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The City of Thunder Bay has received $2.02 million in gas tax rebates from the province. The program returns money to communities across Ontario, but restricts its use to making improvements to public transit.

The province’s Local Health Integration Network is providing money to 13 hospitals in the region for infrastructure upgrades. A total of $3.

If the city plans it right, a new mutliplex would cost the same amount of money to operate as the Fort William Gardens, said the city’s manager.

Bruce Hyer has little doubt he’ll be appointed to the NDP shadow cabinet in the coming days. New Democrat Party Leader Jack Layton announced the Members of Parliament who would challenge the Conservative MPs elected to the same portfolios Thursday.

Airports in Fort Frances and Thunder Bay will likely see more aircraft landings now that some smaller airports have decided to suspend seasonal Canada Customs services.

City officials say another 500 parking spaces should be created to accommodate the development at Prince Arthur's Landing.

While not a part of the federal government’s cabinet, MP Greg Rickford (Con. Kenora) does have some new duties.

Intercity Shopping Centre has acquired a new Target. The Thunder Bay mall’s current Zellers store could become a Target sometime in 2013.

Shebandowan Village only has about 4.5 kilometres of road to maintain locally. But with only 52 ratepayers footing the bill, when the unexpected arises, the coffers run dry pretty quickly.

Many people in Schreiber say they are worried following an incident where a young girl was burned after grabbing onto a live railway electrical cable on the CP line.