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Commit to Hosting an Alzheimer Coffee Break! THUNDER BAY, ON - August 26, 2008 – Having a cup of coffee never felt so good! In September, you can help the almost half a million Canadians living with Alzheimer‟s or a related disease through your commitment to host a coffee break during the 13th annual Alzheimer Coffee Break™ fundraiser. The Alzheimer Society of Thunder Bay is looking for volunteers to be leaders in the community to make the commitment by hosting a Coffee Break. It‟s easy! You can hold a break in your office, at home, at your community centre, or anywhere you can set up a stand and serve some coffee.  read more...> Women at the Helm – Irene Prezio “Race for Hope” Sails to New Heights THUNDER BAY, ON - August 25, 2008 - 18 helmswomen and their crew members set sail from the Thunder Bay Yacht Club at the Marina to participate in the 9th Annual Women at the Helm – Irene Prezio “Race for Hope” in support of the Northern Cancer Fund. The popular event featured women-helmed sail boats in spinnaker and non-spinnaker races. read more...> Maple Leaf Product Recall THUNDER BAY, ON.  -  August 21, 2008  -  Maple Leaf Consumer Foods and the Canadian Food Inspection Agency are voluntarily expanding a recall of certain ready-to-eat packaged meat products and are warning people not to serve or consume the products as they may contain Listeria monocytogenes.   read more.....>  Forest fire hazard high to extreme THUNDER BAY, ON. - August 20, 2008 --Fort Frances Fire Management Headquarters made history today when they were requested to take action on a small fire on the U.S. side of the international border. A FireRanger crew on patrol on Rainy Lake discovered a fire on a small island on the American side of the lake. A Sherriff, who was also on patrol on the lake, requested that the Ontario fire crew assist with the suppression of the fire. American authorities and Canada Customs were notified, and the Ontario fire fighters were cleared to take action on the small 0.1 hectare fire. The fire was eventually turned over to the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources allowing the FireRangers to continue their patrol.  read more....> Council Appoints City Manager THUNDER BAY,ON - August 19, 2008, Thunder Bay Council has apponted Tim Commisso as City Manager  formally the CAO position.  Darrell Matson, general manager of transportation and works for the city, has filled the role on an interim basis since last March when Robert  Petrie accept the position of CAO for the Town of Whitby, Ontario. Commisso was manager of budgets and planning in Thunder Bay before he went to Burlington in 1988. Tim Commisso begins his new position of City Manager on Sept. 29.  read more....> Night vision goggle training conducted in Dryden District            THUNDER BAY, ON - August 18, 2008 - Reaction from the fire personnel training in the use of the night vision goggles on board an MNR helicopter is positive, noting that it is very easy to spot a fire amidst other sources of light because it has a bright, flickering characteristic. read more...>  Multiple fire starts occurring in West Fire Region THUNDER BAY, ON - August 15, 2008 - By day's end August 13, three new fires had been reported in the West Fire Region in Thunder Bay District, Fort Frances District and Red Lake District. By the evening of August 14, three more fires had been reported in the districts of Kenora, Fort Frances and Thunder Bay. While some of these have already been declared out, there remain a total of eight active fires in the region. They are a mix of human and lightning-caused fires.  read more...> Charlie Angus Calls on Mayors to  Fight over Fuel Price Disparity  THUNDER BAY, ON — August 12, 2008 - On any given day, northerners pay anywhere from 10 to 20 cents more per litre than consumers in Southern Ontario. In Thunder Bay, gas is 132.1per litre, east to Nipigon it was as high as 137.8, while in Sioux Lookout is was 141.8 Timmins-James Bay MP Charlie Angus has challenged Industry Minister Jim Prentice to get serious about the issue of regional gas pricing.  read more....>   Pipe Plant for Thunder Bay ? THUNDER BAY, ON - August 11, 2008  -  Essar Global Ltd. a multinational corporation now appears to be favouring Thunder Bay to build a new pipe plant as reported in the Soo Star in Sault Ste Marie, on Friday.This potential investment in Thunder Bay would provide a strong economic boost to the economy, and help diversify our economy. read more.....> Alien Species on the Loose! THUNDER BAY, ON. - August 10, 2008 - It has been called the purple killer. A menace to wetland ecosystems the invasion of purple  continues to advance.  