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Firefigthers and officials with both the city and the LRCA say they have not received new reports of home flooding after the area was dumped with another 40 milimetres of rain overnight.

With the demand for Ontario biomass increasing overseas, a spokesman for an energy workers’ union says they need to capitalize on the alternative energy source before the market becomes too big.

A class action lawsuit being organized against the City of Thunder Bay is expected to be filed in the next day or two.

The city says it’s prepared as it can be if another flood comes. While a lot of forecasted rain missed Thunder Bay, the Lakehead Region Conservation Authority is still issuing a flood watch.

Fetal alcohol spectrum disorder is a major problem in Thunder Bay and Northwestern Ontario. But it’s one that doesn’t get much attention.

The chief of Neskantaga First Nation wants a government-to-government agreement for decision-making on matters concerning the Ring of Fire.

Thunder Bay council has approved a set of guidelines that will look to beautify neighbourhoods and corridors across the city.

As residents continue to recover from last month’s flooding disaster, the Lakehead Region Conservation Authority and city officials are on full alert as a large amount of rain is expected to fall within the next 24 hours.

This Old Barn is now allowed to reopen. The restaurant was ordered closed by the Thunder Bay District Health Unit after an outbreak of Norovirus on May 13.

Environment Canada has issued another severe thunderstorm watch, this time for the Kakabeka Falls, Whitefish Lake and Arrow Lake areas of this region.