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FIRING AT DEER DECOY FROM BOAT COSTS TWO MEN $4,000 THUNDER BAY, ON - December 3, 2008 - Two Minnesota men have each been fined $2,000 after pleading guilty to unlawfully discharging a firearm from a motorboat. Lee Becker, 64, and Douglas Freitag, 58, both from Angle Inlet, Minnesota, have also been banned from hunting in Ontario for a year.  Their two firearms will be returned when the fines are paid.  read more...>  Tonnage Figures Through the End of October Have Just Been Released  THUNDER BAY, ON - December 3, 2008 - Duluth, Minn., U.S.A. – Tonnage figures through the end of October have just been released and, looking at the big picture, shipments through the Port of Duluth-Superior were lagging just two percent behind last year’s totals, according to the Duluth Seaway Port Authority.  read more...> STATEMENT BY MICHAEL GRAVELLE, M.P.P., ON THE CLOSING OF THE LONGLAC WOOD INDUSTRIES OPERATION THUNDER BAY, ON - December 2, 2008 - “The announcement today by Kruger that they will be shutting down their operation in Longlac (LWI) on January 31st, 2009 is devastating news for the community of Greenstone, and particularly difficult news for the 130 workers and their families employed at Longlac Wood Industries.  read more...>  Messiah re-invented Once Again THUNDER BAY, ON --- November 30, 2008 -- Thunder Bay’s Messiah was a joint production presented by Lakehead University and the Thunder Bay Symphony Orchestra. Handel’s Messiah was presented at St. Paul’s United Church Friday evening and then again on Saturday afternoon. I chose the Saturday afternoon Messiah. Both events were well attended and organizers should be pleased with the results.  read more.....> DEALING WITH PROBLEM WILDLIFE THUNDER BAY, ON - November 28, 2008 - Wildlife is an important part of Ontario’s natural and cultural heritage.  Wildlife is often a welcome addition to a landowner’s property, but there are circumstances under which some wildlife can become a problem.  read more...> Local groups concerned about Possible Dismantling of the Pass Lake Trestle THUNDER BAY, ON - November 27, 2008 - , ON. Concern over the potential dismantling of the Pass Lake Trestle was expressed by representatives of municipalities, trail groups, first nations and other stakeholders at an exploratory meeting held to consider future possibilities for the CN Kinghorn Line. The CN Kinghorn rail line, running between Long Lac and Thunder Bay, was discontinued in 2004, and despite efforts by the Municipality of Greenstone to purchase or sell the line, CN began removing the rail in Oct 2008. read more...> Socks for Shelter House Campaign  THUNDER BAY, ON  —  November 26, 2008 -- Take A Hike and students at Lakehead University have paired up once again in support the 7th annual Socks for Shelter House campaign. The campaign’s goal is to see that every homeless man, woman and child in Thunder Bay receives a new pair of warm winter socks for Christmas.  read more.....>  Off The Beaten Path: Thunder Bay’s White Fox Inn THUNDER BAY, ON - November 25, 2008 - Lisa LeMarquand professes that she’s built her life differently than most.  She owned a business before she was 30, turned a run down mansion into an exclusive country inn by bringing in over a million shareholder dollars and had her first child at 37.  In hindsight, she admits that she probably turned shareholders off because she couldn’t keep her mouth shut and came across as a know-it-all.  Diplomacy was not her strong suit, but now, in her forties, she admits to seeing herself changing.  read more...> NIPIGON AND RED ROCK BAND PARTNERS IN DEVELOPMENT THUNDER BAY, ON - November, 25, 2008 - The Township of Nipigon is partnering with the Red Rock Indian Band to undertake an economic diversification study with assistance from the Ontario government.  read more...> What Grey Market Pianos?  THUNDER BAY, ON -- November 22, 2008 --- Once more the truck from the Piano House in Burlington is in Thunder Bay. It has become an annual event, and one that local piano buyers look forward to. There are people who do not like this type of business visiting our city, they are in music related retail stores in our city, and they have a vested interest in having music customers come to them on their terms. Over night a visit from the Piano House truck can change their entire business play. On display at the Community Auditorium is a wide selection of pianos, all kinds of pianos, uprights, grands, and electronic pianos. The Piano house sells enough pianos that they can offer their own house brand pianos, built with German action parts and strings, and quality wood in China. They can sell these pianos here new for about half the cost of a competing piano from Japan.   