Local News

One death could help dozens of lives now that a bone and tissue recovery team is operating in Thunder Bay.

Thunder Bay residents were helping send a child to a summer camp Wednesday, simply by purchasing a coffee at Tim Hortons.

As city hall's push for a new multi-use centre continues, the public is getting a chance to weigh in on the issue. The first of two city-sponsored open houses on the proposed multiplex is being held Wednesday evening at the DaVinci Centre.

With the official grand opening of the new Mary J.L. Black Library less than two weeks away, library officials are asking for help to reach their fundraising goal of $250,000. Mary J.L. Black has been opened to the public since the beginning of May.

The province is paying companies to not report injuries at the workplace, claims the members of a local support group.

A fire at a local mill Tuesday night was likely caused by sparks from a previous fire, a mill manager confirmed Wednesday morning.

Firefighters used every tool at their disposal Tuesday night as they struggled to douse a nasty bark pile fire at the AbitibiBowater mill.

A local woman has turned her passion into an award-winning career. Marijah Harp was one of three women in the region to win an award at the 14th annual Influential Woman of Northern Ontario Awards Tuesday at Valhalla Inn.

Demolition of a long-standing Thunder Bay restaurant is now underway to make room for a new drugstore. The Port Arthur Brasserie and Brew Pub was a staple on Red River Road for several decades, before shutting down in 2008.

MNR officials say a group of women from the Grassy Narrows area prevented them from halting repair work on a bridge on the Segeisse Road. The MNR has been threatening to levy large fines if the work isn't stopped.