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For the fifth time this year someone in Thunder Bay is collecting a major lottery windfall. Len and Joanne Carr are expected to pick up their cheque for $1.

A woman living in Neebing says a proposed bylaw threatens her family’s way of life.

At least one person was sent to hospital after a collision between a school bus and a car on the city’s North side.

Improved police presence in the city is one of the most effective ways to prevent crime, say the city’s chief of police. The Thunder Bay Police Service released its business plan for 2012-2014 Tuesday, outlining their top four priorities.

Riding a bike on sidewalks and through crosswalks is against the law, says a traffic officer with the Thunder Bay Police Service.

A group of First Nations leaders have drawn a line in the Ring of Fire sand. Marten Falls Chief Eli Moonias says if companies want to mine the lucrative ore deposits found there, they’ll have to process it in Exton, Ont., not Sudbury.

The issue along Dawson Road isn’t about how fast trucks are going but the attitude of the drivers. That’s the message Vince Rutter presented at city council on Monday. Council in February unanimously passed MacIntyre Coun.

A local medical firm has again asked city council for help in order to expand its operations. RegenMed, the only non-profit bone and tissue bank in Canada, requested the city donate $500,000 to help the organization expand.

It took some time but Thunder Bay’s five business improvement areas are working together and learning from each other. “We’re helping each other. We’re trying to have continuity.

Without volunteers, Thunder Bay would not be the city its residents have come to know and love, says Deborah Poole-Hofmann.