read more.....> Wind Turbine Generator Manufacturer Danotek Motion Technologies Powering the Wind THUNDER BAY, ON - November 20, 2008 - Danotek PM Generator and electronic power converter ANN ARBOR, MI--(Marketwire - November 19, 2008) - Bolstering its contribution of high-efficiency and cost-saving generators to the $37 billion wind industry, Danotek Motion Technologies has raised $14.5 million from CMEA Ventures, StatoilHydro (NYSE: STO) unit StatoilHydro Venture and GE (NYSE: GE) unit GE Energy Financial Services. Danotek's generators can spur the wind equipment market by increasing wind turbines' efficiency, while radically reducing their maintenance and operating costs.  read more...> Schobert Pianist Extraordinaire!  THUNDER BAY, ON - November 19, 2008 - Tuesday’s recital at Lakehead University’s Jean McNulty recital was exceptional. This academic year represents the 20th year of the existence of a music faculty at the University, and the school has been bringing in exceptional Canadian talent to help celebrate and mentor its students.  read more...>  Library Voices THUNDER BAY, ON - November 18, 2008 - Since forming in the spring of 2008, Library Voices have been operating at a feverish pace. This pop collective recorded a 3 song demo, released the EP Hunting Ghosts (& Other Collected Shorts), participated in several high profile festivals and showcases, played a CBC Radio 3 event with Chad VanGaalen, and toured western Canada. In addition the band shot a television commercial for their single 'Step Off The Map & Float' to promote the Regina Folk Festival and was awarded a grant by the Saskatchewan Arts Board to record a full length follow up. Most recently they were featured as one of SPIN Magazine's Undiscovered Bands You Need To Hear Now!  read more...>   ICE In Case of Emergency THUNDER BAY ON, -- November 17,2008  --  We all carry our mobile phones with names & numbers stored in its memory but nobody, other than ourselves, knows which of these numbers belong to our closest family or friends.If we were to be involved in an accident or were taken ill, the people attending us would have our mobile phone but wouldn't know who to call. Yes, there are hundreds of numbers stored but which one is the contact person in case of an emergency? Hence this "ICE" (In Case of Emergency) Campaign.  read more ....> The Art of Sing and Opera THUNDER BAY ON, -- November 16, 2008 -- In western Canada there is a mining company with the hiring slogan “Come here go far”, I am beginning to think that would be a progressive slogan for our own Lakehead University. The concert billed as a fund raiser, was organized by Eric Rikko the church’s music director. Eric has a talent for smoothly organizing a concert. He put together a varied evening that was full of music surprises, as performer after another contributed to a rich vista of musical talent that made up the evening.  read more......> A Conversation with Shy-Anne Hovorka THUNDER BAY, ON -- November 14,  2008 -- The Aboriginal People’s Choice Music Awards held this fall at Winnipeg’s MTS Centre was full of talent, and surprises. One surprise was how well singer song-writer Shy-Anne Hovorka did at this event. A native of Red Lake, Shy-Anne now calls Thunder Bay home as she focuses on developing her music and her message. This Friday I had the privilege of interviewing Shy-Anne Hovorka, here is part of the conversation.  read more......>   Wilson’s Food fined $1,800 for  selling wild game THUNDER BAY, ON, ---  November 12, 2008 --  Wilson’s Food was convicted of two counts of illegally selling sausages that contained meat from white-tailed deer and moose. Conservation officers and inspectors from the Thunder Bay District Health Unit executed a search warrant and confiscated about 30 kilograms of sausages.  read more.....>

