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Every Labour Day weekend you know where to find Irene Winslow. For almost 70 years the lifetime member of the Hymers Agricultural Society has been celebrating at the Hymers Fall Fair, now in its 100 th year.

Another bear headed into town on the long weekend was captured. Thunder Bay police received numerous 911 calls about a black bear roaming the streets of the city’s South side just after 1:30 p.m. Sunday.

As Labour Day approaches, so to does the start of another school year. The OPP wants to remind drivers a few days ahead of the return to the classroom to reacquaint themselves with sharing the road with students and school buses.

Thunder Bay police are investigating a Saturday night stabbing. Police were called to the 500 block of East Victoria Avenue at about 10:50 p.m., where they found a male victim with stab wounds.

It was a beautiful day for a dip Saturday afternoon. But even if it wasn’t, MP John Rafferty (NDP, Thunder Bay-Rainy River) would have had to take one anyway.

Frank Pollari doesn’t know how much longer he’ll be able to see. Suffering from a rare condition called Retinitis pigmentosa, Pollari only has about four per cent of his vision in daylight and virtually none at night.

Police and fire officials are investigating an early morning house fire in Dorion. The Dorion Fire Department arrived at a home on Hwy. 11/17 around 6:40 a.m. Saturday to find it completely destroyed by fire. No one was injured in the blaze.

With bear sightings on the rise in Thunder Bay in recent weeks, including one wandering around Strathcona Golf Course on Friday night, the Ministry of Natural Resources has put out a list of what to do to keep bears at bay.

Police have arrested a man in Kenora in connection with the Thunder Bay death of Adam Yellowhead. A 33-year-old man was arrested without incident Friday night. He is being charged with second degree murder and is known to police.

Although Norma Kejick didn’t know Reggie Bushie, the teen’s death has always been hard for her. “I walked that river for three days looking for him. When they pulled him out of the river, it was very hard on me.