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Summer Events 2023 | Overview

Empower the North Aug 01, 2023

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Keep track of these summer events happening in the community! Festa Italiana (August 6-7, 2023) Kids Craft & Fun Event (August 9, 16, 23, 2023)…

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Thunder Bay Community Foundation Grants $140,000 in Scholarships and Bursaries

Thunder Bay Community Foundation Jun 13, 2023

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Each year, the Thunder Bay Community Foundation awards graduating high school students with Scholarships and Bursaries to assist them with their post-secondary education. These awards…

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Lakehead University Student Health and Wellness Is Celebrating Pride Month!

Empower the North Jun 08, 2023

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Student Health and Wellness has been making efforts to ensure that all of our 2SLGBTQIA+ students feel welcome accessing our services and spaces. It started…

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Helping Women Find Their Way Since 1973!

Empower the North May 12, 2023

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The Northwestern Ontario Women’s Centre (NOWC) is celebrating 50 years of feminist advocacy, creativity, leadership, collaboration, and activism! For five decades (1973-2023), the Northwestern Ontario…

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The Big Brothers Big Sisters (BBBS) Program

Empower the North Apr 05, 2023

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Many children and youth in Canada struggle with societal barriers and face adversities in their lives, but with the support of mentors, youth can reach…

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Spiritual Rags to Riches

Monkbrother Feb 15, 2023

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I have spent my entire adult life addicted to substances of all kinds. It was my way of coping with childhood traumas. My ego-centric interpretation…

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Dew Drop Inn’s Senior Bag Program

Thunder Bay Community Foundation Feb 09, 2023

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For over 41 years, the Dew Drop Inn has been feeding the hungry in Thunder Bay. Their number of patrons continue to escalate as more…

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Thunder Bay Community Foundation Grants $140,000 in Scholarships and Bursaries

Jun 13, 2023

A Story From Thunder Bay Counselling’s Family Violence Program

Apr 26, 2022

In the Beginning

Jan 28, 2023

$139,800 OTF Grant Provides ‘Virtual’ Boost to United Way

Jan 23, 2023

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