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Walter Piwowarski lost his home in the flood and says he wouldn’t know what to do if he hadn’t received help from the the Christian Aid Ministers of Waterloo. Last week’s flooding impacted hundreds houses in the East End.

Residents impacted by the flood voiced their frustration to city officials at the first public meeting on Saturday. Hundreds packed into the Slovak Legion in order to listen to city officials.

The Lac Des Iles Mine Rescue team has learned of a life-threatening problem in one of the mine's shafts. Three men sustained major injuries with the most serious of them being some kind of serious head trauma.

The health unit wants people to stay out of their flooded homes if they can. As recovery efforts get underway, the Thunder Bay District Health Unit says public health from contaminated areas and homes is a concern. “It concerns me greatly.

The Insurance Bureau of Canada is now on site in the East End, trying to help residents of flooded homes who have concerns about processing claims.

Andrew Bond, Wade Hemrica and Nancy Hernandez-Bisurto walked across the graduation stage Friday knowing they had nursing jobs waiting for them at the Thunder Bay Regional Health Sciences Centre.

The city is furthering its recovery efforts after this week’s flood. Officials now estimate nearly 700 homes were flooded but say the number is likely much higher than that.

The hotel business in the city is also being affected by the flooding.

Louis Rosin remains under the care of a psychiatrist, but will not face any more jail time after receiving his sentence Friday at the Superior Court of Justice.

Despite the McGuinty government announcing 900 new nurses last month, the Ontario Health Coalition says they're actually worried about cuts to nursing positions.