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City police responded to more than 250 incidents last week. According to crimereports.

The future of the Royal Edward Arms will be back at Council tonight. The District of Thunder Bay Social Services Administration Board has decided not to renew its lease for the building.

The OPP and Transportation Safety Board continue to investigate the circumstances surrounding a float plane crash Friday near Red Lake that killed two people. The float plane crashed in an area known as Bruce Channel, about 200 metres from shore.

City police have charged a man following the theft of a charity donation box.

The city’s Solid Waste Management Strategy townhall meeting will be live-streamed online. The public town hall meeting, scheduled for Tuesday at 6:30 p.m., is set to take place at the Italian Cultural Centre.

Spring has arrived at a local historic site. Fort William Historical Park celebrated Spring on the Farm Sunday, opening up its barnyard to the community. Jasmine Ouellette said everything about the event was exciting.

Thunder Bay has a lot of walks for a lot of good causes. There are so many in fact that this year Volunteer Thunder Bay decided to turn its annual Mayor’s Walk into a hike instead.

Workplace violence is on the rise in the city’s Homes for the Aged, according to a recently released report. City council has received the report detailing some of the violent incidents that were reported against city employees.

Chippewa Park was taken over by pirates, superheroes and even some Waldos Saturday. People were dressed in all types of costumes for the annual Relay for Shelter – Thunder Bay Shelter House’s largest fundraiser of the year.

Joan Esquega was honoured to be in the first class to graduate from Lakehead University’s Aboriginal education program.