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Two local businesses are getting a funding boost from the province to expand their operations and hire new workers.

Summer is officially here for kids in Thunder Bay, as school is out for the year and the city's outdoor pools have opened their doors.

A flood-prone Fort William Historical Park is about to build up its defences. A three-metre-high, two-kilometre dike will be built around the provincial park, starting next spring in hopes of warding off the surging waters of the Kaministiquia River.

Light rail transit could work in Thunder Bay, said a Bombardier official. “A simple light rail would be great because it’s fast, it’s ecological.

The CEO of Tornado Medical Systems says heightening expenses are the main reason six of his seven Thunder Bay employees are looking for work.

Ron Hebert can’t take any more bad luck. When lightning struck the Whalen Building on May 23, falling debris damaged his car’s windshield and hood. Insurance won’t cover the damage, citing the incident as an act of God.

The need has never been greater for Habitat for Humanity.

A driver who fled a single-vehicle crash in Oliver Paipoonge Friday morning has been located and sent to hospital with non-life threatening injuries.

The head of the city’s disaster relief committee says he’s not concerned a looming $500-million lawsuit targeting Thunder Bay and the province will have a negative effect on their ability to raise money.

The Canadian Car and Foundry opened its doors in Fort William in 1912 and at its peak employed more than 7,000 people building aircraft for the Second World War effort.