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The Marten Falls First Nation has received a $50,000 Heritage Fund grant to look at road options for the remote community. The money will fund a study of the best ways to connect Marten Falls to the provincial road system.

Despite the major challenges in the global and national economies, the Thunder Bay International Airport is still reporting a successful 2009.

A mining company looking at building a new railway into the ring of fire presented a progress report Wednesday at an event hosted by the Thunder Bay Chamber of Commerce. The vice-president of KWG Resources Inc.

Municipal council in Greenstone have voted to switch to a new internet and telephone voting system for this year's municipal elections.

Big burly motorcyclists’ help to create more awareness for prostate cancer, say organizers of the Ride for Dad event. Organizers for the motorcycle fundraiser held a news conference on Wednesday.

Officials with the Ministry of Natural Resources are hoping the rain that's expected over the next couple of days will help with the low water levels in the region.

My first All Terrain Vehicle was a 1985 Honda 250 cc Big Red three-wheeler and at the time I was the owner of one of the best machines around. It had power, shaft drive and fat flotation balloon tires.

We’re praying for rain. I’m told that perhaps by the time you read this scribbling, the clouds will have covered the sky and actually opened up. Heaven knows we need it. A drive in the country will tell you just by how much.

It is always a pleasure to visit Peru and experience the food from the highlands and the Andes and also the dishes from the lowlands and tropical coastal regions.

Police charged a 49-year-old with careless driving in connection to a fatal vehicle collision on Wednesday.