the most important being those that are held on Remembrance Day. Organizers this year were thrilled to see a noticeable number of young faces in the crowds.

There was no shortage of good news in October.

There’s money to be spent in these parts.

Ummmm, smell those ribs? Thousands of people lined up in a parking lot next to the OLG Casino for a taste of some competition-grade ribs, pork and chicken at Ribfest in August. They also attended the seventh annual Motors and Muscles biker games and Strongman Competition held in the same are…

Bluesfest helped keep things alive in July at Marina Park, where thousands attended the annual musical extravaganza.

June was the month the recovery began.

The colourful Folklore Festival filled in one weekend in May; the Women’s United Run, Stroll or Roll was held for the 33rd year on another; and a Victoria Day tradition continued — the Firefighters Ten Mile Road Race in Thunder Bay. Just a few days later, though, a lightning bolt struck down…

Thunder Bay is “looking forward,’’ says Mayor Keith Hobbs. Hobbs made the comment during the announcement that private developers have acquired a piece of north-side waterfront land, clearing the way for construction of a hotel and condominiums. Also on the up-side in April, a statistics ana…

There was a whole lot of health news in March. Premier Dalton McGuinty acknowledged that painkiller OxyContin opened up a whole lot of other pain; Cancer Care Ontario opened a new office in Thunder Bay; Michael Power announced that he was leaving the health sector for the private sector; and…

As fears lingered about a possible wolf on the loose, and people faced the death of Thunder Bay’s first woman mayor, February was not a month anyone could soon forget. Also, the United Way managed to exceed its lofty campaign goal, a man was acquitted of second-degree murder, and Thunder Bay…

January was loaded with news about salaries at Thunder Bay’s hospital, Man in Motion relay, positive signs in the city’s economy, and a man found guilty of murder.

By Graham Strong

By Heather Vita

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By Krista Harper

A Thunder Bay spelling whiz is ready to battle fellow wordsmiths from across Canada for the title of Canada’s spelling bee champion.

By Krista Harper

Aleksandra Jokic proudly says she has just marked her first anniversary without a cigarette after more than 25 years as a smoker.

Eight years ago, Art Sibley heard the devastating news he was suffering from head and neck cancer. Today, the 65-year-old Barrie, Ont. resident — now cancer-free — uses his experience of the disease to help people diagnosed with similar cancers.

Postmedia Canspell judges at St. Jude School, from left, Etsie Childs and Alison Carroll, are joined by school spelling bee winner Callidora Gigliotti, who advances to the city-wide competition. Looking on are contestants Brooke Kataquapit, Daniel Boire, Chris Saw, Kalysta Collins-Bouchard, …