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The last of her generation, Mildred Main (Walberg) passed away peacefully just short of her 107th birthday on May 20. She died as she lived, with grace and dignity and surrounded by the music she loved and loved ones at her side. Milla (Mildred) was born om June 2, 1914 to Otto and Emma (Lundstrom) Walberg who had immigrated from Sweden to Canada in 1903 and founded Walberg’s grocery on Brock Street. This became the home and centre of life for Mildred, June, Alf, Ruth, Lloyd, Daisy and Viola. The family store which offered phone orders and free delivery operated until 1975. The Walb...

NEWS RELEASE *********************** THUNDER BAY – Weather permitting, compost is now available to all residents at no charge at the Solid Waste and Recycling Facility while quantities last.   Access to the compost pick-up area is on John Street Road, between Mapleward Road and Gratton Road. Hours are Monday to Friday from 8 a.m. – 5:30 p.m., and Saturday from 8 a.m. – 3:30 p.m.   A maximum of three vehicles are permitted inside the loading area at one time. Residents are also reminded to practise physical distancing in the compost area and not to visit the site if not feel...

THUNDER BAY – Thunder Bay’s city council tackled next steps on a proposed indoor turf complex, approved a plan to offer free menstrual products at city facilities, and contemplated new restrictions to open air burning rules Monday, in a meeting that stretched nearly until midnight. Council welcomes proposals for indoor turf facility The city will make a call for open-ended proposals from outside entities to build a multi-use indoor turf facility, after a previous version of the project proved too expensive to win majority support at council. The expression of interest process will come wi...

A 69-year-old Atikokan woman has died after a multi-vehicle collision in Thunder Bay. Social Sharing CBC News · Posted: May 18, 2021 3:32 PM ET | Last Updated: May 18 An Atikokan woman has died following a multi-vehicle collision on Thunder Bay's south side.(Christina Jung / CBC) A 69-year-old woman has died after a multi-vehicle collision in Thunder Bay. The collision occurred just before 9:30 a.m. on Arthur Street West at Mapleward Road, and involved three vehicles, one of which caught fire. Two people were taken to hospital as a result of the collision, one of whom had life-threatening...

THUNDER BAY – A proposed extension of city services to support a new subdivision off of Arthur Street West drew hard questions from city councillors on Monday. Councillors worried the development, which could involve hundreds of homes, would follow a pattern of previous subdivisions that have cost the city more for municipal services than they generate in tax revenue. Tyler Rizzuto, a planner with Stantec Consulting, outlined a vision Monday for a new development on behalf of developers Louis and Norm Nadin, owners of local Nadin Contracting Ltd. They hope to eventually secure appro...