Local News

The closure of Thunder Bay’s Veterans Affairs office is a disgrace, said the past president of the Royal Canadian Legion Port Arthur Branch 5.

About 13 local workers are on the picket line after the Communications, Energy and Paperworkers union that represents them rejected a deal with Reliance Home Comfort.

Cracked metal plates spanning the James Street Swing Bridge have several motorists calling for the century-old structure’s replacement.

A controversial bylaw amendment in Neebing has been defeated. The bylaw would have defined a dog kennel as an establishment used for breeding, raising, boarding or working of more than two dogs over the age of six in the municipality.

The Thunder Bay Yacht Club is returning home. The club had been evicted along with other tenants of the former CN Station two years ago when a lease between the city and private developers was signed.

Busy, hectic lives and catching up with the times has the Thunder Bay Counselling Centre mapping uncharted technological waters these days.

Ontario Power Generation is seeking the public’s opinion on the conversion of the Thunder Bay Generating Station.

Residents had a chance to give input on what the official plan should focus on. About a dozen people looked at the various displays at the city’s official plan open house on Wednesday.

Veterans Affairs Canada has plans to close the only district office in Northern Ontario. The Vancouver Sun reported that regional offices across the country will be shut down in the next couple of years.

Last year appears to have been a record-setting one for TBayTel. According to figures released by the municipally owned utility, the company made a profit of $14.4 million in 2011, on record revenues of $166.4 million.