Nathan Wilson is a PhD candidate at Lakehead University who s studying cyanobacteria and water quality in Northwestern Ontario lakes (submitted photo)
THUNDER BAY Water quality researcher Nathan Wilson is looking for participation from camp-owners in the Thunder Bay area and other parts of Northwestern Ontario.
Blue-green algae blooms have occurred with increasing frequency in recent years in area lakes, even in Lake Superior.
Wilson – a PhD candidate in Lakehead University s biotechnology program – is trying to get a better understanding of lake health conditions and how they might be changing.
A key objective of the research is to determine the extent to which the cyanobacteria which can cause blooms have always been present, and whether they are increasing.
It is with extreme sadness that the family of Anthony John Melideo, announce his unexpected passing on April 17, 2021, at the age of 48, while doing something he loved.
Anthony was born on August 3, 1972 in Thunder Bay, Ontario. He worked as a Project Manager for Manshield Construction, until his MS took over and then he became a stay-at-home dad. He loved fishing, camping, taekwondo, spending time with his family and friends, playing crib with his children, and we cannot forget the Philadelphia Flyers.
Anthony’s love for the outdoors took him and his family to Dog Lake for a few summers now. He loved being there with his “camp family”. He could often be found yelling at people to “slow down” or spending time on his boat. If there was a fire going, you would most likely find him there, even if it was 3am. Anthony always had a good story to tell or one to be told about him after a night around the fire. Our fondest memory of him at camp would have to be the time he
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May 2 at 8:30 am – 1:00 pm
Meet at 8.30am. Take the road from Langhorne Creek to Wellington for approximately 5km and turn right into Dog Lake Road. Continue over a cross road, past a farm on the left hand side, pass through a gate, turn left on reaching the T-junction. Leave gates as you find them please.
TRIP LEADERS: Stephen and Miles Ramm
It is with great sadness that the family of Marja-Leena Maenpaa ( Leena / Mummu ), age 79 years, announce her passing.
Marja-Leena will be reunited with her late husband Juho ( Jussi , passed August 5, 2017). She will be missed dearly by her family; son Juho Timothy (Bobbi); daughter Katherine Virpi-Marjaana; grandchildren Nicholas Adam, Amanda May, Juho Tomas, and Noah Brayden; nieces Wendy Murtomaki, Caroline Kavaloff, Caitlin Murtomaki; nephews Aaro and Andrew Murtomaki; and many other relatives and friends in Canada, Finland, and the USA.
Marja-Leena was born in Tampere, Finland on July 12, 1941, and immigrated with her family to Canada in October of 1957. Leena went to college in Toronto to become a hairdresser, graduating in June of 1965 before going on to work at her family s shop on Algoma Street.
It is with great sadness the family of Susan Mary Murtomaki announce her passing on Saturday, February 27, 2021 in St. Joseph s Hospital at the age of 68 years.
Susan was born in Guernsey, Channel Islands on May 4, 1952. She attended the School of Occupational Therapy in Northampton, United Kingdom. She came to Canada in 1975, where she met and married the love of her life, Aarno “Arnold”. Susan was an Occupational Therapist, first at Westmount Hospital and later at St. Joseph s Hospital - devoted to her community and assisting others.
For almost 30 years, Susan, Arnold and their children sailed on their beloved sailboat Four in One , creating lifetime memories together on Lake Superior. This was in addition to spending summer days and winter weekends at their camp on Dog Lake. She loved to travel and adored her hometown of Guernsey, Channel Islands and visiting her family there. Family was everything to Susan.