A Community Tradition Through the Years By Brian G. Spare The fur trade in the 1800s brought with it prospectors to Northwestern Ontario searching for mineral wealth. Foresters were attracted here by the vast abundance of trees. Many of them stayed to carve out a place to live from the wilderness. However, the biggest influxContinue reading “Christmas Concerts”
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The Chapples Christmas Show
For 50 years the remarkable spectacle was produced by committed voluteers by Brian G. Spare Christmas is a magical time for children. On the first Saturday morning of December, for two one hour shows, the kids of the Lakehead both young and old were treated to the magical excitement of the Chapples Christmas Show. InContinue reading “The Chapples Christmas Show”
Thunder Bay – Current River
by Brian G. Spare Current River has grown up in the shadow of Port Arthur now Thunder Bay North. The neighbourhood started as land speculation for mining and the CPR, it became a vibrant community and one of Thunder Bay’s original “streetcar suburbs”. Back in 1857, the Red River Expedition came to Fort William toContinue reading “Thunder Bay – Current River”
Thunder Bay – The East End
Where it all began by Brian G. Spare When we think back to the origins of Thunder Bay, what first comes to mind are visions of the annual Great Rendezvous where buckskin-clad voyageurs arrived at Fort William paddling their canoes laden with a year’s worth of furs to sell, load up with supplies and catchContinue reading “Thunder Bay – The East End”
Thriving with Activity
West Thunder Community Centre Celebrating 30 years thanks to volunteers and visionaries by Brian G. Spare A Sense of Community What is a community? It can be a group of individuals with a common goal, who work together to achieve their aim with respect, honesty and accountability toward each other. The people of Westfort areContinue reading “Thriving with Activity”
Janis Gummeson
Nobody has a finger on the pulse of Thunder Bay better than Janis Gummeson Janis was born and raised in Thunder Bay and has always had a deep-rooted concern for the community she lives in. She loves looking over Lake Superior every day. When Janis finished high school, she thought about what to do forContinue reading “Janis Gummeson”
The New Robin’s
by Brian G. Spare Time to check out the new Robin’s at John and Fredericks. When I get there, it looks like any Robin’s from the outside. Inside looks like all the other Robin’s I’ve been in before, too. The same colours, the same counter, the same tables and chairs, the employees are wearing theContinue reading “The New Robin’s”
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