Local News

Construction of the Hodder interchange is ahead of schedule, says an official from the Ministry of Transportation. Work on the interchange at Hodder Avenue and Highway 11/17 began this summer and has a completion deadline for 2013.

A dispute over a parking spot at the Thunder Bay Wal-Mart store turned violent Wednesday. City police say a 70-year-old man was sent to hospital after two drivers argued in the parking lot.

United Way of Thunder Bay officials have 40 days and 40 nights to make up a $1.3-million shortfall in their annual fundraising campaign.

No charges will be laid against an OPP officer who was attempting to arrest a 22-year-old man on Oct. 12 at Kakabeka Falls Provincial Park, who then leapt 20 metres to his death.

Thunder Bay police have laid three charges against a man wanted in connection with Wednesday’s armed standoff on Northern Avenue.

A dozen or so protestors donned cowboy hats on Thursday and took to the streets, up in arms about the Conservative government’s omnibus crime bill.

A Thunder Bay couple has been slapped with some hefty fines for giving their dogs too much freedom. Tickets totaling $4,000 have been issued for allowing their dogs to run freely.

If the long-range weather forecast is correct, the ski season isn’t about o get started any time too soon.

Local Tim Hortons stores are reporting a successful annual Smile Cookies fundraiser. Officials from the local coffee chain say the annual fundraising campaign brought in about $28,000. That money will be donated to the annual Toys for Tots campaign.

A school project to improve the city’s green space has blossomed into a possible solution for vacant properties. Lakehead University students went before council Monday night at city hall and proposed their idea called Adopt-a-Lot.