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While the city wraps up the first public phase of the waterfront development, the private sector elements are moving a little slower than expected.

While prescription drug misuse is rising across the country, solvent abuse is still a prevalent problem, said the executive director of Ka-Na-Chi-Hih Specialized Solvent Abuse Treatment Centre. "It’s still a big issue," said Vince Simon.

The results have been released for this year's Thunder Bay Small Business Opinion Survey.

The suspect in Thunder Bay's first homicide of the year was back in court Wednesday, following her arrest last month on a charge of second-degree murder.

Two-thirds of residents support a proposed wind farm in the city with only residents in the Neebing Ward showing significant opposition, says the senior researcher consultant of a public opinion polling agency.

A local citizens group is asking people where they think the city will be in 2030. The Citizens Coalition of Thunder Bay was formed in February when a group of people were sitting around a coffee shop discussing city issues.

The struggle to re-open the Terrace Bay Pulp Mill is facing another obstacle. The company has lost its major lender and the expected $40 million in outside investment.

A man being held in connection with an unsuccessful bank robbery attempt had a brief court appearance Tuesday. The incident happened Monday afternoon at the County Fair Plaza branch of TD Canada Trust.

Horizon Wind on Wednesday is expected to release a survey showing the majority of Thunder Bay residents support the Toronto-based companies plan to build an 18-turbine wind farm on the Nor’Wester Mountain Range.

Five years ago Community Living Thunder Bay and the City of Thunder Bay formed a partnership to integrate people with disabilities into mainstream cultural and recreational activities; today the program serves more than 75 people each week.