Cycling For Organ Donation Awareness

A 21 year old medical student from Quebec is cycling across Canada and will be in Thunder Bay Sunday and Monday. Quinn Thomas started his journey in Vancouver just a few weeks ago and wants to raise awareness about organ donation. Thomas got into the city late Saturday night and will be meeting area residents today.

Charges Pending For Motorcycle Accident

Thunder Bay Police are looking to lay charges in another accident yesterday afternoon. The collision between a motorcycle and it's passengers and a pick up truck took place just after two o'clock Saturday at the intersection of John and Junot Streets. The driver of the motorcycle has a broken leg.

Collission Charges Pending

Charges are pending in a two vehicle collission on Bay Street and Johnson Avenue. Police were called to the scene of the accident yesterday where they found a truck had rolled over. The driver of the rolled over pick up truck was taken to hospital with minor injuries. The other driver was uninjured.

Border Cats Fell Again

Thunder Bay's Border Cats fell again to the St. Cloud Rox. This time it's was six nothing.  Tonight they continue their games on the road.  They'll play the Rochester Honkers.

Police Investigate Serious Motorcycle Accident

Police are investigating a serious motor vehicle collision involving a pick up truck and a motorcycle.  The collision took place just after two o'clock Saturday at the intersection of John and Junot Streets.  Both the driver and the passenger of the motorcycle were taken to the hospital.  The driver of the motorcycle has major injuries and the passenger is being checked out.  Charges are pending the investigations conclusion.

Accident On Johnson Avenue & Bay

Thunder Bay Police are continuing to look into the cause of a motor vehicle collision on Bay Street and Johnson Avenue.  Police were called to the scene of the accident just after 11 o'clock where they found a truck had rolled over.  Parts of Bay Street were closed Saturday to allow officers to record the scene.  The driver of the rolled over pick up truck was taken to hospital with minor injuries. The other driver was uninjured. 

Chill Player Named To All League Team

The Thunder Bay Chill are celebrating today.  The PDL recently appointed the Chill's Sullivan Silva to the PDL All-League team.  The 2012 PDL All-League Team was selected through a vote of team management.

Evacuees Set To Go Home

Emergency Management Ontario says the evacuees of Sandy Lake First Nation will start going home Sunday. The emergency group says it's safe for the 550 evacuees to start heading back to their homes. Forest fires forced the Sandy Lake residents to evacuate to Thunder Bay for over a week.

Border Cats Lose

Thunder Bay's Border Cats fell Friday night on the road to the St. Cloud Rox 8 to 3. They'll take on the Rox again tonight at 7:05.

Motorcycle Accident Closes Road

A man is in hospital with minor injuries after he was involved in a motor cycle accident overnight.  Police are investigating the incident that involved a motorcycle driving off of Oliver Road.  The road was closed for a period of time between Mud Lake and Mining Road while officers investigated.  The road has since reopened.

Old Library To Be Converted

The old Mary J-L Black Library on Brock Street is going to get a new tenant. The city is allowing it to be used as a martial arts school. City official Mark Smith says while parking in the area could be an issue he believes it will work with only parking allowed on the street.  Councillors voted unanimously to allow the change.

It's Festa Time Again

The 22nd annual Festa Italiana takes place this weekend.   The two day event is happening on the Italian Cultural Group's grounds at 132 South Algoma. Highlights of the event include music, a draw for a trip for two on a Mediterranean cruise and of course the food. Non-profit groups are serving up homemade food from the northern and southern regions of Italy.  Organizers say there will be activities for all ages including the kids. Admission is free.  Musical acts from Thunder Bay and Toronto will also be on stage.  You are asked to bring a lawn chair and admission is free. The 22nd Annual Festa Italian wraps-up with a fireworks display each night at 11 o'clock.

Strathcona Invitational This Weekend

The 82nd edition of the Strathcona Invitational takes place this long weekend, as it does every August long weekend. Robert Cumming is the defending champion. He'll be in tough against the likes of 7 time champion Barry Caland who is out to re-claim his title and add to his record number of titles. Regular division qualifying takes place tomorrow. Today in Senior qualifying Randy Fossum shot a 5-under 67 to lead the way. 4-time champion Tony Stokaluk posted an even par round of 72 to lead the Super Senior division. The tournament concludes Monday at Strathcona Golf Course.

Suspicious Fire Scary For Neighbour

A resident near Carrie Street and Kenogami says she is concerned about the area after a garage fire next door to her. It's a blaze that officials deem as suspicious. Marlene Salmonon says it's scary to think there could be a fire bug around. The fire happened around 4 this morning. Investigators don't know the exact cause but suspect it could be arson.

City Teen Promotes Helmet Use

Thirteen year old Mason Dean won't mind if his mother nags him to wear his bike helmet anymore. The helmet is credited with saving him from serious injury when he was hit by a car this week. He realizes how fortunate he is.   Dean received a new helmet from the city police.

Fire Hazard Low

The forest fire hazard is low for Northwestern Ontario as we head into the long weekend. Thunderstorms and rain continue to track across the region, bringing lightning. But the Ministry of Natural Resources says that lightning is less of a concern now because of the heavy rainfall associated with it.  To date, there have been a total of 492 fires in the Northwest, burning a combined area of 84-thousand hectares.

Conversion Moves Along

Another step in the conversion of the Atikokan coal-fired generating station to burn biomass has been taken. Ontario Power Generation has signed a contract with Aecon for the design and construction work on plant modifications and new fuel storage and handling systems. The contract is worth about half the 170-million dollars project. The plant will make the switch to biomass in 2014.

Early Morning Garage Fire

The City's fire service still doesn't know the cause of an early morning garage fire on the city's North side. The fire occurred just before 4:00 a.m. this morning at the corner of Carrie Street and Kenogami. One unit was called out to fight the fire which was extinguished quickly. One fire official says they were able to prevent the fire from spreading to a near by residence which suffered only minor melting of the siding.

Canadian Little League Baseball Championships

At the Canadian Junior Little League Championships in Lethbridge, Alberta, Thunder Bay gets back on the field today after a day off yesterday. They take on B.C., tryiing to improve to 2-0 in the tournament. The Canadian Senior Little League Championships opened yesterday in Regina. The Thunder Bay All-Stars lost their opener 5-1 to the team from Fraser Valley, B.C. Thunder Bay will try and get back on track as they take on Sydney, Nova Scotia today.

Cats Doubled-Up On Road

The Thunder Bay Border Cats have now lost 2 in a row after winning 8 straight. Last night they were doubled-up 8-4 by the St. Cloud Rox to fall 3 1/2 games out of first place in the North Division. The Cats 5 game road trip continues tonight in St. Cloud.