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THUNDER BAY -- A small crowd gathered at city hall Thursday morning to kick off the 2015 poppy campaign. City Coun.

THUNDER BAY -- Bombardier says it's doing everything it can to ramp up streetcar production in the wake of a unanimous decision by the Toronto Transit Commission to take legal action against the company.

It appears city hall is destined to remain Thunder Bay’s south-side transit hub. But the public will be give two last chances to voice their opinion on the decision at a pair of open houses on Nov. 3 and Nov.

THUNDER BAY – Most city schools fell below the Ontario average of students achieving the provincial standard in last year’s Grade 9 math testing.

The Toronto Transit Commission’s board members have unanimously voted to begin legal action against Bombardier over continued streetcar delays.

THUNDER BAY -- A committee of city staff will meet next week to review two proposals, one for electronic and telephone voting and another for vote tabulators. City clerk John Hannam said the request for proposal deadline was Friday.

THUNDER BAY – Thursday will mark the two-year anniversary of a blaze that damaged the James Street Swing Bridge, resulting in the span’s ongoing closure to vehicular traffic.

THUNDER BAY -- The City of Thunder Bay's leaf and yard waste pick-up begins on Tuesday. Residents are required to use Kraft paper bags this year. But some residents are having a hard time finding those kind of bags in local stores.

The president of the Thunder Bay Real Estate Board is urging the city not to jump aboard the land-transfer tax train. Carol Ann Wesselius said enacting the tax would add $2,074.