Introduced to north America by settlers, who planted these flowers in their gardens, the plant has quickly established itself and become a scourge of many wetland habitats.  read more.....> Two Hour Free Parking will increase activity in City Cores THUNDER BAY ON. - August 7, 2008  - For almost 20 years, city councils have thrown money, in one form or another, at the downtown cores.  For the most part, previous councils have not received the results they wanted. If previous efforts had achieved success, this Council would not still be talking about the revitalization of the cores.   read more....> RED LAKE STUDENTS HELP MNR WITH SNOWSHOE HARE SURVEY THUNDER BAY, ON - August 07,2008 - For the second year in a row, Red Lake High School biology students assisted the Ministry of Natural Resources in a snowshoe hare population survey in the Red Lake area.  From June 24 to June 30, students in Darrin Bausch’s biology class collected hare pellets from sample plots that were established last year.  The number of pellets collected indicates the number of hares in the area.  Since lynx prey upon hares, the population of hares will also indicate the population of lynx.  read more...> New fire reported in the Fort Frances district THUNDER BAY, ON. - Aug 5, 2008 -  FireRangers from the Fort Frances Fire Management Headquarters and a water bomber and bird dog aircraft, out of Dryden,  responded to a new fire in the Fort Frances district in the early evening on Tuesday.  read more.....>   BEARS IN NIPIGON, TERRACE BAY AND GREENSTONE AREAS THUNDER BAY, ON - August 5, 2008 - The Ministry of Natural Resources is asking residents to take the necessary steps to prevent bear problems in their neighborhoods. There have been several bear sightings recently on the fringe of settlement areas in the Nipigon, Terrace Bay and Greenstone areas.  Bears are looking for any food sources including garbage.  read more...> Grand Marais's Fisherman's Picnic GRAND MARAIS, MN - August 2, 2008 -  Saturday was the fourth day of the the Grand Marais Lions Club Fisherman's Picnic.  In the past 55 years the Grand Marais Lions have helped raise over 1.3 million dollars in donations for programs in Cook County as well as other groups and organizations around the world.   read more....> MNR Responding to reported Fire Quetico Park THUNDER BAY, ON - August 1, 2008 - A Fort Frances Fire Ranger crew was responding to a fire report in the Quetico Park area in the evening August 01.   read more......> FINED $7,500 FOR CARELESS HUNTING THUNDER BAY, ON - July 30, 2008 - Ministry Solves Case with Help from Public Four Vermont men have been fined $7,500 after being convicted of a variety of deer hunting violations which took place north of Kenora. Jess Herring, 35, of Worcester, and Brad Herring, 31, of Barre, have been fined $1,500 and $1,000, respectively, for careless hunting and will be required to successfully complete a hunter’s education course before being allowed to hunt in Ontario again.  They were also fined $500 for allowing flesh of a game animal to become unsuitable for human consumption.  read more...> Water Bomber Training - MNR THUNDER BAY, ON - July 28, 2008 - One new fire was reported in the West Fire Region on Monday. Thunder Bay fire #14 was reported late in the afternoon and FireRangers from the Thunder Bay Fire Management Headquarters responded. The fire, located east of the city, grew to 0.1 hectares in size. The fire hazard is currently low to moderate across the West Fire Region.  read more.....>    Cuil New Search Engine Launched. THUNDER BAY -  July 28, 2008  - There is a little bit of the Irish in all of us. and today Cuil was launched to compete with Google.  Cuil is an old Irish word for knowledge. For knowledge, ask Cuil.  Anna Patterson's last Internet search engine was so impressive that it was purchased by Google Inc. in 2004 to upgrade its own system.  read more....>

USDA ANNOUNCES PROPOSED RULE FOR THE DISPOSITION OF DOWNER CATTLE THUNDER BAY, ON - WASHINGTON, DC - August 27, 2008 - The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today announced a proposed rule to amend the Federal meat inspection regulations to initiate a complete ban on the slaughter of cattle that become non-ambulatory after initial inspection by Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) inspection program personnel.  read more...>  Five New Fires by Afternoon of August 26 THUNDER BAY, ON - August 27, 2008 - There were five new fires reported in the West Fire Region by the afternoon of August 26. One was in the Nipigon District, three in the Sioux Lookout District and one in the Thunder Bay District. Some of the fires were smouldering, but some fires had hot spots with open flame. CL-415 waterbombers – one from Dryden and one from Sudbury – along with a Eurocopter 130 from Sudbury are leaving for Toronto Wednesday to be a part of the Canadian International Air Show. www.cias.org   read more...