Author Archives: Adam Riley
TBPS Bike Patrol hits the streets and trails
Since June a select few members of the Thunder Bay Police Service have been patrolling city streets on two wheels. Its part of the Bike Patrol which is part of the Community Orientated Response and En...
Jul 19, 2023 Constable Tim Lampi with one of the new E-Bikes used by the Thunder Bay Police Service as part of the Bike Patrol (Adam Riley / Acadia Broadcasting)
Port strike 'illegal' - O'Regan
Canada's Labour Minister Seamus O'Regan says the strike at the BC port is illegal. Tweeting a ruling by the Canada Industrial Relations Board just earlier today. The ruling states the International Lo...
Jul 19, 2023 CPAC Image Capture
Waterfront gallery construction well underway
If you've been wondering what that clanging noise is in the downtown Port Arthur area for the past week, its the sound of construction moving ahead on the new waterfront art gallery. Gallery Executive...
Jul 19, 2023 Crews work on installing steel piles as part of the construction of the new art gallery on the waterfront (Adam Riley / Acadia Broadcasting)
Wet weather great for fire hazard
Wet weather across the region has helped keep the 39 active forest fires in check. The predominant fire hazard is low across much of the region, save for a few patches of moderate in the Thunder Bay a...
Jul 19, 2023 Photo courtesy of the MNRF.
Another WWI soldier's remains identified
The Department of National Defence and the Canadian Armed Forces have confirmed the identity of another unknown soldier from the First World War. Arthur Davidson Melvin was born on June 3rd 1887 in Sc...
Jul 19, 2023 Source: Department of National Defence
Document authentication now available in Northwest
The Ontario government has expanded services to authenticate documents to four ServiceOntario locations, including one here in the Northwest. Public and Business Service Delivery Minister Kaleed Rashe...
Jul 18, 2023 YouTube Screen Capture
Traffic stop yields impaired and drug charges
A Fort Frances man is facing drug charges among others following a traffic stop in the community Friday. Officers observed a traffic violation and pulled the vehicle over. Through an investigation it ...
Jul 18, 2023 File Photo
Canadian cancer data strategy released
The Canadian Cancer Society and the Canadian Partnership Against Cancer have released the country's first strategy to focus on data challenges. This comes after the pandemic highlighted critical issue...
Jul 18, 2023 File Photo
Muskeg Express derailed again
Unfortunate news if you were hoping to take a ride on the Muskeg Express in Centennial Park. While operating earlier this month an issue arose following the installation of a new wheel, which caused t...
Jul 18, 2023 The Muskeg Express at Centennial Park - Supplied Photo via City of Thunder Bay
Timmins man caught over two limits
It appears an angler from Timmins didn't know what his limits were both on the lake and on the highway. Thunder Bay Police pulled a pickup truck on Dawson Road Saturday for traveling over the posted 5...
Jul 17, 2023 Courtesy: Thunder Bay Police Service