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About 150 AbitibiBowater employees at the Thunder Bay sawmill are now members of the Communications, Energy and Paperworkers Union of Canada. A majority of the mill’s maintenance and production workers voted in support of joining the union Friday.

Lightning strikes and dry conditions led to several new fires in the Northwest region, but light winds helped limit the flames from spreading too far. Twenty-eight new fires were reported in the Northwest region throughout the weekend.

The city is preparing to deal with an imminent threat – a destructive pest called the emerald ash borer. Rena Viehbeck, City of Thunder Bay’s Urban Forestry program coordinator, said the ash borer is moving quickly and is as close as Sault Ste.

A new campaign will see OPP officers rewarding children for wearing a personal flotation device this summer. The campaign, called I got caught wearing my lifejacket, is the OPP's newest tactic to get kids to wear lifejackets while on the water.

A 14-year-old boy faces several charges following an incident early Monday morning in which a police cruiser was damaged. The incident began around 3 a.m. when officers attempted to check a suspicious vehicle at Hillcrest Park.

More than 100 residents in the John Street Road area have signed a petition in opposition to the construction of a telecommunications tower in their neighbourhood.

Rides, food and good weather helped to draw in thousands at the annual Canadian Lakehead Exhibition Fair. Hundreds came early Sunday afternoon to beat the large crowds for the final day of the five-day fair.

An act of violence took Leona Keesic’s 19-year-old-daughter Charity away from her 10 years ago. “She was raped and murdered in my home community,” The 55-year-old grandmother from Moose Factory, Ont. said. “She went out one night and never came home.

Police are looking for information on a number of fires that happened across the city Friday night. Thunder Bay Police Service officers say an unknown number of people attempted to burn down a garage on the 100 Block of Pine Street.

After being on strike for five-days, Bombardier employees have voted to go back to work.