In support of Pathways to HOME, United Way has launched Sleepless in Thunder Bay, a new campaign that asks participants to spend one night sleeping in their vehicles as a symbolic act to raise awareness about homelessness. 

This mass participation ski event is a winter tradition in Thunder Bay, and the ample snow we received this year provided the perfect conditions for a day of skiing, snow, and fun.

Jean E. Pendziwol has always been a forager. As a child, she remembers plucking ripe blueberries and raspberries in the wild and gathering springtime fiddleheads with her mother. 

It’s fitting, then, that the Thunder Bay-based author’s latest book celebrates the act of foraging.

From the toe-tapping “What’s the Buzz” to the stirring siren calls of “Gethsamane,” Jesus Christ Superstar is a story that transcends time, much like the biblical story it is based on.

Tempting. Terrifying. Timeless. These are the three words director Spencer Hari uses to describe Cabaret, Badanai Theatre’s upcoming production. Set in 1930s Berlin, Cabaret transports the audience to the city’s infamous Kit Kat Klub, and delves into the lives of patrons, hosts, and outsiders alike.

Irish author, poet, and playwright Oscar Wilde says, “The truth is rarely pure and never simple.” This is something Cambrian Players will explore with their upcoming Green Room reading of Gross Indecency: The Three Trials of Oscar Wilde.

Kenzie B is a man of many bands of many genres, but it is really in his solo projects where the full extent of his characteristic chaos is unleashed.

Local singer-songwriter Phil Drost returns with a ray of sunshine for his fifth collection of songs, In This World.

In these (musical) notes from the underground, Asphyxiation embodies the collective frustration with “the system” and transmutes this anger into powerful prose that galvanizes the listener away from political despair and into action.

The status quo is no longer status. Canadians have long prided themselves on being the friendly neighbour, but with recent developments in the USA (and specifically in our closest neighbouring state of Minnesota), is it clear that this relationship is changing.

Curious about the local scene, I asked friends what dating is like in Thunder Bay. The consensus was bleak but predictable: a microscopic dating pool where you’re always one degree away from someone you know, an abundance of “holding a fish” profile photos, and the occasional rejection for “not being country enough.” Beyond the regional quirks, the darker side of online dating remains universal—ghosting, harassment, and endless dead-end conversations.

A new year does not always have to mean new beginnings. The adage about not fixing what’s not broken is not always popular in politics, where leaving your mark means making change.  The passing of Bill 68 last November has created this scenario of breaking, not fixing, the Lakehead Regional Conservation Authority (LRCA).