City News

Section of James Street to Close for Storm Sewer Work

Starting on Tuesday, Sept. 3, James Street North, between Parkway Drive and Victoria Avenue will be closed for storm sewer work.

Motorists travelling south can follow posted signage to Parkway Drive to Edward Street to Victoria Avenue. Motorists travelling north can follow signage and take Victoria Avenue to Edward Street to Churchill Drive.

Construction is expected to take approximately eight weeks up to the end of October.

Provisions for accessing the school bus loading zone will be made.

Motorists...

Section of Dawson Road to Undergo Road Construction

Starting on Tuesday, Sept. 3, Dawson Road, between Fassina Street and Strand Avenue, will undergo road construction. Work will include asphalt resurfacing and repairs to the curb and gutter, and catch basins.

Lane closures will occur during the work and traffic may be delayed during busy times.

Motorists and pedestrians are asked to take alternate routes if possible, use extra caution, and obey all posted signage when travelling near the construction area.

Business within the construction zone will...

Interactive Duo Choir! Choir! Choir! to Perform at Live on the Waterfront

Choir! Choir! Choir! (CCC) bring their interactive show to the stage tonight, Wednesday, Aug. 28, at Live on the Waterfront, presented by Ontario Power Generation.

CCC, founded in 2011, combines comedy, singing and community building into their performance. The duo of Daveed Goldman and Nabu Adilman attracted media attention in 2016 after their performance of Space Oddity, a tribute to David Bowie, went viral on the internet. Since then, they are busy playing multiple shows in some of North...

Thunder Bay CEDC Launches New Tool for Health Recruitment

A new platform specifically for the recruitment of physicians and medical professionals was launched today by Thunder Bay CEDC. An extension of its existing attraction tool, Go To Thunder Bay, the new health recruitment platform – WWW.GOTOTHUNDERBAY.CA/HEALTH – will be used to target professionals needed to fill some of the city’s most in-demand jobs, including personal support workers (PSWs), nurses, pharmacists, technicians and technologists, as well as family physicians and specialists.

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City and Partners Recognize International Overdose Awareness Day

Families and supporters of those affected by overdose united today at Victoriaville Mall for International Overdose Awareness Day (IOAD), a day dedicated to raising awareness of overdose and reducing the stigma of drug-related death.

“Our community continues to be impacted by a rise in overdoses that are specifically opioid-related,” said Cynthia Olsen, Drug Strategy Coordinator.  “We know that there were 44 opioid overdose deaths in 2018, which is a 40 per cent increase from the year before,...