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City council has asked the province to declare Thunder Bay a disaster area in order to receive financial aid from a relief assistance program.

Rita Barrie and her family have nowhere to go. The family of five was left homeless Wednesday afternoon after the walls of their Spofford Avenue home began caving in because of damage from Monday’s flooding.

The basement of a local church is currently packed with donations, volunteers and those looking for help. St.

The Conmee Township area remains closed for school buses for the rest of the week. The decision is a result of poor road conditions following Monday’s massive rainfall and flooding.

A national campaign has been launched to help victims of this week’s flood. The Red Cross and Salvation Army started the fundraising Wednesday morning to help those who have been hit hardest.

The Thunder Bay District Health Unit has issued a new well-water food and safety update. The release was issued to local media Wednesday afternoon. Below is the entire news release as it was sent to media.

Melissa Willcott says Ontario politicians need to stop worrying so much about the name of a club and focus more on what it does. The 18-year-old Grade 12 student at St.

Police have confirmed one report of someone looting a flooded house on Wednesday. Thunder Bay Police Service received the report on May 29 sometime in the evening about a break and enter of a home after it was flooded.

The latest round of census data has been released by Statistics Canada, and it shows Thunder Bay's population continues to get older. According to the 2011 census, the number of children aged 14 and under in the Thunder Bay area dropped from 16.

Dougall Media has co-ordinated a fundraising event with the Salvation Army and Intercity Shopping Centre in response to the recent flooding that has impacted hundreds of homeowners in the city. Dougall Media radio stations including 103.