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Mayor Keith Hobbs said procuring an energy policy that allows the city to compete with Manitoba and Quebec is the central part of his plan to attract a proposed ferrochrome processing facility to Thunder Bay.

Stigma alone is reason enough not to use the Lakehead Psychiatric Hospital as a detox facility, says the head of St. Joseph’s Care Group. Coun.

A routine traffic stop led to a major drug bust in Kenora. Officers with the Kenora detachment of the OPP stopped a vehicle on Highway 17 Sunday afternoon. As a result of the stop police charged the driver with providing false identification.

An SPCA investigator has begun the preliminary work into a case of alleged animal cruelty and neglect at an O’Connor Township property, OPP confirmed Monday.

Citing a lack of Aboriginal representation, a judge indefinitely delayed a second-degree murder trial Monday. Andre Wareham, 32, appeared at the Superior Court of Justice in Thunder Bay Monday morning for the jury selection of his trial.

With another 50 bi-level cars ordered by GO Transit, about 250 local Bombardier employees know their jobs are secure for the length of another contract. “It bodes well for the future of the plant,” said CAW Local 1075 president Paul Pugh.

Mayor Keith Hobbs is expected to officially ask that city council send a message to Cliffs Natural Resources stating the city is ready to work with the company to bring a major ore processing facility to Thunder Bay.

Eric Lindstrom, accused of second-degree murder in connection to the death Richard Ouiment, won’t appear in court again until next month. Lawyers involved in the case met briefly on Monday to set the matter to April 8.

The OPP is reminding anglers and other area residents to be aware of changing ice conditions on area lakes and rivers. OPP Const. Diana Cole said with spring just more than a week away, it can be a dangerous time on area waterways.

Saying Crystal Caputo is a connected Calgary Flames fan is a significant understatement. The Thunder Bay resident bleeds Calgary red and gold.