Local News

October’s municipal election results and rookie candidate Keith Hobbs’ mayoral victory beat out Horizon Wind Inc.’s lawsuit against the city, if only just barely, for tbnewswatch.com’s story of the year.

1 Transit City in limbo Toronto Mayor Rob Ford said he would like to stop Transit City, a project that includes an $8.15 billion light-rail network that utilizes mostly funds from Queen’s Park, and move forward with his subway plans instead.

Construction of the district’s social services board building is underway. District of Thunder Bay Social Services Administration Board chair Iain Angus said some of the foundation is already in place.

An unusually high number of gas bars have disappeared around the city this year, says a man responsible for removing them.

The Grey Bruce Medical Officer of Health says she’s had a change of heart regarding wind farms in residential areas.

1. Death at a dog park A chihuahua-mix dog died at the city’s Winnipeg Avenue off-leash dog park after allegedly being attacked by a larger dog that many believed was part pit bull, a breed now illegal in this province.

Thunder Bay’s Eye on the Street should be closed so money can be spent elsewhere, says the city’s mayor.

Operation Red Nose has come to an end this holiday season. According to honorary chair Ken Boshcoff, the program has been another big success.

Despite Janzen’s Pharmacy’s Westfort location being robbed of an undisclosed amount of OxyContin early Tuesday morning, owner Brenda Adams said they will continue to carry the drug.

An Atikokan wood pellet production facility that could create about 150 jobs in this region cannot move forward because of provincial delays, said the facilities owner.