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A Story From New Directions Speakers School

Maris* thought her life was always going to be the same. An Indigenous woman in her late 40s, she described herself as a struggling alcoholic...

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A Story from NorthWind Family Ministries

Northwind Family Ministries’ Next Steps program helps connect vulnerable individuals to essential community programming and resources. One participant was living on the street and was...

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A Story From Thunder Bay Counselling’s Family Violence Program

Joe and Jolene reached out to Thunder Bay Counselling for counselling to assist in their relationship.  They identified improved communication as their goal.  At the...

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Run the North Challenges Regional Students, Businesses, Organizations & Communities to Lace Up this June!

Thunder Bay, ON, May 6, 2022 – United Way of Thunder Bay, joined by the Indigenous Youth Achievement and Recognition Awards and Wasaya Airways, are...

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The Power Centre Helps to Fill the Seats and Enrich Lives

Thunder Bay Community Foundation Oct 20, 2022

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Local business, The Power Centre, made a generous donation of $15,000 to the Thunder Bay Community Auditorium Foundation Fund through the Thunder Bay Community Foundation….

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Labour Union Picnic 2022

emily Oct 20, 2022

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After a two year hiatus, Thunder Bay and District Labour Council held its annual Labour Day Picnic on September 5, 2022 at Current River Park,…

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Hospice Northwest Provides Grief Education with HUUG Program

Empower the North Sep 22, 2022

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With funding from the Thunder Bay Community Foundation, Hospice Northwest implemented a very successful program, Help Us Understand Grief (HUUG). The organization has now been…

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PRO Kids ‘Power to Play’ Campaign Raises Over $52,000

Empower the North Sep 21, 2022

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In 2021, PRO Kids received a grant through the Thunder Bay Community Foundation for their Power to Play Campaign. The grant was used to develop…

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Run the North Challenges Regional Students, Businesses, Organizations & Communities to Lace Up this June!

United Way of Thunder Bay May 16, 2022

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Thunder Bay, ON, May 6, 2022 – United Way of Thunder Bay, joined by the Indigenous Youth Achievement and Recognition Awards and Wasaya Airways, are…

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A Story from NorthWind Family Ministries

Shout Media Apr 26, 2022

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Northwind Family Ministries’ Next Steps program helps connect vulnerable individuals to essential community programming and resources. One participant was living on the street and was…

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  • Community
  • Inequality
  • Mental Health and Counselling

A Story From Thunder Bay Counselling’s Family Violence Program

Shout Media Apr 26, 2022

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Joe and Jolene reached out to Thunder Bay Counselling for counselling to assist in their relationship.  They identified improved communication as their goal.  At the…

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  • Addiction
  • Mental Health

A Story From New Directions Speakers School

Shout Media Apr 26, 2022

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Maris* thought her life was always going to be the same. An Indigenous woman in her late 40s, she described herself as a struggling alcoholic…

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A Story from NorthWind Family Ministries

Apr 26, 2022

Hospice Northwest Provides Grief Education with HUUG Program

Sep 22, 2022

Run the North Challenges Regional Students, Businesses, Organizations & Communities to Lace Up this June!

May 16, 2022

A Story From New Directions Speakers School

Apr 26, 2022

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