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Stephen Cameron has fulfilled his lifelong dream of becoming a firefighter. The 38-year-old father of two said he had wanted to fight fires since he was five.

The curtain that rises next week in celebration of the Thunder Bay Symphony Orcestra’s golden anniversary is in a word exceptional.

An injured back prevented Larry Perrier from working but he says he found a sense of accomplishment while volunteering at the Dew Drop Inn. The 46-year-old landscaper has volunteered with the Dew Drop Inn for more than 15 years.

Reaching a decade is in anyone’s calendar a milestone. And especially so if it happens to be the very first milestone and everything is moving forward with curiosity, lightness and speed.

A direct flight from Thunder Bay to Minneapolis likely won’t be in place until the New Year, says the executive vice-president of Bearskin Airlines.

Unemployment in Thunder Bay is on the rise. The most recent report from Statistics Canada shows the jobless rate in September was up to 6.9 per cent, from 6.6 per cent in August. In July the rate was 5.7 per cent.

Only eight days into the month, the Salvation Army soup van has already served 400 people and another 60 have used the organization’s food bank.

Police laid child pornography charges against a teen after raiding a south-side home Wednesday. Thunder Bay Police Service officials say they searched a home in the Northwood area and seized a number of electronic and storage devices.

Irene Bond isn’t surprised that municipal administration has recommended city council approve Horizon Wind’s application to build an 18-turbine wind farm on city property.

Wasaya Airlines intends to own the northern skies.