Local News

The cause of the fire on the James Street Swing Bridge is still unknown and there is no timeline on when answers will come. Thunder Bay Fire Rescue responded to the blaze shortly after 7 p.m. Tuesday, and the bridge has been closed since that time.

The District Social Services Administrative Board`s chairman is taking a wait-and-see approach over the possibility that six municipalities might be leaving.

The province will hold an inquest into the death of a Thunder Bay man who died working construction on a local condominium project. Lee Antoniak, 31, died on April 9, 2012 while part of a crew at the Thunder Bay Country Club.

City police are investigating reports of mischief after Lakehead University discovered a teepee on its property had been damaged.

Winter is coming, but a city official says construction crews should be able to re-open Golf Links Road by Nov. 18.

The start of November means there's a couple of things for Thunder Bay homeowners and residents to remember. The city's curbside leaf and yard waste collection will begin Friday. That service run until Nov. 14.

Provincial police charged the driver of an e-bike for impaired driving Tuesday. The OPP officers spotted two men at the intersection of Red River Road and the Thunder Bay Expressway around 9 p.m.

Rural communities around Thunder Bay are looking at forming a new social services board. Conmee mayor Kevin Holland also represents Shuniah, Oliver Paipoonge, Gillies and Neebing on the District of Thunder Bay Social Services Administrative Board.

The closure of the James Street bridge after a major fire Tuesday night is causing a lot of concern for those who depend on it.

Intermediate students at Westmount Public School were shown a graphic picture of what could happen when driving impaired.