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Thunder Bay’s current transit system isn’t working. That was the message director of transit solutions for Genivar Inc. Dennis Fletcher told city council Monday night.

Council approved a recommendation to place five new dedicated bike lanes on streets across the city. A majority of council voted in favour of the new bike lanes being implemented as part of the city’s active transportation routes.

Council unanimously passed a resolution to start a relief fund for flood victims with an initial $500,000 to get the ball rolling.

The federal government has a plan to make the country’s resource sector environmentally and economically sustainable, but some don’t see it that way.

City police say they’ve received several complaints from homeowners in flooded areas regarding the removal of property from the yards.

A local law firm has plans to take the city to court for what it alleges is negligence in allowing the Atlantic Avenue Sewage Treatment Plant to flood.

While city officials wait to see if Thunder Bay will be declared a disaster area, the city is getting funds in place in the hopes that the province will match it.

A North Bay man involved in a weekend crash on Highway 17 has died. Officials with the Schreiber detachment of the OPP say officers responded to reports of a single-vehicle crash on Saturday around 6 a.m.

Local cyclists will be riding around city hall leading up to Monday evening’s city council meeting. The rally is to show support for the municipal bike lanes, which continues to be a controversial topic at council chambers.

Officials with the Thunder Bay detachment of the OPP are advising the public about another road closure in the area.