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North Bay’s new health centre may have men and women patients sharing rooms but Thunder Bay’s regional hospital doesn’t plan to follow suit, says the chief nursing executive.

As the local transit union revs up for a strike vote this weekend, its president said he’s confident his members will vote overwhelmingly in favour of the mandate.

Negotiations between the Northern Ontario School of Medicine and the union representing its now striking support workers could restart next week, a union official said Friday.

A petition with more than 1,200 signatures was dropped off at city hall Friday concerning the proposed Big Thunder Wind Park. The Nor'Wester Mountain Escarpment Protection Committee brought the petition to Mayor Lynn Peterson’s office.

Motorists should expect delays between Algoma and High Streets where John Street becomes Oliver Road Monday. Thunder Bay Hydro plans to work on a number of hydro lines in the area and will close off the road to traffic as that work takes place.

Ken Boshcoff won’t be running for mayor after all.

On Thursday the province announced it has directed Ontario Power Authority to negotiate an agreement with Ontario Power Generation, the plant’s owners, to buy the power produced at the Atikokan plant. MPP Bill Mauro (Lib.

John Moore has come and gone as he pleases all of his life. Two years ago, when he went to live at Versa-Care’s Vickers Street long-term care facility, the fact he could continue his carefree lifestyle was one of its biggest selling points.

There are now two Northwestern Ontario communities that are officially considering becoming the host site for Canada's nuclear waste. Last week, the Township of Ear Falls announced it is seeking an initial assessment of its potential as a host site.

A new pilot program will help people in First Nations communities ready for a career in mining.