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Couldn’t keep up with council last night? Here are some of the highlights from the Monday, Jan. 27 meeting as tweeted by tbnewswatch.com council reporter Jamie Smith, and Thunder Bay Television reporter Dennis Ward.

Parents had the chance to join their children at school for Family Literacy Day Monday at Hyde Park Public School. Daylan Staal liked the idea of spending time with his family at school. "I'm reading with my family," he said.

The former headquarters for Superior North EMS has been sold. Council approved the $200,000 sale of 401 Donald St. East Monday night along with another $20,000 for its part of a nearby parking lot.

Some councillors have concerns over the way the city wants to manage its debt.

A group is looking to honour all of the city's fallen soldiers. The military Tribute Committee says while the city does have several war memorials, it doesn't have one that lists all the names of those who have died in battle.

Fort William First Nation wants the city’s help to honour the area’s history. From 1848 until 1905 “The Mission” served as the Jesuit headquarters.

More details are being released about the city’s first homicide investigation of 2014. Police say 35-year-old Jeffrey Munroe died Saturday after being stabbed at his Kingsway Avenue apartment during a domestic related altercation.

The co-chairman of the region’s Energy Task Force says a proposed provincial biomass allotment for the converted Thunder Bay Power Generating Station isn’t large enough.

Chronicle-Journal publisher Colin Bruce is calling it a career. In a retirement announcement obtained Monday by Dougall Media, the company announced Bruce would step down effective March 31 after more than 44 years in the newspaper business.

Police have charged a woman suspected of being involved in a hit-and-run crash earlier this month. Officials with the Thunder Bay Police Service appealed to the public for assistance after the Jan.