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The Health Unit CEO says they are weeding out candidates, and expect they’ll have a new medical officer of health by the end of the month. Officials with the Thunder Bay and District Health Unit announced in February that Dr.

Charges have been laid following an industrial accident in which a worker received a severe electrical shock. The incident happed just before 5 p.m.

It's the first week on the job for Dryden's new City Manager, and the new name will be familiar to some Northwestern Ontario residents. Joe Van Koeverden said the first few weeks are all about listening and learning.

The Thunder Bay Police Service is looking for witnesses to a four-vehicle crash that took place around noon on Tuesday at the intersection of May and George Streets. A vehicle was rear-ended, creating a chain reaction with two other vehicles.

City council will be asked to approve more than $2 million in infrastructure upgrades Monday night. A $487,870 contract is up for award to Louis Pradal and Sons Ltd. for structural repairs and interior improvements at Volunteer Pool on Martha Street.

Residents of a far north First Nations community will return home starting Wednesday after forest fires forced them from their homes last week. More than 500 people from Deer Lake were evacuated to Greenstone Friday, July 8.

J.P. Levesque is officially the city’s new chief of police Levesque, who served as the Thunder Bay Police Service deputy chief since 2009, was sworn in as the force’s chief at a special meeting of the police board Wednesday morning.

A 39-year old Emo man has been charged with possession of child pornography. Tuesday officers with the OPP searched John Paul Muzyka's home and seized a number of items including his computer, gaming equipment, hard drive and memory cards.

The province has called for help to battle forest fires in the region. Over 100 initial attack forest firefighters from British Columbia landed in Thunder Bay Tuesday afternoon as Northwestern Ontario currently has 86 fires burning 124,539 hectares.

Patrick Chapin wants closure on the death of his 14-year-old son Wesley. Wesley died in his sleep on Dec. 19, 2009 and Chapin has disputed the cause of death as stated by the coroner’s office.