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On any given night, a person can hear their footsteps echo off the buildings of Fort William Historical Park’s main square.

THUNDER BAY -- While the chief of police reported no significant third-quarter variance for the force's operating budget, legal costs make the year-end budget hard to predict. Thunder Bay Police Service Chief J.P.

THUNDER BAY -- Sustainability is a topic that gets tossed around a lot these days and most people think it's purely based on the environment.

Coun. Brian McKinnon said he plans to keep a close eye on the Thunder Bay Police Service budget now that he's a member of the Police Services Board.

The owner of a local engineering firm is cautiously optimistic that council has not shot down his plan to turn the former Sir John A. Macdonald School into his company’s new headquarters. Nordmin Engineering Ltd.

THUNDER BAY -- After several years of rapidly increasing enrollment, it looks like Confederation College is seeing a small dip in numbers for the current school year.

211 is spreading. The non-emergency number run by the Lakehead Social Planning Council fielded more than 30,000 calls last year on everything from lost wallets to mental health inquires.

THUNDER BAY -- The chair of a non-profit group is on a mission to free up beds at the region's hospital by persuading the province to build a new facility.

When Gloria Gabrijelcic started working at Sears, the department store was a freestanding structure where Intercity Shopping Centre is today.

Whether it’s being away from home for the first time or the allure of easy money, college-aged students are the most likely people to develop life-long problem gambling problems.