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Construction has officially started on Thunder Bay's new Super Wal-Mart centre. Crews have been laying out the groundwork for the new addition, which will expand the store by 40,000-sq. ft.

A special event was held Monday night to recognize the contributions of volunteers from the city and surrounding region. The Thunder Bay Volunteer Service ceremony was held at the Valhalla Inn.

The city will discourage the public from buying bottled water at Thunder Bay facilities but will still allow them to purchase it.

A vocal animal rights group is calling on the city to ban horse-drawn carriages following the death of a four-year-old-girl, leaving some to question whether it’s too early to draw conclusions.

Bernadette Desaurniers has participated in the Northwest Senior Games for at least the last 20 years. Now in her 80s, she still drives to Thunder Bay from Longlac for the love of the games. “I love competition; I love being here,” she said.

Police are investigating a collision between a city bus and an SUV Monday afternoon.

Adults, not teenagers, are most prone to drug abuse in Thunder Bay, says one of the lead researchers of a substance abuse study. AIDS Thunder Bay released its findings of a yearlong study titled Engaging Populations at Risk Monday.

As Prince Arthur’s Landing Marina gets set to open on Saturday, June 12, the City of Thunder Bay is predicting a two-week delay in water and electrical hook-up as well as possible construction related interruptions throughout the summer.

A 74-year-old man was taken to hospital Saturday following a single motor vehicle collision on Highway 502 near Dryden.

To keep racing in the family, Jim Malo asked his 11-year-old-niece to sit behind the driver’s seat for the first time at an annual soap box race. Michaela Kunnas, 11, never drove in the George Jeffrey Children’s Centre Soap Box Races before.