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The city wants to assure the public that its tap water is safe to drink despite the recent floods. The Thunder Bay District Health Unit and City of Thunder Bay issued a news release Tuesday morning stating that the city’s tap water was safe.

City council gave their blessing to build a controversial subdivision along Mountain Road. Council voted in favour of a planned 25-lot development subdivision at Monday night’s meeting, with Neebing Ward Coun.

Last year Habitat for Humanity volunteers put in 11,000 hours helping to build homes in Thunder Bay. “That’s huge. We can’t do it without volunteers at Habitat,” said CEO Diane Mitchell.

City council has agreed to do business with the owners of a local art shop in order to have an arts centre at Prince Arthur’s Landing.

City council has approved a resolution that will give not-for-profit organizations a 25 per cent discount on any official plan or zoning bylaw application fee.

Rising water forced police to close the Edward Street bridge Monday night. Thunder Bay Police Service officers closed the bridge near Edward Street and Parkway Drive around 10 p.m., eventually re-opening it Tuesday morning.

City officials have closed several community pools in order to conserve water following flooding throughout the district. City officials closed the following facilities as of 5 p.m.

Diane Hicks was settling down to breakfast with the 10 special needs patients she cares for at her home Monday morning when she got an unexpected phone call. Her daughter-in-law called around 8:30 a.m.

Local CP Rail employees could be heading back to work soon as the federal government introduced back-to-work legislation Monday afternoon.

The Thunder Bay Police Service and OPP have closed Arthur Street at Twin City Cross Roads. The closure is the result of extensive damage caused by the recent rainfalls in the area.