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Innova Park might not be the best option for a new multiplex arena if more industry starts moving in, said Mayor Keith Hobbs.

The Ministry of Labour continues to keep a close watch on Thunder Bay roofers.

The Ontario Public Service Employee’s Union’s call to the province’s 24 colleges to come back to the bargaining table has been answered.

A popular Aboriginal festival in Thunder Bay has been expanded from a one day event to four days of festivities. Details about the Animkii Festival were announced Friday by organizers with the new Aboriginal Arts and Heritage Group.

Local retailers are being warned to be on the lookout for some funny money that's showing up in the city. This follows the discovery of several counterfeit U.S. $20 bills. About a dozen have been discovered already.

More reinforcements are battling a massive fire in Minnesota, which has now expanded to 100,000-acres. The fire has also forced the evacuation of 30 homes in the area near Ely, and south of Quetico Park.

The Nishnawbe Aski Nation has rejected a proposal aimed at addressing concerns surrounding student deaths in Thunder Bay.

The Green Party of Ontario has been forced to bring in a parachute candidate for the upcoming provincial election. Toronto area resident Jonathan Milnes will be the Green candidate in Thunder Bay-Atikokan.

An important moment in local and national history has been missing from the public’s memory because someone forgot to bring a camera. On June 1, 1875 the first spike of the railway was hammered into the ground in Westfort.

Vince Simon hopes the SAAFE Walk will let people know there is one more addiction people are struggling with daily. “It’s solvent abuse,” said the executive director of the Ka-Na-Chi-Hih Specialized Solvent Abuse Treatment Centre.