SANTA LUCIA BRAND RICOTTA CHEESE MAY CONTAIN LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES THUNDER BAY, ON - December 3, 2008 - OTTAWA – The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) and International Cheese Co. Ltd. are warning the public not to consume Santa Lucia brand Ricotta Cheese because the product may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes.  read more...> WHAT NOT TO WEAR THUNDER BAY, ON - December 2, 2008 - EcoSuperior is here to help you change what’s in your makeup bag and on your bathroom shelf.  Take a moment to think about all the personal care products you currently use—soaps and bodywashes, toothpaste and mouthwash, deodorants, lotion and moisturizers, eye shadow, lip gloss, aftershave, perfume, sunscreen, hair colouring—an astonishing mix of chemicals that we smooth, pat, slosh, dab, spray and brush onto ourselves every day.  read more...> GRAVELLE AND MAURO ANNOUNCE IMPROVED ACCESS TO HIV/AIDSSERVICES THUNDER BAY, ON - December 2, 2008 - McGuinty Government Provides $863,958 To Thunder Bay- Superior North  and Thunder Bay- Aitikokan  HIV/AIDS Service Organizations Residents of Thunder Bay-Superior North  and Thunder Bay-Aitikokan  will have better access to community-based HIV/AIDS education and support services.  read more...>   BAT HIBERNATION AND HIBERNACULA THUNDER BAY, ON - November 28, 2008 - FACT SHEET, Ministry of Natural Resources COMMON BATS FOUND IN ONTARIO • The most common bats found in Ontario are the Little Brown Bat and the Big Brown Bat.  The less common species are the Eastern Pipistrelle, Silver-haired Bat, Hoary Bat, Eastern Red Bat, Eastern Small-footed Bat, and Northern Long-eared Bat.  read more...> Robert More’s “A Matter of Time” makes Thunder Bay Debut THUNDER BAY, ON - November 28, 2008 - Robert More’s play “A Matter of Time” is now at Thunder Bay’s Magnus Theatre. Directed by Mary Francis Moore this production has plenty of Thunder Bay talent. Formerly from the city herself, she has cast two Westgate High School students in the prominent roles of the Kidney family’s teenage daughters. Kalena Nett and Stefani Donohue distinguished themselves in a student production at Magnus about anti-racism in the play “Closing the Distance”. Now they are back in a professional production.  read more...>  Jeremy Bell Returns THUNDER BAY, ON -- November  25, 2008 -- The concert billed as “Bravissimo! Italian Bravura” featuring virtuoso violinist Jeremy Bell filled expectations of the audience gathered at St. Paul’s United church Saturday night. Over the past few years the Consortium Aurora Borealis has been able to raise the quality bar for its programming, we have a Thunder Bay based baroque ensemble that is unique for a city our size.  read more.....>   PMS Is Not What You Think THUNDER BAY, ON - November, 25, 2008 - Have you noticed that we’re all speaking in short forms? The online dictionary of abbreviations lists 662,000 acronyms in 11 categories, including one of “modern slang”. I couldn’t resist. I had to peek.  read more...>   THUNDER BAY, ON - December 2, 2008 - EcoSuperior is here to help you change what’s in your makeup bag and on your bathroom shelf.  Take a moment to think about all the personal care products you currently use—soaps and bodywashes, toothpaste and mouthwash, deodorants, lotion and moisturizers, eye shadow, lip gloss, aftershave, perfume, sunscreen, hair colouring—an astonishing mix of chemicals that we smooth, pat, slosh, dab, spray and brush onto ourselves every day.  read more...> Ikea Fined $500,000 Failing to Report THUNDER BAY, ON -- November 23, 2008 -- The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) a $500,000 civil penalty for failed to immediately report  defective outdoor candles. CPSC alleged that IKEA failed to report to the government in a timely manner that outdoor candles sold by the firm could unexpectedly flare up and pose fire and burn injury hazards to consumers, when they attempted to extinguish the candles by blowing them out.   read more.....>  Regional Health Sciences Foundation THUNDER BAY, ON ---  November 22, 2009 -- Thunder Bay Regional Health Sciences offers more bang for your click with slick new website. Each year, over $1 million is donated to the Thunder Bay Regional Health Sciences Foundation.  You can learn how those donations support excellence in healthcare for the people of Northwestern Ontario.   read more.....