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Even the snowplows are having a tough time on the ice.

Winter’s arrival in Thunder Bay has forced highway closures throughout the region. Heavy snowfall and poor visibility led OPP to shut the Trans-Canada down between Thunder Bay Nipigon, Nipigon and Schreiber and Ignace and Shabaqua.

A 28-year-old seriously injured in a Nov. 18 single-car collision on Highway 588 and Blakie Road has died.

With slightly more than two months to go before the fundraising deadline, Tbaytel is lending its corporate support to flood relief victims. On Thursday the publicly owned utility announced a trio of ways it plans to help between now and the New Year.

The majority has spoken – or at least it appears it will on Monday night.

The North West Local Health Integration Network has received $3.6 million to reduce emergency room visits and increase addiction services in Thunder Bay and the region.

The Lakehead Public School Board has begun contract negotiations with the Ontario Secondary School Teachers Federation. A board spokesperson confirmed talks were happening Thursday but refused to provide any more details because of a media blackout.

OPP officers are hoping a new campaign for improved winter driving habits will decrease collisions involving snowplows.

A 36-year-old-woman from Kenora received non-life threatening injuries after a train struck her while walking along the tracks. OPP officers received a call around 7 p.m. Tuesday that a train struck someone Railway Street near 16th Avenue North.

The Underground Gym is fighting to stay open. The gym and youth centre along Simpson Street has offered a place for children in the neighbourhood a place to go after school for the past 14 years, but the centre has struggled financially.