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Many local schools fall below provincial average for EQAO Grade 9 math testing

THUNDER BAY – Most city schools fell below the Ontario average of students achieving the provincial standard in last year’s Grade 9 math testing.
Toronto Transit Commission board votes to take Bombardier to court over streetcar delays

Toronto Transit Commission board votes to take Bombardier to court over streetcar delays

The Toronto Transit Commission’s board members have unanimously voted to begin legal action against Bombardier over continued streetcar delays.

City to evaluate electronic voting, tabulator contract responses

THUNDER BAY -- A committee of city staff will meet next week to review two proposals, one for electronic and telephone voting and another for vote tabulators. City clerk John Hannam said the request for proposal deadline was Friday.
Fort William First Nation still feeling sting two years after Swing Bridge fire

Fort William First Nation still feeling sting two years after Swing Bridge fire

THUNDER BAY – Thursday will mark the two-year anniversary of a blaze that damaged the James Street Swing Bridge, resulting in the span’s ongoing closure to vehicular traffic.

No bags? Kraft paper bags required for yard waste suddenly hard to find

THUNDER BAY -- The City of Thunder Bay's leaf and yard waste pick-up begins on Tuesday. Residents are required to use Kraft paper bags this year. But some residents are having a hard time finding those kind of bags in local stores.
Real estate board urges city not to add municipal land-transfer tax

Real estate board urges city not to add municipal land-transfer tax

The president of the Thunder Bay Real Estate Board is urging the city not to jump aboard the land-transfer tax train. Carol Ann Wesselius said enacting the tax would add $2,074.
Oliver Paipoonge wrestles with plans to grow in a province trying to limit urban sprawl

Oliver Paipoonge wrestles with plans to grow in a province trying to limit urban sprawl

OLIVER PAIPOONGE, Ont. -- Oliver Paipoonge doesn't want to be a city. Mayor Lucy Kloosterhuis thinks the municipality has found a balance between keeping the area rural and the province's push to curb urban sprawl in Ontario.
Keep the little zombies safe, police issue Halloween safety reminder

Keep the little zombies safe, police issue Halloween safety reminder

Thunder Bay Police Service Media Release Halloween Safety Halloween is here again and of course this means there will be a number of excited ghosts, goblins and of course zombies taking over the streets of Thunder Bay on Saturday night.
Inside TBay: Festival of Pumpkins continues (VIDEO)

Inside TBay: Festival of Pumpkins continues (VIDEO)

Gammondale Farm’s annual Pumkin Festival continues for the remaining weekends of October, including Halloween weekend. Inside TBay took a close look at this uniquely local event.
Inquest into student death hears from mother of Robyn Harper

Inquest into student death hears from mother of Robyn Harper

THUNDER BAY – The mother of Robyn Harper says she has learned more about her daughter’s death during the first two weeks of a coroner’s inquest than at any other point in the nearly nine years since her death.
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