Local News

A dozen regional First Nations communities are looking for strength in numbers when it comes to economic development.

Terrace Bay council has nominated Coun. Jody Davis to be appointed as Mayor. This follows the surprise resignation of longtime Mayor Mike King.

Kaleigh Harasen has been watching the Parade of Lights since she was a baby.

Less people are using the city’s food banks, however the people who are still using them are going more often.

A widespread power outage Monday evening left hundreds of homeowners in the dark for several hours. Thunder Bay Hydro were on scene at the city's south side, which experienced the outage, after a hydro pole caught on fire and burned through.

Two people and four groups were honoured with the mayor’s third annual Community Safety Award Monday night. The 2013 awards were presented at city hall during the regular scheduled council meeting.

A program that keeps people in their homes longer is caught up in what one city official calls a bureaucratic nightmare. The homemaking program helps 34 people with everything from bathing to light housekeeping to exercise.

Minor changes to an already approved plan re-opened the floodgates over the city’s water rates.

A local man reported missing by his family last week is the subject of a criminal investigation, police have confirmed. Const. Julie Tilbury of the Thunder Bay Police told tbnewswatch.

City fire officials are calling two south-side fires suspicious. Last Friday Thunder Bay Fire Rescue responded to fires at Frankie and Johnny's Auto Body Ltd. on Vickers Street and Almada Upholstery on May Street.