Local News

THUNDER BAY -- After an eight-week long Rock 94 radio contest, a local man is going home with a new 2013 Kia Sorento. The room was packed at Crocks night club Thursday night as the final 20 contestants battled it out for top spot.

Ron Nelson isn’t mincing words, calling the Ontario Power Authority’s decision to halt the conversion the Ontario Power Generation plant to natural gas a blunder of the worst kind.

THUNDER BAY -- Increasing EMS stand-by hours back to 2008 levels at stations across the region could cost taxpayers $56,000 a year.

THUNDER BAY -- For the next year or so, Krista Pelechaty doesn’t have to worry about digging through her purse in search of change at the Tim Hortons drive-through.

THUNDER BAY -- Former local man Doug Elsey has earned a prestigious award.

An Ontario man has been fined $1,500 for possessing an illegally killed deer. Randy St. Pierre of Morson pleaded guilty to possessing illegally killed wildlife. In addition to the fine, he is banned from hunting in the province for a year.

THUNDER BAY -- A 64-year-old bus driver has been charged after a collision between a school bus and pedestrian Friday morning.

THUNDER BAY -- Joe Callahan will not be serving any more time in prison for trying to help his friends illegally enter Canada. Instead, an Ontario Court of Justice handed down a $5,000 fine to the 62-year-old man from Minneapolis for his involvement.

THUNDER BAY -- Lakehead University has slipped one spot in Maclean’s 2013 university rankings.

Kari Chiappetta has had a busy few days. The manager of the Thunder Bay and Area Disaster Relief Fund said they received nearly 400 claims in the final three days before Wednesday’s Halloween deadline, upping the total number of claims to 593.