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A member of the Red Rock Indian Band says his community hasn’t signed on to house nuclear waste. Only a handful of residents attended the Nuclear Waste Manage Organization open house at the Nipigon Community Centre.

An exploration company has set up shop in the city. Abitibi Geophysics, based out of Val-d’Or, has 350 projects in Ontario.

With only 10 days left, the city has submitted its comments on the proposed Big Thunder Wind Park. The proposed Horizon Wind Inc. wind farm on top of the Nor’Western mountainside is going through its Renewable Energy Approval.

Tessa Charlebois was once a victim of domestic violence. Today, the Thunder Bay woman volunteers with the organization that helped her change her life –Thunder Bay and Area Victim Services.

Having a good time with her friends and meeting new people is what Arleen Cronk says excited her the most about the first District of Thunder Bay Social Services Administration Board picnic.

Converting the city’s coal-fired generating station to biomass is the cheapest option in order to meet some of the Northwest’s power needs. That was the main finding of a recent report by the Thunder Bay Energy Task Force.

A speedy motorist trying to make it to work on time may have to leave a bit earlier for his shifts after police impounded his pickup truck.

Police have laid charges in connection with a fatal crash that took place near Ignace just before Christmas. Officials with the OPP confirm that they have charged 80-year-old Albert Pautch, of Hawkestone, with careless driving.

A vehicle-pedestrian collision left a 12-year-old girl with minor injuries Tuesday afternoon. Officials with the Thunder Bay Police Service say the girl was struck by a car at Arthur Street and Leland Avenue at about 4 p.m.

Cliffs Natural Resources Inc. has suspended its environmental assessment activities in the Ring of Fire. The U.S.