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The snow may still be on the ground, but the Ministry of Natural Resources is already preparing for the upcoming forest fire season. The official forest fire season begins on April 1, but last year there were already fires reported by this time.

A scale shack was demolished overnight Saturday and a 60-foot conveyer damaged after someone broke into a Gorham Township gravel pit off Virolainen Road and stole an excavator. Thunder Bay OPP said the damage is estimated to be more than $25,000.

The area’s job market could be heating up soon.

The province is contributing $1 million to help the region’s hospital pay off its new MRI scanner.

Habitat for Humanity Thunder Bay is in desperate need for volunteers with a bit of a demolition spirit in their hearts.

A new leadership conference has a date set but no location. That’s because it will all be hosted online.

KENORA -- Foul play has been ruled out in connection with the discovery of a body in Kenora last week. The remains were spotted floating near the intake to the Norman Dam by work crews on Thursday.

About 90 per cent of the women at the Faye Peterson Transition House don’t report their abuse to police, says the organization’s executive director.

City council has decided that Summer in the Parks will continue to be on Wednesdays. Council voted nine to one and defeated a motion that would look at possibly moving the popular summer event to another day. At-Large Coun.

The City of Dryden won't be catching a break on the devastating mill re-assessment that has now created a gaping hole in the city's finances.