Coppin Road News Today

Access to some local homes will be impacted, city says.

Thunder Bay firefighters rescued a hiker missing in the Nor'Wester Mountains after a search that spanned several hours on the weekend.

THUNDER BAY – Firefighters have rescued a hiker who was lost for hours in the Nor’Wester escarpment near Coppin Road on Saturday night. Thunder Bay Fire Rescue was requested to assist police in the search for the lost hiker around 7:30 p.m. Saturday, deploying two pumper truck crews. The hiker’s cell phone had lost power after she initially called her boyfriend earlier in the day. Firefighters used maps and previous knowledge of the trail system to organize a systematic search of the netw...

A hiker is safe after an extensive search in the Nor Wester Mountains. Around 7:30 last night, Thunder Bay Fire Rescue were called out to help city po...

THUNDER BAY – Thunder Bay’s city council pushed back on numerous provincial actions with a flurry of resolutions at its meeting Monday evening. A trio of resolutions passed unanimously Monday opposed provincial plans to sever the Northern Ontario School of Medicine (NOSM) from Lakehead University, asked the province to reconsider a recent order closing outdoor recreation amenities, and objected to plans to reduce vaccine supply to the area.   City opposes NOSM independence Councillors unan...