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Golf report

Golf report

The city’s golf courses will always lose money, says a consultant hired to evaluate whether or not the city should put the municipal tracks on the market.

Suspended sentence for owner of dog that killed neighbour’s terrier

The owner of a dog that killed a neighbour's Yorkshire terrier in the Current River area late last year has received a suspended sentence. The incident took place on Nov. 24.
Trapped

Trapped

Rebecca Drake says she has to get out of Fort Hope. The 24-year-old-single mother lives in a two-bedroom home with her five children and her two parents. It’s crowded and the children share their rooms with their mom.

OPP closes highway, warns public not to pick up hitchhikers

Police have a man in custody following an incident that led to a Highway closure Tuesday morning.

Enforcing hospital ban costly official says

Smoking on hospital property might get a little more expensive depending on a review of its smoking ban. The Thunder Bay Regional Health Sciences Centre has had smoke-free property since it opened. But that policy has never been enforced.
City looking for public development input for Golf Links, Junot area

City looking for public development input for Golf Links, Junot area

The city’s plan to widen Golf Links Road and Junot Avenue can bring renewal and growth with it a draft study shows. The IBI Group presented its draft findings to around 80 people at the Thunder Bay Community Auditorium Tuesday night.

Flying J project may be resurrected

The Flying J Truck Stop proposed for Oliver Road and the Thunder Bay Expressway may still have some wind beneath its wings.

Open more land up to business, Chamber president tells council

The city needs to open more of its land up to business, says the city’s Chamber of Commerce president.

Meeting with PM has Chief Collins frustrated

An area chief says he’s a little frustrated by the federal government’s response so far during an historic meeting between the Crown and First Nations leaders in Ottawa. Fort William First Nation Chief Peter Collins is in Ottawa.
Crown rests

Crown rests

Crown attorneys have closed their case against a man accused of killing his common-law partner. The Crown called its final three witnesses at the Thunder Bay Superior Court Tuesday.
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