> Docs Raise Record Funds Through Hockey Tournament THUNDER BAY, ON - August 26, 2008 - The 26th Annual Doctor’s of Ontario Charity Hockey Tournament (Docs on Ice 2008) was held in Thunder Bay in April 2008. Over 500 doctors from across Ontario gathered for the fun of the game, to meet with colleagues and support local charities.  read more...>   More Fires Predicted with High Winds THUNDER BAY, ON - August 26, 2008 - There was one new fire reported in the West Fire Region by the afternoon of August 25. Thunder Bay District Fire Number 42, located about 30 kilometres north of Lake Nipigon was responding well to ground attack with two FireRanger crews and air attack. read more...> Four New Fires Reported on Sunday  THUNDER BAY, ON - August 25, 2008 - Four new fires were reported on Sunday. Two fires occurred in the Nipigon District, one fire occurred in the Fort Frances District and one fire occurred in the Thunder Bay District. All fires were less than a hectare in size and responded well to initial attack efforts by fire fighters.  read more...>  Aging at Home Strategy for improving seniors’ access THUNDER BAY - August 22, 2008 - The Alzheimer Society of Thunder Bay has welcomed today's announcement that it is to receive a grant of $67,500 from the Aging at Home Strategy for improving seniors’ access to community-based health care services with its First Link program. read more....>   Pregnant Women Needed LU Psychology Study THUNDER BAY, ON.  -  August 21, 2008 - The Department of Psychology at Lakehead University is recruiting participants for a Psychology research project that examines how social and biological factors combine to affect mood change in the postpartum period. The researchers would like to hear from women who are over the age of 18 and are in their third trimester of pregnancy.  read more....>  Heerschap, Bear Canine Services Unit THUNDER BAY, ON.  - August 20, 2008 -  Andy Heerschap and his partner, Bear, are one of three new teams in the Canine Services Unit of the ministry.  Heerschap and Bear are located in Thunder Bay while the other two new teams are located in North Bay and Bancroft.  Three other teams are already working out of Dryden, Sault Ste. Marie and Sudbury.  read more.....> Quick Strike Air Attack Training Exercise THUNDER BAY, ON,  - August 19, 2008 -  Ontario and Wisconsin engage in quick-strike training exercise Great Lakes Forest Fire Compact proven as an effective partnership The Aviation and Forest Fire Management program conducted a successful bi-lateral training exercise today to test and evaluate quick-strike dispatch procedures for air attack across the international border between Ontario and the State of Wisconsin.   read more....>   'Green Shift' Impact Analysis For Ontario Power Plants THUNDER BAY, TORONTO, ON, - August 18, 2008 - The CTF research reveals that in the fourth year power costs will have grown by $1.5 billion per year for 111 power plants in Ontario alone. Meanwhile, Mr. Dion's carbon tax plan offers a 1% corporate and small business tax reduction by the end of four years, amounting to tax cuts of around $811 million to be applied to all Ontario businesses.  read more....> COAL TOPS PORT TONNAGE TOTALS Duluth, Minn., U.S.A. –  August 17, 2008 - Higher Great Lakes water levels, continued strong coal shipments and a windfall of wind turbine traffic all contributed to strong tonnage totals through July, yet Duluth-Superior’s maritime commerce is lagging slightly behind last year’s record-setting pace, the Duluth Seaway Port Authority reported today. read more.....>   One new fire in the West Fire Region THUNDER BAY, ON - August 14, 2008 - There was one new fire reported in the West Fire Region August 13, Thunder Bay Fire Number 20. It was a 0.1 hectare human-caused fire located about 150 kilometres west of Thunder Bay, east of Quetico Provincial Park. It was reported by members of the public and extinguished by an Ontario FireRanger crew. An investigation is being conducted on this fire.  read more...> Window Light Photo Gallery THUNDER BAY, ON - August 9, 2008 - Local photographer Susan Dykstra  has opened up a permanent showcase for her works. The Window Light Photo Gallery is located at 581 Boundary Drive. A steady flow of friends, colleagues and hopefully customers visited the photo gallery on its gala opening Saturday August 9th.  The gallery says a lot about Susan, her art, and her lifestyle.  read more.....