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THUNDER BAY -- Jon Eakes says sometimes the hands-on approach is the easiest way to learn. It’s especially true when it comes to building houses.

THUNDER BAY -- The annual Parade of Lights just keeps on giving. On Thursday organizers handed over cheques totaling $20,640 to four charitable groups, the proceeds of the popular annual event.

THUNDER BAY -- Three people were taken to the hospital with serious injuries after a collision on Arthur Street near Mapleward Road. The crash occured around 8:15 a.m. just east of Mapleward Road near the West Thunder Community Centre.

GREENSTONE, Ont – A Magnetawan, Ont., man has been charged in connection with a fatal December crash.

THUNDER BAY -- See how Wednesday night’s budget meeting unfolded via the tweets of our council reporters and some residents following along. Join the conversation by using hashtag #tbcc during council meetings.

Friends of Chippewa Park are hoping to rally the public to show its continued support for the wildlife exhibit at the city-owned park. The volunteer group is circulating two separate petitions to show council the public wants the zoo to continue.

THUNDER BAY -- While some councillors including mayor Keith Hobbs hate this year's proposed budget, they accepted it anyway. The proposed tax levy increase stands at 4.6 per cent, 3.

THUNDER BAY -- PARO Centre for Women’s Enterprise has garnered national recognition.

THUNDER BAY -- A man suspected of robbing two banks made his first court appearance Wednesday. The first reported robbery took place just after 2:30 p.m. Tuesday at the CIBC in Victoriaville Mall.

The following information has been supplied by the Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry: Canadian residents can fish without buying a fishing licence this Family Day Weekend, which runs Feb. 14 to 16.