Local News

The financial situation at Terrace Bay Pulp has become clearer. An eight-page list of creditors has been posted by the CCAA monitor, Ernst and Young.

Another five kilometers of four-laning confirmed for 11-17 The expanded four-laning of Highway 11-17 will include a stretch of road between Eldorado Beach Road and Pass Lake.

The mayor of Ignace has resigned. Lee Kennard was just starting the second year of a four-year term. He tendered his resignation at a special council meeting Friday, Jan. 27, citing personal reasons.

Some councillors think the proposed city budget isn’t what it seems.

The man accused of stealing a plane from Confederation College in 2009 and flying it into the United States may have his case settled before it goes to trial.

The city’s budget process is a long and arduous one. It’s also complicated. At $225 million and change, it’s the financial document that lays out what will and won’t get done next year, subject to council’s approval.

Representatives from dozens of Nishnawbe Aski Nation communities met in Thunder Bay to help shed light on First Nation energy needs. More than 200 people attended the Nishnawbe Aski Nation conference at the Valhalla Inn.

Officials with EcoSuperior and Janzen’s Pharmacy are helping Thunder Bay area residents dispose their old medications the safer way during February. Tuesday marked the kickoff of the annual Medicine Cabinet Clean-up campaign.

A fourth suspect is now in custody in connection with a stabbing outside a north-side convenience store. The incident took place on Jan. 6, when a group of three people left the business on Red River Road near Junot Avenue.

Police say they were able to intercept three people delivering a shipment of Oxycodone to Thunder Bay Monday.