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Every time it rains, John Woodcock runs down to his basement. The First Avenue man was one of many homeowners affected by the May 28 flood. He’s still waiting to hear back from his insurance company as his house remains damaged.

Faced with a $4.19-million shortfall and time ticking rapidly toward a self-imposed Nov. 30 deadline, the city’s Disaster Relief Committee is hoping a grocery-store campaign will help catapult them closer to their $5-million fundraising goal.

City police say they have received a number of reports about thefts from vehicles. Officials with the Thunder Bay Police Service say in most cases the targeted vehicles were left unlocked, which gave the thieves easy access to the contents within.

Home construction in the Thunder Bay area was fairly active in July, newly released statistics show.

The city’s police force welcomed six new officers Wednesday. The first class constables who were sworn into the Thunder Bay Police Service are: Braydan Beck; Michael Coehlo; Trevor Dunn; Carl Hagstrom; Jarrett Hay and Kyle Kehler.

Patty Hajdu has found a new home as the executive director of the Thunder Bay Shelter House. Officials with the Shelter House, which is located on George Street, announced Hajdu’s new position on Wednesday.

The gates are open at the CLE and kids of all ages couldn’t be happier.

It's still unclear whether all protocols were being followed when a worker at Thunder Bay's Interim Long Term Care Facility got a shock.

Motors and Muscles has some yummy company this summer – and a new location too.

Victoriaville Mall has a few more stars on its Walk of Fame. Some of Thunder Bay’s prominent community members were honoured Wednesday with a star on the Thunder Bay Walk of Fame during an induction ceremony at the south-side mall.