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The city could be spending $200,000 more than expected if it fulfills all the requests heard during a pre-budget consultation meeting Tuesday night.

The price tag for the first phase of Prince Arthur’s Landing continues to skyrocket. City officials on Wednesday confirmed the project is now expected to cost about $57.9 million, about $8 million, or 17.4 per cent, more than the approved $49.

Police are looking for a 16-year-old girl who was reported missing on Monday. Officials with the Thunder Bay Police Service say they are looking for 16-year-old Leah Christie Ooshag. The girl was last heard from on Wednesday, Feb. 2, 2011.

Just about everyone with a computer has gotten the emails. The names and scenarios may change, but the request is always the same.

Tuesday is the first opportunity for the public to have its say on the proposed budget. Currently the budget contains a 1.6 per cent tax increase and a 14 per cent hike in water rates. So far, only three public deputations have been scheduled.

The case involving the death of a chihuahua-mix dog at a city park has been set for pretrial next month.

The province’s energy strategy needs serious work, says the head of the Nishnawbe Aski Development Fund.

After a seven-year wait, Thunder Bay Firefighters are satisfied with the arbitration awarded that effectively places their salaries on par with city police, says the union’s president.

While it won’t happen overnight, the city hopes a new study on Thunder Bay’s substance issues will find solutions.

Andrea Horwath says the provincial government should do the right thing and remove the harmonized sales tax from residential heating bills.