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THUNDER BAY -- A local firm wants the federal government to pay up for a $3.6 million job done more than two years ago. Bur-met Northern spent five months in Kasechewan First Nation restoring and repairing nearly 40 homes after a 2013 flood.

THUNDER BAY – The Thunder Bay District Social Services Administration Board is expanding the eligibility of a fund to help keep low income earners in their homes.

THUNDER BAY -- There is potential to update aging infrastructure in the city with a new federal renewal program announced in last week’s budget.

THUNDER BAY -- The single biggest concern the federal minister of natural resources has is the cost of energy in Ontario.

THUNDER BAY -- An overnight fire caused major damage to a south side home. Firefighters were called to a house on Sillsdale Crescent around 4:30 a.m. Friday where they found heavy smoke and flames.

THUNDER BAY -- Twenty-minutes may not be a lot of time but it can go a long way to help make the city a cleaner place.

Children’s author Richard Scrimger may write for younger audiences, but he’s really got one target reader in mind. Scrimger, who wrote Zomboy, says he loves kids a lot and is in constant communication with his imagined audience.

City of Thunder Bay news release: May 1, 2015 - This week is all about youth in Thunder Bay according to Acting Mayor Rebecca Johnson, who officially proclaimed May 1-7 as “Youth Week” today at City Hall.

THUNDER BAY -- About 45 people gathered on Miles Street on Friday morning to protest job cuts at CBC Thunder Bay.

OPP News Release (GREENSTONE, ON) – When a physician prescribes medication for a patient, it is only intended for that person. When prescriptions become unused or expired, they can end up in the hands of those they are not intended for.