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Brian Aysanabee was homeless off and on from the age of 16 until he was 23. Now 27, the Thunder Bay youth said he slowly worked his way off the streets and now works for the Regional Multicultural Youth Centre.

The city has hit triple digits for employees making six figure salaries. The Ministry of Finance’s 2011 Public Sector Salary Disclosure , known to many as the sunshine list, shows 115 City of Thunder Bay employees made $100,000 or more in 2010.

Bids were opened Thursday for a major landscaping contract for Prince Arthur's Landing. The three tenders range from $3.6 million to $4.5 million.

A favourite shortcut through the city could either be off-limits to or more expensive for truckers if a Thunder Bay city councillor has his way. McIntyre Coun.

Realizing the explosion of the mining industry in Ontario’s North means hundreds of potential jobs for the region’s Aboriginal population, Matawa First Nation and the federal government have revamped a job resource centre to help the capitalize on th

For the second time this week, a local resident has picked up a $50,000 cheque at the OLG's Toronto Prize Centre. Joseph Veltri, 53, won his prize after purchasing an Instant Keno scratch ticket.

Thunder Bay has become one of the top 20 places to live in the country, according to a magazine’s annual ranking of Canadian cities.

The town council in Fort Frances followed through on a threat to axe firefighting staff, following a wage hike awarded by an arbitrator.

The city solicitor has requested that city council ratify an increase the maximum hourly rate for legal representation.

The union representing rural paramedics has reached a deal with the city, closing the door on any possible work stoppage. Some 80 full-time EMS staff in the district will get a 1.5 per cent salary increase retroactive from Jan. 1, with another 1.