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Proposed tax levy on the rise as council calls it a night on budget talks

Proposed tax levy on the rise as council calls it a night on budget talks

THUNDER BAY -- Before they decided to come back another day, city council's proposed levy increase continued to climb. When they started Thursday night the proposed levy increase was around 5.37 per cent, 3.43 for existing tax payers.
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Mayor wants city to sell another golf course to raise revenues, cut expenses

Mayor wants city to sell another golf course to raise revenues, cut expenses

THUNDER BAY -- The city's mayor wants the municipality to slash another golf course.
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Chamber of Commerce president grades provincial budget; local MPP highlights benefits for region

Chamber of Commerce president grades provincial budget; local MPP highlights benefits for region

THUNDER BAY – The local Chamber of Commerce president gives the provincial budget a B-minus. Ontario’s 2016 fiscal framework was unveiled Thursday afternoon at Queen’s Park by Finance Minister Charles Sousa. The $133.
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City looking for provincial support for funding health programs

City looking for provincial support for funding health programs

THUNDER BAY – Councillors are upset city taxpayers are on the hook to pay for programs that are provincially funded in other areas of Ontario.
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Nipigon Bridge reopens, but cause of closure remains mystery

Nipigon Bridge reopens, but cause of closure remains mystery

While the Nipigon River Bridge has been fully re-opened to two lanes, what caused the bridge to lift remains unanswered.
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Event centre top infrastructure priority raised at meeting with provincial cabinet ministers

Event centre top infrastructure priority raised at meeting with provincial cabinet ministers

THUNDER BAY – The proposed event and convention centre remains a significant infrastructure priority for municipal leaders.
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Police locate missing teen

A 13-year-old boy reported missing Thursday afternoon was located safely. Officials with the Thunder Bay Police Service announced the boy's safe return early Friday morning.
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Special Delivery: First locally produced Isotopes arrive at regional hospital

THUNDER BAY -- The Nuclear Medicine team at Thunder Bay Regional Health Sciences Centre (TBRHSC) received a special delivery this week from their next door neighbour, the Cyclotron.
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Police call off high-speed pursuit, recover stolen truck hours later

Police call off high-speed pursuit, recover stolen truck hours later

THUNDER BAY -- A rural break and enter led to a vehicle theft, Thunder Bay Police said in a release issued on Thursday. Police say the Rosslyn Road homeowner awoke at about 2:30 a.m.
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Inquest examining deaths of First Nations students likely postponed until next week

Inquest examining deaths of First Nations students likely postponed until next week

THUNDER BAY – The coroner’s inquest into the deaths of seven students remains delayed.
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