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July 15, 2016 – The intersection at Simpson Street and Robertson Street will be temporarily closed starting on Monday, July 18, as sewer and water service tie-ins are completed.

Lakehead University unveiled plans for a one-of-a-kind learning centre Friday, a move that will help the school aggressively target the region’s Indigenous population for student recruitment.

The city could be on the hook for as much as $2 million to enhance the conservatory, even if contributions from senior levels of government are secured.

July 15, 2016 – The City of Thunder Bay and its Sister City Advisory Committee are proud to be the first international sister city to make a proclamation for International Sister Cities Day on July 15, 2016.

The main stage at Fort William Historical Park’s Fort Fest will take a pounding on Saturday when The Cult lets loose before a sea of fans.

THUNDER BAY – City administration has put a half-a-million-dollar price tag on holding back the advance of emerald ash borer in 2017. If City Council turns down the request, the city forester warns, the cost could be much higher.

(Attawapiskat, ON) On July 13, 2016, members of the Attawapiskat Detachment of the Nishnawbe-Aski Police Service began an investigation under the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act for illegal drugs destined for Attawapiskat First Nation.

THUNDER BAY – A record-setting 18,000 people attended last weekend’s 15th annual Thunder Bay Blues Festival. The all-Canadian lineup drew 30 per cent more people than 2013, which was the previous record-holding year.

There were no new fires confirmed by the afternoon of July 14. The forest fire hazard is low in the south and moderate to high in the north. The hazard is forecast to rise as the weather clears heading into the weekend.

THUNDER BAY - Construction has still not begun on the waterfront Delta Hotel. Officials with the ReSolve Group said if things continue on track construction could begin as soon as next month.