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Pilot program to determine if injured-worker clinic is needed

Pilot program to determine if injured-worker clinic is needed

The organization of injured workers and labour groups in Thunder Bay is so strong, the chairman of the Workplace Safety and Insurance Board of Ontario said he expects the city’s newly opened Occupational Health Clinic for Ontario Workers to be one of
Speeding up meetings

Speeding up meetings

Late Night with Thunder Bay City Council is not a TV show Robert Tuchenhagen wants any part of starring in.
Close to home

Close to home

A basket of strawberries shipped from Chile has an enormous environmental footprint, not to mention the chemicals used to keep it fresh.
Hollywood Northwest

Hollywood Northwest

With film becoming an emerging sector of Thunder Bay’s economy, the industry needed a resource that would consolidate information about talent, locations and whatever else a filmmaker could need.
Superior North EMS gets new gear

Superior North EMS gets new gear

Victims of heart failure could leave the hospital in a matter of hours instead of weeks thanks to a new device installed in district ambulances.

City to begin noise study of new temporary bus terminal

Noise and air quality testing will start at the city hall transit terminal over the next couple of weeks as part of the temporary south core terminal planning that is underway.
Tax and save?

Tax and save?

The minister in charge of economic development and international trade in Ontario says the province’s decision to implement a harmonized sales tax will create jobs and save most taxpayers money.
Area hospital to get high-speed diagnosis

Area hospital to get high-speed diagnosis

By next year, a heart patient in Thunder Bay can have their diagnostic testing accessed by a physician in Ottawa with just the click of a mouse. That’s just one of the benefits of the Northern and Eastern Diagnostic Imaging Network, a $41.
Massive earthquakes unlikely in Northwest, geology professor says

Massive earthquakes unlikely in Northwest, geology professor says

While it is highly unlikely an earthquake like the one that struck western Quebec Wednesday would happen in Northwestern Ontario, geology professor Mary Louise Hill said never say never.

Highway blockade near Thunder Bay cancelled

A planned highway blockade that would have taken place just outside Thunder Bay has been cancelled by its organizers. About 200-members of the Fort William First Nation were scheduled to block the Trans-Canada Highway for five hours Thursday.
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