If you’ve been making the rounds to outdoor stores of late, you may have noticed complimentary calendars promoting Ontario’s outdoor adventures. In addition to stunning photographs, QR codes that link to videos and information on monthly blogs, the calendar has details on the Superior Adventure Contest—a $27,000 seven day adventure of a lifetime on Lake Superior’s north shore. Michelle and [...]
Story and Photos By Tara George What do you get when you combine a dozen busy and motivated women, 13.1 miles of road, and a love of good food? The inception of the annual Half-Baked Marathon, an event for those who run to eat. Five years ago, a Saturday morning group of runners decided they wanted to go away to participate [...]
by Michelle McChristie The Board of Directors of the Thunder Bay & District Humane Society (THDHS) has announced that the shelter is scheduled to close on December 31, 2011. Simply put, the TBDHS is cash-strapped and cannot cover their operating expenses—their current shortfall is $15,000 per month or $180,000 for the year. The TBDHS is a non-profit organization and does [...]
CUSO-VSO is an international development organization that has over 50 years of experience promoting volunteering to fight global poverty and disadvantage, by supporting people to share their skills, creativity and learning with people and communities around the world. We are currently recruiting skilled professionals with experience in the areas of education, non-profit management, disability support, business development, natural resource management, [...]
Photos by Darren McChristie Over 700 runners and walkers (of which 2/3 were women!) participated in the second annual Thunder Bay Marathon – Miles with the Giant held Sunday morning in Thunder Bay. The race included a ten-kilometre, 1/2 marathon and full marathon run, walk and wheelchair race. Running conditions were ideal, despite cloudy skies, as the air temperature was [...]
The Perfect Summer Day by Lynda Fraser It’s Saturday! I sip my morning coffee and enjoy a moment of solitude as I watch the cottonball clouds in the sky. I’m hopeful that I’ll be able to follow through on my promise to take the kids to the beach. After several days of rain, we’re really ready to bound out the [...]
By Larry Hogard The first 2 categories in the Climate Idols Challenge, Energy and Transportation, are completed and now the third sustainability challenge presented to the Climate Idols in Thunder Bay and Duluth is in the area of food. The challenge was officially launched in Thunder Bay on June 30 at The Green House/True North Community Co-operative and The Bean [...]
By Public Health Inspectors – Infectious Diseases Over the last few seasons, the Health Unit has experienced an increase in the number of ticks submitted for identification and Lyme disease testing. However, most have been harmless. Wood ticks are the most common tick found in our area. Female wood ticks have white markings behind their heads, whereas male wood ticks [...]
story and photos by Tara George Go fly a kite! That’s exactly what amateur and professional kite flyers did at the City of Thunder Bay’s annual Kite Festival. On May 29th, the windy sky above Chippewa Park was littered with kites of all shapes and sizes. Amongst the local’s kites were beautiful displays of flying art by the Kitchener-Waterloo Windclimbers, [...]
Photos & Story By Tara George Go fly a kite! That’s exactly what amateur and professional kite flyers did at the City of Thunder Bay’s annual Kite Festival. On May 29th the windy sky above Chippewa Park was littered with kites of all shapes and sizes. Amongst the local’s kites were beautiful displays of flying art by the Kitchener-Waterloo Windclimbers, [...]
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