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The deadline in a competitive process that the Province says will spur investment and create jobs in the forest sector has been pushed back.

The general manager of the Thunder Bay Community Auditorium says he is concerned that Harmonized Sales Tax will have a negative impact on the local entertainment venue.

The Thunder Bay Regional Research Institute will be receiving almost $6.5 million for medical imaging research projects from the Ontario Research Fund.

A local developer looking to turn a former Logan Avenue school into a housing development is facing plenty of opposition from the surrounding neighbourhood.

Standing in front of a broken window at the Regional Multicultural Youth Centre on Victoria Avenue East, Moffat Makuto said it’s hard to work with young people and tell them a neighbourhood is safe when vandalism and violent crimes are commonplace.

The native blockade of the Ring of Fire will continue. Webeque Chief Cornelius Waboose said his people will continue the protest until there is more definite action to protect First Nations interests.

The topic of sustainability in northern communities in Ontario has brought experts and environmental leaders to Thunder Bay for a two day conference.

A peaceful HST protest along Highway 17 west of White River was carried out Thursday afternoon. OPP officials estimate 100 people took part in the protest organized by the Pic Mobert First Nation.

The clean up of millions of litres of industrial chemicals from the dormant Marathon Pulp Mill is now near completion. Officials with former mill operators Tembec, say winter contingency plans have reached the final stages.

The Municipality of Neebing is getting help from the province to attract new business.