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Caring for an Alzheimer's Disease patient means the family will lose a loved one in more than one way, says the honorary chair of Dancing for Memories. Doctors diagnosed Ingrid Walas with Alzheimer's Disease in 2000.

When Lindsay Gaw-Martin learned that her 10-year-old-cousin had a rare brain tumour she wanted to do something for her, so she decided her annual walk in her honour.

The city needs to be clearer on its long-term vision for a multi-purpose event centre before it chooses a location, a local economist says.

Like most managers, Brad Savela wants his employees to be safe on the job.

Like most managers, Brad Savela wants his employees to be safe on the job.

Constructed in 1994, Thunder Bay’s Wal-Mart was one of the first of the big box chain’s stores to be built in Canada and until now hasn’t seen many upgrades.

The McGuinty government is injecting money in to the Thunder Bay Regional Health Sciences Centre to reduce wait times in the ER. Eleven new short-stay beds are being set up at a cost of $2.2-million.

The North West Local Health Integration Network is bringing in a new chair and vice-chair. Joy Warkentin will replace Jan Beazley as the organizations chair, while former Dryden mayor Anne Krassilowsky becomes the new vice-chair.

Anthony LeBlanc still wants to be part of the deal to buy the financially struggling Phoenix Coyotes, but the Thunder Bay entrepreneur has found something else to occupy his time in the interim – politics.

They still don’t have approval from the province to create one, but Lakehead University’s proposed law school program has been approved by the Convocation Benchers of the Law Society of Upper Canada.