> 1.2 million pounds Beef Recall THUNDER BAY ON. - Aug 9, 2008 - 31 cases in 12 states and Canada have been identified in the investigation. Approximately 1.2 million pounds of primal cuts, subprimal cuts and boxed beef that may be contaminated. Nebraska Beef, Ltd., an Omaha, Neb., establishment is recalling approximately 1.2 million pounds of primal cuts, subprimal cuts and boxed beef that may be contaminated with E. coli O157:H7, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service announced today.  read more.....> Forest Fire Situation Update THUNDER BAY, ON - August 08, 2008 - Several days of clear, warm weather forecast for the coming days will result in a rise in the forest fire hazard across the West Fire Region from the moderate to high range by Sunday.  read more...> Thunder Bay Asks for OMB Rescheduling THUNDER BAY, ON. - August 5, 2008 – The City of Thunder Bay has written to the Ontario Municipal Board asking that the pre-hearing conference concerning appeals related to the City’s waterfront development be rescheduled to November 2008 from September 2008  read more.....>  Toronto Star Thunder Bay, ON - August 4, 2008 -Lake Superior News tries to provide you with the Regional news that you want to read.  Starting today, we have added The Toronto Star news headlines to help you keep up to date on what is happening across the Province and the World.    Rainbow Falls Stay-cation THUNDER BAY, ON. - August 4, 2008 -- For 53 summers our family has made their summer home on the shores of Whitesand Lake. Over time there have been many changes. The Rainbow Falls Ontario Provincial Park has been strangely silent this year. In checking with the gate attendant, she mentioned that the occupancy is barely half of what it was last year. Perhaps high gas prices factor into this, so does all the rain we have had this year. Due to the rain, the national black-fly team has set up shop in the park. Then there is the Christina Calyca disappearance, and the occasional bear or two. These are the excuses for people not to come visit. Local people know a jewel in the rough when they see it, and they are including the park in their summer plans  read more....> Not Call List Comes into affect September 30th  THUNDER BAY, ON - August 4, 2008 --Canada's  national do-not-call registry (DNC) will be operational by September 30th to  relief of  Canadians tired of unwanted telemarketing calls. In Canada you can visit http://ioptout.ca/  to try to put a stop to those unwanted calls,  IOptOut allows Canadians to create and manage a personal do-not-call list that begins where do-not-call legislation ends. Once you register, you'll be able to view a categorized list where you can opt-out of further contact from exempt organizations.  To do this we send an email notification to each organization on your behalf requesting that your name, email address and phone number(s) be removed from their active marketing lists.  read more....>   Rainbow Falls Bass Blast THUNDER BAY, ON - August 1, 2008 - 50 children spent a fun and fact-filled day learning all about fishing from Ministry of Natural Resources Conservation Officers and Schreiber Ontario Provincial Police Officers at the ‘Rainbow Falls Bass Blast’ held at Rainbow Falls Provincial Park on July 27, 2008.  read more....>    Lake Superior Water Levels THUNDER BAY,  August 1, 2008 - Lake Level Conditions:  All of the Great Lakes were higher than they were at this time last year.  Lake Superior is 17 inches above last year's level   read more....>  NOSTA at Grand Marais Fishermen's Picnic THUNDER BAY, ON - July 31, 2008 - NOSTA staff arrived this Thursday morning, and have set up a huge white tent in downtown Grand Marais.  We are busy promoting our region to the 10,000+ visitors expected to attend, during this four day festival.  read more.....> Mauro announces over 2M in flood relief THUNDER BAY, ON - JULY 29, 2008 - MPP Bill Mauro announces over 2 million dollars for Flood-ravaged areas of Northwestern Ontario will benefit from significant financial assistance under the Ontario Disaster Relief Assistance Program (ODRAP) MPP Bill Mauro  read more....>   NOSTA Awards Website Contract THUNDER BAY, ON - July 29, 2008 - The North of Superior Tourism Association (NOSTA) has selected an experienced Thunder Bay based website partnership to upgrade its current website www.northofsuperior.org  read more.....> 2008 Harley Davidson FLHR Road King Finds a New Home THUNDER BAY, ON - August 25, 2008 - On Saturday, August 23, thousands gathered to take in the sights and sounds of Motors & Muscles, a popular event in support of the Thunder Bay Regional Health Sciences Foundation and presented by Thunder Bay Insurance. The event featured a Strong Man competition, in which competitors tackled weight lifting, throws, 750 lbs-tire flipping and other physically demanding tasks. The firstplace winner of the Strong Man competition was Jeff Vanco. read more...>