News

Sleeping Giant Brewing Partners with United Way

Sleeping Giant Brewing is looking to SMASH poverty with the United Way.

The local brewery has entered a three-year partnership with the United Way, to raise $30,000.

The highlight, and tool for fundraising, is the creation of a brand new beer specifically for the United Way.

Entitled, Better is Possible, the brew is a lager, with the acronym SMASH standing for Single Malt and Single Hop.

Hence SMASH Poverty.

The lager, which is branded as light and easy drinking, can be picked up from Sleeping Giants retail store, with proceeds from sales going towards the fundraising effort.

Daily Poll

Will you drink beer to smash poverty?

Wednesday’s poll asked if you thought NWO needed more doctors. Well, 97% of you said yes we do! Let’s see what the future brings….

Today’s question:

A Message from Habitat for Humanity

On Saturday, March 8th, immerse yourself in the spirit of Mardi Gras at the inaugural Building With Beads Mardi Gras Gala, put on by Habitat for Humanity!

The gala starts with a welcoming cocktail reception to get you in the New Orleans mood!

Other evening highlights include live and silent auctions, live music, exciting games, raffles, entertainment, and an amazing seated dinner paired with wine and cocktails.

By taking part in this exciting evening, you’ll be helping support Habitat for Humanity in their mission to provide long-term, sustainable housing for local families.

Saturday March 8th
Doors open at 5:30pm
Valhalla Inn Ballroom

PS - Looking to advertise in the Thunder Bay Digest? Reply to this email or reach out at [email protected] 

Education

Con College Teams Up For Skateboarding

Confederation College and Cinema 5 Skatepark want to make skateboarding more accessible.

(And no, skateboarding is not a pathway to the Devil, as has sometimes been bemoaned by certain age groups…)

The collab will see the college’s Aerospace Manufacturing Engineering Technology and Development Services Worker programs work with the skatepark to develop a bracket for skateboards that allow for the use of a crane or crutch.

Prototypes were recently tested after they were created using 3D printing.

The plan is to have the students come up with several designs, test them in real-world scenarios, determine which hold up the best, and then recreate them with more advanced materials.

Everything about this story is really cool.

Infrastructure

Water Main Break Continues to Befuddle

Over the weekend, a water main broke in the area of Fort William Road and First Avenue.

Well, city crews are still having a hard time finding the source of the leak. Which has flooded First Avenue, parts of Ontario Steet and the area around Roots Community Food Centre and Moose Hall.

Now I definitely don’t know anything about anything, but, is it really that hard to see where a metric annoying-ton of water is escaping a pipe?

The city had to alter traffic flows yesterday to account for the election as a polling station is in the area.

There is no timeline for a fix, but rest assured, they will continue to search for the source!

Crime

Airport Theft Recovered

A bag stolen from the arrival carousel at Thunder Bay Aiport has been recovered.

The piece of luggage, which was one of three from a couple arriving from Ottawa, was taken from the carousel last week.

A few hours later, the owners of the bag received a call from a resident of a local shelter, who claimed they had found the bag at a bus stop and were requesting a reward for locating it.

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Ultimately, the owners got the bag back without paying, but there were two pairs of shoes missing.

For the airports part, they say this was an isolated incident, but they will be working with their security contractor to enhance security around the carousels.

Sports

Fighting Off the Warmth

I’m sure the organizers of the Sleeping Giant Loppet feel like they just can’t catch a break.

After having to cancel the event last year due to a lack of snow, this year was looking decent with a fair amount of snow and cold weather.

And then this week happened with +5C weather for a couple of days.

Despite the best efforts of a cranky Mother Nature this week, a check on the trails shows that they are hanging on and it should be a go still this weekend.

Oh and we are expecting upwards of 25cm of snow by the time this launches.

So hopefully they can have a great event and return to the time-honoured tradition of actually hosting winter sporting events during winter.

Indigenous News

1,000lbs of Hockey Equipment

Cat Lake First Nation was on the receiving end of over a thousand pounds of new hockey sticks, skates, helmets, gloves, pads, and more.

The 1,300lb donation came from WestJet for the Mikinakoos Children’s Fund.

WestJet’s donation is aimed at making sports accessible for Indigenous youth.

The donations were collected from the Milton and Oakville hockey communities.

Many of the kids have never played hockey before because of a lack of access. The donation dovetails nicely with the community’s effort to organize a hockey camp for the kids.

WestJet helped pull the donation of supplies together with supporters Hope Arero and Canadian Tire, and logistical partner North Star Air.

Things to do This Week

Events In and Around the City

International Tapestry Women’s Network
International Women’s Day Pre-Registration Event
Thunder Bay Art Gallery
Pre-register by Feb 28
[email protected]
$ FREE

The New Canadian Curling Club
Live theatre
Magnus Theatre - 10 Algoma St
Feb 25-March 2 @ 7:30pm
$25 - $50

Acoustic Night
Live music
Norteños Taqueria - 698 Arther St. W.
Feb 28 @ 7pm-10pm
$ FREE

DJ Love
Live music
Woodside Bar - 251 Red River Rd.
Feb 28 @ 8pm
$ FREE

Live@Loch featuring Kelly Daniels
Live music
Loch Lomond Ski Area - 1800 Loch Lomond Rd.
Feb 28 @ 8pm-10pm

Sock Hop with Pat Silvaggio
50s-60s music and dancing
Royal Canadian Legion - Branch 5 - 299 Van Norman St.
Feb 28 @ 8pm-11pm
$5

DTB presents The Birthday Series: Aquarius and Pisces Unite
Live music and dancing
Pocketchange - 234 Red River Road
Feb 28 @9pm
$5

Karaoke
Live music
Feb 28

• The Hodder

• The Social

• The Bar

• The Waterhouse

TBSO Family - Lights, Camera, Music!
Live orchestral music
St. Patrick’s High School (Selkirk Auditorium) - 621 South Selkirk St.
March 1 @ 2pm
$13-$25

Karaoke
Live music
March 1

• Westfort Prosvita

• Howl at the Moon (sober karaoke)

• The Hodder

• Norteños Taqueria

• The Social

• The Bar

Home of the Day

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4 bedrooms
3+1 bathrooms
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Century home overlooking the Sleeping Giant with original woodwork throughout.