Author Archives: Adam Riley
June activity up at Port of Thunder Bay
Shipments continue to be strong according to the Port of Thunder Bay. Specifically potash shipments have increased by 31 percent over June of last year. Last year the amount of the mined and manufactu...
Jul 06, 2023 A component of a wind turbine sits waiting to be transported at Keefer Terminal - Supplied Photo
Silver Falls sudden death under OPP investigation
Ontario Provincial Police say a sudden death of a man in Silver Falls Provincial Park is non-suspicious but an investigation remains on going. On Monday officers along with Thunder Bay Fire Services a...
Jul 06, 2023
Number of fires and hazard increases
Not a good long weekend on the forest fire front, with a dozen new fires cropping up. This brings the number of active fires in the region to 49, a third of which are not under control. This comes as ...
Jul 04, 2023 Photo courtesy of the MNRF
Police release video of hit and run suspect
A 41 year old man is dead and a 38 year old woman remains in hospital with what police say are "life altering" injuries, following Monday afternoon's hit and run near the intersection of Simpson Stree...
Jul 04, 2023 Police are asking for the public's assistance to identify a suspect involved in hit and run which killed one person on July 3, 2023 - Photo Submitted
Traffic stop leads to search of Dryden home
A 29 year old Vancouver man and a 20 year old man from Calgary face several charges following a traffic stop in Dryden at 9:25 p.m. Friday night. That stop led officers to acquire and execute a search...
Jul 04, 2023
Federal courts rule in favour of Indigenous police services
A federal judge has ordered Public Safety Canada to restore funding for three Indigenous Police Services in Northern Ontario for a 12 month period. This saves the Treaty Three Police Service, Anishina...
Jul 04, 2023 Anishinabek Police Chief Jeff Skye is flanked by MP Carol Hughes, UCCM Police Chief James Killeen, Treaty Three Police Chief Kai Liu, MP Lori Idlout and Julian Falconer during a press conference in Ottawa Monday June 12, 2023
Synergy North seeking public input on projects
Residents in some neighbourhoods in the city are asked to come out for special input sessions regarding upgrades to Synergy North's infrastructure. The first meeting was held last Thursday and spokesp...
Jul 04, 2023 Acadia Broadcasting File Photo
Police seek owner of AED
Ontario Provincial Police in Kenora are looking to return an Automated External Defibrillator to its rightful owner. Officers discovered the device while on foot patrol in the downtown core Sunday. AE...
Jul 04, 2023 Automated External Defibrillator located by OPP in Kenora Sunday
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Collision sends 2 to hospital in life threatening condition
Thunder Bay Police are investigating a serious motor vehicle collision which took place Monday afternoon in the intercity area, sending two pedestrians to hospital with life threatening injuries. Firs...
Jul 03, 2023
Damaged Hydro One equipment a possible cause of outage
Synergy North says no major damage was reported to its assets following a massive power outage in the City of Thunder Bay. It occurred just after 5:00 p.m when a power loss was detected at a pair of t...
Jun 30, 2023 Screen capture of Thunder Bay power outage on June 29, 2023 -Outage map courtesy Synergy North