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Need for parking increasing at region’s hospital

Need for parking increasing at region’s hospital

The Thunder Bay Regional Health Sciences Centre sees between 3,000 and 3,500 vehicles per day come through their 1,700 parking spaces.
Slow genocide

Slow genocide

Sherene Razack says Canadians are practicing a slow form of genocide against its Aboriginal peoples.
Water rates surge

Water rates surge

The city’s proposed budget is moving in the right direction but plans to follow through with a proposed water rate increase is a concern, the mayor said Friday. A 14.3 per cent increase is proposed for the 2011 budget.

Marathon mayor eagerly awaits ministry approval for pilot project

Marathon Mayor Rick Dumas says his community is eagerly awaiting a decision on its application to become a Local Forest Management Corporation pilot project.

City police get $600,000 from province to fight gangs

An increase in provincial funding will help Thunder Bay curb gang activity, says the city’s police chief.
Budget first look

Budget first look

The city is neglecting its roads, a city councillor said after looking at the proposed 2011 municipal budget. Coun.
LU unveils million dollar library renovations

LU unveils million dollar library renovations

After four years of sitting at tables littered with graffiti and gum stuck to the bottoms, Colleen Hogan said it was time for a change in the Chancellor Paterson Library.
Photo project gives First Nations students a voice

Photo project gives First Nations students a voice

This winter students in two First Nations communities will get the chance to take a look at life through a camera lens.
Gilbert to run

Gilbert to run

Fred Gilbert admits that high-profile name or not, his first stab at provincial politics is a long shot.
Mayor’s magic horse

Mayor’s magic horse

Sometimes even a mayor needs a magical horse to get through the day. On Thursday that’s just how Mayor Keith Hobbs started his morning, taking time to read to an enthusiastic Grade 2 class at C.D.
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