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Start small, is what Friends of Big Thunder say when it comes to their desire to see the facility re-opened.

City officials have told the owner of a burned-down building on Simpson Street that he's responsible for the cleanup following a massive fire on Jan. 28. The blaze at the former "Triple Nickel" nightclub completely destroyed the building.

Fort William First Nation members voted in favour of the federal government’s recently offered settlement. With just more than 400 of the 1,350 eligible members voting, 344 ballots cast were in favour of the $3.

Police arrested a suspect after another spree of petty thefts from vehicles in the city’s south end Friday.

With glowing bunny ears, pink shirts and drinks called paralyzers, this year’s annual women’s curling bonspiel is like going away for the weekend.

Two men who robbed a taxicab driver at knifepoint remain at large. Thunder Bay Police Service officials say a Roach’s Yellow Taxi driver picked up two male passengers in the Westfort area around 4 a.m. Saturday.

The federal government recently offered $3.5 million to settle a hundred-year-old Loch Lomond land claim. Fort William First Nation members voted on whether or not to accept the offer Saturday.

The city’s contribution to the first phase of Prince Arthur’s Landing may increase following a report Monday night. Waterfront project manager Katherine Dugmore said council’s $14.

Throughout Cindy Crowe’s life, she said she wouldn’t get involved in politics. That changed when she had a vision telling her to run for city council. Crowe, 50, attended the political forum at the Lakehead Labour Centre on Saturday.

The clean up of industrial chemicals from the idled Marathon Pulp Mill has hit another snag. The removal of millions of litres of black liquor has been delayed by numerous problems since December. Tembec project manager Bob Gregor said about 1.