> Blacky first of many THUNDER BAY, ON - November 20, 2008 - It has been awhile since new vessels have been introduced to the seaway. The MV Blackie shown here loading Canola at the Viterra C terminal is the first of 16 new Chinese built vessels specifically designed to navigate the Great Lakes. The Montreal company Canfornav will operate this vessel, and they plan to have 15 more to join it soon. Like most shipping on the great lakes these days each ship tells a complex story. The vessel is owned and managed by the Greek company Navarone SA. It is flagged from Limmasol Cyprus. read more...> Ethics – Preparing for the Flu with Dr. Jaro Kotalik THUNDER BAY, ON - November 19, 2008 - On Tuesday I had the pleasure to interview Dr. Jaro Kotalik. Today he is a Bio-Ethicist based out of Lakehead University. Much of his work involves the tough decisions that need to be made during a medical crisis, such as a pandemic flu outbreak. Our conversation visited topics such as social distancing, rationing resources, and first access to vaccines and anti-viral medicines.  read more...>  How Canadian is our food? THUNDER BAY, ON -- November 18,  2008 --- There are lots of reasons to buy Canadian food - to support local farmers and landscapes, to keep money in our economy and to be more sure of food safety. For those who want to reduce our ecological and carbon footprints, one of our most powerful options is to eat local, unprocessed food. The current North American food industry is astonishingly dependent on cheap petroleum, and much less efficient in its use of oil than our grandparents were. In 1940, 10 calories of fossil-fuel produced 23 calories of food. Now, due to food processing, packaging and transportation, the same amount of fossil-fuel produces only 1 calorie of supermarket food.   read more....> 10 Time Tips and More THUNDER BAY, ON - November 18, 2008 - I have not yet met a single person who is the perfect time management role model.  So you may as well give in to the frustration, and come to terms with the fact that you – yes you – are probably not going to be the champion of the clock.  That said, all I have to do is to observe you for 24 hours and watch your clock and your compass in action.  Your future may be more predictable than you think!  read more...>   Lakehead University Student Receives International Leadership Award THUNDER BAY, ON - November 13, 2008 - Concurrent Education student Dave Grad has been recognized as a leader at a recent international conference held in Boston.  David is one of nine Undergraduate Student Leadership Award recipients across North America.  read more...> Professor Wins Prestigious Chemistry Award THUNDER BAY, ON - November 12, 2008 – Lakehead University chemistry professor Dr. Aicheng Chen has been awarded the Fred Beamish Award by the Canadian Society for Chemistry.  The award represents the latest in a long list of honours bestowed upon Dr. Chen.   read more...> What Makes Some Customers Tick (and Others Talk)? THUNDER BAY, ON - November 10, 2008 - Aaron Dus, MA, Ontario College of Art & Design will be speaking at Ottawa House on Friday, November 14, at  12:00 Noon. Imagine your observations and insights could tangibly inspire and influence the way you and your business relate to your customers' needs.  read more...>  Deficit Dodging for Dummies THUNDER BAY, ON - November 8, 2008 - Despite their firm commitment during the recent election campaign to keep the budget balanced, the governing Conservatives are increasingly wavering on whether Canada will soon plunge back into the red.  They don’t need to.  The federal government need only look back to the situation inherited by Jean Chrétien’s government in 1993 as a present day guide to keeping the books in the black. read more...>  Economic Turmoil Affects area Mines THUNDER BAY, ON - November 8, 2008 - Platinum was supposed to be one of the stars in the economy of the northwest, but economic volatility has tarnished the shine of this precious metal. The metal trading as high as $2,327 US an ounce in March traded for as little as $1,551 US an ounce in the quarter ending in June. In October the metal lost even more of its luster trading for as little as $832 US an ounce. How can a business operate in such an environment? It is not only the product that is experiencing volatility but our currencies are changing. The Canadian dollar has climbed almost a dime over the past week!  read more...>