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Some new strategies and a bit of luck has the city’s police force is on budget so far this year. Thunder Bay Police Service chief JP Levesque told the police board Tuesday morning that through the first quarter, the force is on budget.

Bill Bartley said the City of Thunder Bay dodged a bullet. Bartley, the head of the Lakehead Region Conservation Authority, on Tuesday said much less rain fell overnight Monday than the 70 millimetres originally forecast.

Some residents are already comparing Monday’s rainfall to last year’s flooding disaster.

Fort William First Nation has declared a state of emergency.

We asked tbnewswatch.com users for their flood photographs, and here are some of them that were sent to us. If you want a closer look at the photographs, click the “view larger image” link just below the photo caption.

Despite minor malfunctions, the city’s general manager of infrastructure and operations says the Thunder Bay Sewage Treatment Plant is handling the recent rainfall.

The Lakehead Region Conservation Authority has upgraded its flood watch to a flood warning. City worker and firefighters were responded to a number of flood related incidents Monday morning.

Chris Hadfield is back on earth following his mission on the International Space Station, but the astronaut's charm has students across the country still looking up at the stars. Kelly Green teaches Grade 6 at Odgen Community Public School.

For a local soup kitchen one million meals served may be a milestone but it’s no cause for celebration. The Dew Drop Inn has been serving a mid-day meal every day since it opened its doors in February of 1981.

A 31-year-old man is in hospital with serious head and face injuries after an assault in the bush adjacent to Field Street. Police do not have a suspect in custody at this time, and say they continue to investigate the alleged assault.