Officials with Thunder Bay's annual marathon says it's too early to discuss security issues in the wake of the Boston Marathon explosions. Charla Robinson says they will be looking at the process and reviewing protocols, but they will watch to see
The horror of yesterday's Boston Marathon bombings is still etched in the mind of Thunder Bay's Deb Frederickson. She crossed the finish line two minutes before the two explosions and says after that it was pandemonium. Frederickson says people were screaming and others were trying to herd people out of the area and there was lots of chaos. She calls it a horrible feeling. As for other Thunder Bay marathon participants, Marcia Migay says security at her Boston hotel was beefed up after the tragedy, Susan McDonald says her only concern was finding her son Ryan McDonald while Ryan admits he is still shaken up by the events.
EarthWise Thunder Bay is now EarthCare. City councillors have voted to accept the name change because the city environment group ran into a copyright issue with the original name. Another group in southern Ontario already had rights to the moniker.
It appears there are no Thunder Bay casualties in yesterday's explosion at the Boston Marathon. Around 8 local residents were taking part in the run including Warren Philp. Philp says the Thunder Bay contingent is safe and they hope to be able to catch their flights sometime today which might be hard given the heightened security.
If the funding rules stay the same the city may not get the 2 for 1 funding from the province for disaster relief. Chair Wayne Fletcher says the way the eligibility rules stand now we will only be getting 20 cents for every dollar raised, but he hopes that will change after talks with the province. Fletcher says as it stands now we will only be getting 300 thousand dollars from the province instead of 3 million
A 19 year old man is charged with robbery in relation to an incident at the Shell Gas Bar on Red River Road March 17th. Just before 9:00 a.m. on April 13th detectives took a man into custody from a north side residence. He recently appeared in court.
Fresh off an election, Justin Trudeau will be in the House today for his first Question Period as the head of the Liberals. President of the Liberal Thunder Bay Superior North Riding Association Vince Mirabelli says its refreshing to hear Trudeau say he won't focus on the negative aspects of politics. Mirabelli took in the election in Ottawa this weekend and says Trudeau will bring the youth vote to his party.
Thunder Bay police are being kept busy today, as there have been 13 collisions in the past 48 hours. Drivers are cautioned to be careful at intersections and watch for pedestrians. The snow plows will be out in full force today, trying to keep the roads safe and clean.
A local business is donating 2-thousand dollars to the Red Cross. Spokesperson Marge Buhler says they think highly of every donation they receive. Slightly Off Broadway Studio held a fundraising event for the organization earlier this year.
The wicked weather has forced some schools to close down today. Crestview, Five Mile, Gorham and Ware, Kakabeka Falls, McKenzie, Norwester View, Valley Central and Whitefish Valley are all closed today. Lakehead Public Schools are cancelling the rural portions of school bus routes serving urban schools. Thunder Bay Catholic and French Catholic rural school bus routes are cancelled for the day.
