A man roller blading across Canada made a stop in Thunder Bay Tuesday. Daniel Cloutier says he's raising money for cancer research. He says he has many family members who were diagnosed with Cancer and lost his uncle last year. Cloutier's goal is to raise one hundred thousand dollars.

Ad campaign attracts tips

A two month ad campaign to help solve a 44 year old double murder appears to be working. It's been a week since police re-opened the probe into the deaths of Doreen Hardy and Jane Bernard. Inspector John Horne of the OPP says the response is encouraging. In the last week he says there have been 13 tips and they appear to be good. Horne says investigators are hopeful the information can be helpful.

Robbery Arrest

A 23-year old city man made a court appearance by video this morning after being arrested in connection with the armed robbery at the Mac's Mart on North Edward Street. Police say he was taken into custody around 10:30 Saturday morning. The emergency task unit and a police dog were involved. The robbery took place on Friday morning. Police say that cash and lottery tickets were taken. No one was injured.

Thunder Bay Firefighter remarks irksome

A Thunder Bay City Councillor is standing up for the municipality's fire fighters and scolding his fellow councillor. 
Councillor Robert Tuchenhagen made public comments about the City's fire fighters saying they were spoiled.  Aldo Ruberto says he doesn't agree with Tuchenhagen's comments.  An arbitrator is going to make a decision on the fire fighters contract with the municipality in the near future.

NOMA President gets honorary diploma

Confederation College honored the President of the Northwestern Ontario Municipal Association.  Dryden Mayor Anne Krassilowski received an honorary diploma for business administration marketing.  Krassilowski says she's grateful for the award.  Confederation College campuses across the region graduated 180 students.  Meanwhile, in Thunder Bay 14 hundred and 40 students received their diplomas on Friday.

Another armed robbery on City's southside

Thunder Bay Police are looking for one man who robbed a Mac's Mart at gun point this morning. Officers say the man entered the store on North Edward Street at around 2 o'clock. They say he produced a handgun. No one was injured and the suspect ran off with cash and lottery tickets.

Tourism organizations set to go

It won't be long now before the provincial government officially announces the formation of 13 new tourism regions. The Regional Tourism Organizations will effectively kill the three regions we now have in the northwest and bundle them into one. Tourism Minister Michael Chan tells Magic 99.9 News it should be announced within a month. Chan says no decision has been made on where the announcement might take place

Students cuts hair for cancer patients

Westmount Public School student Finn MacDonald's head is going to feel a bit breezy for the next while.  The 11 year old got his haircut in his his battle against cancer.  His hair will be donated to the Pantene Beautiful Lengths program that provides wigs to cancer patients who undergo chemotherapy.

Man fined in easement case

A resident is being fined for building his garage illegally. Don Cooper of Ryerson Crescent was dinged 2 thousand dollars after court was told he ignored information given to him as part of a permit he received from the Building Division. It was found that telephone lines run underneath the garage. Cooper has been ordered to remove that portion above the easement.

820 thousand dollars of pot seized in T-Bay

A Thunder Bay man has been charged with possession of a controlled substance and other drug related offences. Police say a John Street residence was searched by Thunder Bay's combined forces organized crime unit on Thursday. That search resulted in the seizure of 89 pounds of Marihuana, 1 pound of Cannabis resin, and 13 thousand dollars in cash. OPP Detective Sgt. Randy Belluz says they spent three weeks investigating before searching the John Street home. The street value of the druges is 820-thousand dollars. Charged is 50 year old Theodore Bobrowski. Belluz says the illegal drugs will be destroyed at a later date.

Early morning garage fire under investigation

Thunder Bay Fire and rescue dealt with a garage fire this morning. Crews responded to the call on Mountain Road around 4 o'clock his morning. When they arrived the garage was engulfed in flames and crews worked to stop the fire from spreading to other buildings. No one was hurt and the cause is under investigation.

Walmart expansion underway

The expansion of Thunder Bay's Walmart store is now underway. Store manager Ryan Holomego  says when it's completed next year the store will be 60 thousand square feet larger.  The renovations will allow the store to provide a wider selection of groceries and other products  He says it'll also mean an expanded staff adding that more employees have already been hired to prepare for expansion and there will be "quite a bit of hiring" taking place as the opening day approaches.    The construction also means the store will not be open 24 hours anymore.  Starting July 2nd store hours will be 7 am until 11 pm.

Thunder Bay has second lowest jobless rate in Canada

For the second month in a row the Jobless rate in Thunder Bay has seen a big drop. Our rate fell from 6.1 percent in April to 5.4 percent in May. That's way below the national average of 8.1 percent and the Provincial average of 8.9. Saskatoon is the only City in Canada with a lower rate.

First Nations history available for viewing

There's a bit of history on display at the Thunder Bay Art Gallery. Starting Friday you can view the original Treaty 5 document signed 100 years ago between the government and area First Nations. The Gallery's Allistair MacKay says that the original hand written document and another accompanying one will be well protected in a special case to prevent any accidents or vandalism.  The documents will be on display beginning at noon Friday until June 13th.

A record field to graduate from Con College

It's graduation day  on Friday at Confederation College. A record 14 hundred and 40 students will get their diplomas. President Pat Lang says it's a special day for her as well, one she never gets tired of.  She enjoys seeing how the students have grown since they first arrived. There are a couple of firsts at Friday's ceremonies. 16 grads will get Aboriginal Relations certificates and the first group of Med Lab assistants will graduate. There are 2 ceremonies, at 9 in the morning and then at 2 in the  afternoon.

School field trips not being cancelled

Public schools in the city are not being told to cancel field trips in the wake of this weeks tragic accident. 4 year old Willow Scott-Hannam died after being injured during such an excursion to Fort William Historical Park. Director of Education Cathy Siemieniuk says schools are being asked to review trips to make sure they comply with board policy. As such, she says there's no blanket decision on field trips but schools are taking the extra step to make sure the process is followed. Siemieniuk says it will take several weeks to complete the internal investigation into the accident.

Safety lane nets unsafe vehicles

City Police continue their efforts to get clunkers off the road. Last Wednesday night they were pulliing over vehicles at Water and John Street. Sgt. Andy Clark says they look for private and commercial vehicles that look like they may need some work . Two mechanics on site look over the vehicles and determine if they are safe to drive or not.  Last night they took the licence plates off of at least 20 vehicles.

Great Lakes mayors agree to protect shorelines

Mayor Lynn Peterson is just back from a mayors conference on the Great Lakes. Peterson says 8 Ontario mayors agreed to protect beaches and coastal areas of their lake shorelines.  The mayors are working with the provincial government on six different projects including the testing of beaches and sewage outflows around the Great Lakes.   The deal will also see a new organization created to bring experts together to exchange ideas and practices

4 organ donations performed in Thunder Bay

Thunder Bay performed 4 organ donations after cardiac death last year. Those operations helped Ontario lead Canada with the most C-D organ donations. Trillium Gift of Life President Frank Merkel says there's strong support for organ donation in Thunder Bay. Across the province 100 organ donations were made after cardiac death.

Aquatic species invading Lake Superior

The United States and Canadian Governments are taking a stand against the spread of invasive species.  The Lake Superior Aquatic Invasive Species Prevention Plan was unveiled on Wednesday in Thunder Bay.  Canadian Chair of the Lake Superior Binational Forum Glen Dale says they want to post tips on invasive species at the border.  To prevent invasive species anglers can power wash their boats and equipment.  Live baits are to be properly disposed of away from streams and water systems.