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A veteran board member will stay in her seat as chair of Lakehead Public Schools. Trustee Deborah Massaro was acclaimed as the chair for her fourth consecutive term.

Rob Ford may be a bully but he still needs friends to scrap the streetcars says a local councillor. Ford is an opponent of the $8.5-billion Transit City project, which has already seen Bombardier’s Thunder Bay plant awarded with a $1.

One of the bigger fundraising events for Hospice Northwest isn’t expected to raise as much money this year, says a spokesperson for the organization. Hospice Northwest started its second annual Wings of Remembrance ornament fundraiser on Nov.

The new city council got off to a late start after a four hour closed-door session delayed the public meeting by two hours Monday night. Originally slated for the usual 6:30 p.m., council didn’t start the public meeting until around 8:30 p.m.

Volunteer hours are scarce in Thunder Bay these days, but Larry Brigham is convinced a new electric pallet jack will help alleviate a shortage at the Regional Food Distribution Association.

Special Olympics Ontario is in need of some serious cash. And they need it post haste. Organizers of the Special Olympics Ontario Winter Games, slated for Thunder Bay starting Jan.

More than 600 prospective students got a taste of university life on Tuesday. Lakehead University held its annual fall preview day for area Grade 12 students.

Members of the Gull Bay First Nation are getting ready to go to the polls to elect a new chief and council. The community, which has about 800 eligible voters, is located about two hours north of Thunder Bay off Highway 527.

Local police officials say they are investigating a south-side armed robbery. Officials with the Thunder Bay Police Service say officers are investigating the robbery that took place around 10:30 p.m. at a Subway restaurant on 595 W. Arthur St.

Mike Nitz said without the state-of-the-art facilities at Thunder Bay Regional Health Sciences Centre, their son Jaxon might not be alive today.