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City police are trying to find a man involved in a early morning assault. Officials with the Thunder Bay Police Service say they are looking for the public’s assistance in identifying the man who assaulted a 21-year-old man at about 2:30 a.m.

City council has told administration to go ahead with its plan to try and flood-proof the city in the future.

Donations continue to come in for flood relief efforts. Local teachers unions and their affiliates from the Lakehead and Catholic school boards presented a cheque on Monday to the local Red Cross.

Concerned residents from Northwood are expected to appear at city hall Monday night. The group will be speaking about the May 28 flooding and the longstanding and ongoing flooding issues in the Northwood area.

The city will likely have to rearrange millions of dollars in next year’s budget to upgrade infrastructure in the wake of Thunder Bay’s May 28 flood disaster.

An inquest jury has made recommendations in response to the death of a Thunder Bay man who died while in custody at the North Bay jail last year.

Last year, more than 28 kilometres of Highway 17 east of Terrace Bay was resurfaced, and now that work is continuing. Construction work to re-pave more than 16 kilometres of Highway 17 West of Terrace Bay to Schreiber began this week.

The township of Schreiber is under a boil water advisory following what is being called a minor malfunction at the water treatment plant.Town officials say the advisory is just a precautionary measure under the safe drinking water legislation.

A local law firm says it will either proceed with a flood-related class-action lawsuit against City of Thunder Bay, or after a 60-day notification period, include the Ministry of the Environment and up the suit to $500 million.

Bill Beavis was looking for a way to draw more people to Chippewa Park. Four years ago the city’s former parks and recreation director found it, creating Chippewa Family Fun Day.