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After learning the first phase of the city’s waterfront development plan will cost $8.6 million more than last calculated, Mayor Keith Hobbs is questioning whether or not project manager Katherine Dugmore was the right person to lead the way.

If a curfew for youth is approved and implemented in Thunder Bay, it could come with a Kayla clause. Grade 6 student Kayla Dupuis suggested to Mayor Keith Hobbs Wednesday in her classroom at St.

A 61-year-old city man faces an assault charge following a stabbing incident around noon at a Westfort apartment building. Officers with the Thunder Bay Police Service were called by a 59-year-old woman who reported she had been stabbed in the leg.

Some students from both Thunder Bay school boards took learning outside the classroom Wednesday.

People need to talk about mental illness to ensure the issue isn’t kept in the closet, said the executive director of Thunder Bay’s mental health association.

A Superior Court judge has adjourned a case involving the kidnapping and assault of a 45-year-old-man in January 2010. The case was pushed back so that one of the accused could find a new lawyer.

The city is overspending and overtaxing Thunder Bay members of the public say. City council heard six deputations from concerned citizens Tuesday night during a pre-budget consultation session.

The city could be spending $200,000 more than expected if it fulfills all the requests heard during a pre-budget consultation meeting Tuesday night.

The price tag for the first phase of Prince Arthur’s Landing continues to skyrocket. City officials on Wednesday confirmed the project is now expected to cost about $57.9 million, about $8 million, or 17.4 per cent, more than the approved $49.

Police are looking for a 16-year-old girl who was reported missing on Monday. Officials with the Thunder Bay Police Service say they are looking for 16-year-old Leah Christie Ooshag. The girl was last heard from on Wednesday, Feb. 2, 2011.