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Bob Rae will be the voice of Matawa First Nations when consulting with the province on future developments in the Ring of Fire area.

The George Jeffrey Children's Centre has introduced Juliana Jason as its new Chief Executive Officer. Jason moves into her new role after stepping down as Executive Director of Revera Thunder Bay.

Evacuees from Kashechewan First Nation are on their way home.

The hearing date for standing at the joint inquest into the sudden deaths of seven Aboriginal youths has been set for June 11. Kasabonika Lake’s Jethro Anderson, 15, was the first to die, on Nov. 11, 2001.

Valerie Haigh has been growing her hair for the past 12 years.

The Thunder Bay Art Gallery got a financial boost to help them find ways to fund a possible move to the city’s waterfront. The Ontario Trillium Foundation gave the gallery a $75,000 grant Friday for a capital fundraising feasibility study.

A 40-year-old Thunder Bay man has been charged with careless driving after a three-vehicle collision Friday morning. Thunder Bay Police Service officers responded to the crash after 8:30 a.m., at the intersection of Cumberland and River Streets.

A two-motorcycle crash has sent two people to the regional hospital. Thunder Bay Police Service officers say the collision took place on HIlldale Road Thursday just after 10:15 p.m.

Bruce Hyer wants harsh penalties for anyone refusing to provide information to the parliamentary budget officer and auditor general.

Martin Springett thinks reading helps build character. Admittedly, as the author of Kate and Pippin, An Unlikely Love Story, he’s a bit biased. But he’s also got a pretty good point.