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Contract a GO

Contract a GO

Ontario has purchased 65 new bi-level GO Train cars, a $255 million order, to be built at the city's Bombardier plant.
Fox museum

Fox museum

The Terry Fox monument is an important part of the national hero's legacy but it's no museum nor could it be, says the city's tourism manager.
“He’s not reliable’

“He’s not reliable’

Thomas Mulcair said he didn't appoint Bruce Hyer to a shadow cabinet post because he thought the area MP was unreliable. Hyer agrees. "He could not rely on me to park my brain at the door of the House of Commons.
‘A wonderful feeling’

‘A wonderful feeling’

Adam Kolisnyk says his dad’s a great guy. It’s hard to argue that after Ted Kolisnyk handed his son the keys to a brand new 2014 Acura ILX, the top prize in this year’s Save a Heart Car Raffle.

City could borrow $8 million for Golf Links Phase 2

The City of Thunder Bay is looking at borrowing more than $8 million to complete the next phase of the four-laning of the Golf Links-Junot Avenue corridor.

Two people arrested on animal cruelty charges

Two people were arrested on animal cruelty charges after police responded to a complaint Wednesday. Thunder Bay Police Service officers attended a May Street apartment just after 9 p.m. after receiving a complaint about possible cruelty to animals.
College gets $750K boost for pre-apprenticeship programs

College gets $750K boost for pre-apprenticeship programs

As a college, Confederation can only do so much to get people into the trades and address a skills shortage in the region. President Jim Madder said if he could he would double the number of tradespeople the college puts out.
Gender gap

Gender gap

Lyn McLeod says the political world is still a male-dominated one, something she’d like to see start to shift in the other direction.
Investment questions

Investment questions

A pair of local politicians each support the idea of an event centre in Thunder Bay, but say it’s too early in the process to know if there’s money at the federal and provincial levels to pay for it.
Ex smoker buys car with money saved from butting out

Ex smoker buys car with money saved from butting out

Every time Gary Ferguson thinks about smoking, he remembers how much he's gained since quitting. Ferguson, a project consultant at Thunder Bay Regional Health Sciences Centre, was a heavy smoker. He'd smoke three packs a day sometimes.
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