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Kristen Oliver is the Northwestern Ontario Municipal Association’s new executive director. Oliver, the president of Leadership Thunder Bay, is a former policy assistant to then mayor Lynn Peterson.

Thunder Bay’s Community Economic Development Commission has a new interim CEO.

Elder abuse strikes all segments of society. But with First Nations populations growing rapidly in Thunder Bay, police are starting to notice more incidents within the Aboriginal community.

A machete-wielding man who attacked city police officers with bear mace is now in custody. Thunder Bay Police Service officers were dispatched to a weapons call about a man outside of a McIntyre Street home with a handgun just before 4 a.m.

Thunder Bay is getting a Dragons’ Den-style event next month, but with a twist.

The city’s airport had a big year in 2012. The Thunder Bay International Airport held its annual general meeting Tuesday, and officials reported that there was a six per cent increase in passenger traffic in 2012.

Kenora’s MPP is trying to put Neskantaga First Nation’s plight on Queen’s Park’s Radar. The fly-in community has been hit by a recent epidemic of suicides and as a result has called a state of emergency. .

Two occupants of a transport truck suffered serious injuries after their rig crashed near Pays Plat Tuesday. The 53-year-old passenger had to be extricated from the wreck.

Ontario caved into bullying when it accepted the renewable energy application for a proposed wind farm on the Nor’Wester Mountain range, says the president of an opposition group. Horizon Wind Inc.

Waterways are an important part of life in the Northwest. And in order to operate even a small commercial vessel, you have to be certified.