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Food frenzy

Food frenzy

Students at St. Ignatius High School learned a valuable business lesson on Wednesday – make sure you have enough product to satisfy your customers. Especially when it’s hungry teenagers you’re trying to feed.

Kettle campaign reaches halfway mark

The Salvation Army’s Kettle Campaign has come closer to reaching its goal of $160,000. The annual Christmas fundraiser has raised more than $80,000 so far. But the rate of money bring brought in has dipped.

Bail Safety Program gets another year of funding

The news that the Bail Safety Program will continue to receive funding for another year came as a pleasant surprise, says the city’s chief of police.
Giving suggestions

Giving suggestions

A multicultural youth council is asking for more police presence in high risks areas in the city. Members of the Regional Multicultural Youth Council met with both Thunder Bay Police Service chief J.P.

Teen pleads guilty to manslaughter in stabbing death

A two-week long murder trial has come to an abrupt halt at Thunder Bay's Superior Court of Justice. A teenage boy charged with second-degree murder entered a guilty plea Tuesday to the reduced charge of manslaughter.
Looking forward

Looking forward

Imagine moving to Thunder Bay from a small Northern community. Used to dealing with one person in one place for social services, there are now several places spread throughout the city all while facing cultural and language barriers.
On strike

On strike

Lakehead Public School elementary teachers have walked off the job for 24 hours in protest to the Ontario government’s controversial Bill 115.

Doug Murray no longer head of Resolute mill

There are some major changes happening in the front office at Resolute Forest Products in Thunder Bay. The local pulp and paper mill has parted ways with its longtime general manager.

Major conference coming to the city in 2014

Thunder Bay has scored a major conference that will include delegates from 95 different municipalities in Canada and the U.S. The City has been selected to host the 2014 Great Lakes and St. Lawrence Cities Initiative Annual Conference.

Local holiday home turns off the lights for a season

After spreading holiday cheer for over a decade, a local family has decided to take a year off from putting up their elaborate Christmas light display, which attracted hundreds of spectators every year.
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