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Marie Penko and her neighbours won’t be getting much sleep this weekend.

A 28-year-old man was rushed to hospital early Saturday after being shot at a Pace Lake party. Scott McKinnon was treated for non-life-threatening injuries, OPP said Saturday in a release.

The Lakehead Region Conservation Authority has upgraded its flood outlook statement to a flood watch. Communities affected include Thunder Bay, Neebing, Oliver Paipoonge, Shuniah and the townships of O`Connor, Conmee, Gillies and Dorion.

It appears the city hit the jackpot with a new hosting formula that will boost revenue generated by the Thunder Bay casino by about $300,000.

The city is looking to re-examine the way they take out the trash. The City of Thunder Bay is in the process of developing a 20-year solid waste management strategy to look at how they manage waste in the city.

A rainy weekend outlook has the Lakehead Region Conservation Authority on the alert. Officials with the LRCA say more than 70 millimetres of rain is expected over the next five days, the bulk of which is expected on Sunday.

After four years, Fort William Historical Park will be closing its gateway south of the border. The Fort opened the Canada Gateway Centre in Grand Marais, Minn.

The inflation rate for this area dropped in April. New data from Statistics Canada shows that inflation held at zero in APril, a drop from 0.6 per cent the month before.

With the goal of university in mind, Mitchell Loon is going to be extra cautious with what he posts on social media sites in the future.

Dave Noonan is a big believer in bicycles. Though he owns a bright yellow Ford pick-up, more often than not you’ll find the Brantford, Ont.