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The Mayor of Thunder Bay has been appointed to the board of the Municipal Property Assessment Corporation. Keith Hobbs will be one of five municipal representatives on the 11-member MPAC board of directors.

THUNDER BAY – Council made quick work of Monday night’s agenda, with housing issues taking centre stage. Councillors looked at bylaw exemptions for a four-unit condo on John Street Road and a five-plex on Powley Street.

The Trans-Canada Highway between Marathon and White River has been re-opened to one lane.

THUNDER BAY – Premier Kathleen Wynne is defending her government’s record on the Ring of Fire.

The premiers of Quebec and Ontario met with the governors of eight U.S. states in Quebec City Sunday, on the final day of a conference about the future of the Great Lakes and St. Lawrence region.

Homebuyers in Ontario will soon have new protections against phantom bids, a practice used by some unscrupulous real estate agents to try to drive up the price of homes.

Employees from RBC and the George Jeffrey Childrens Foundation got their hands dirty this week, finishing a garden renovation that began last year. The foundation also recieved a gift from the bank's "Day of Service" initiative.

THUNDER BAY-- After a one-week hiatus Thunder Bay city council meets with a light agenda on the table. One of the main items up for discussion is the state of housing in the city.

Ontario towns and cities that pay for OPP service are watching the latest contract negotiations very closely to see if the province can avoid years-of-service bonuses that communities say are becoming difficult to afford.

The Thunder Bay Police are currently investigating an arson that occurred over the weekend. Just after 12:30 a.m.