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Police response time and crime prevention are issues Joe Virdiramo wants to see in the Thunder Bay Police Services Board’s 2011-2013 business plan.

A research firm that tracks the hiring climate across Canada is projecting good things for Thunder Bay over the next three months. Manpower Inc.

Dates for a Police Service Act hearing involving Sgt. James Mauro have been set, city police reported Monday. The hearing is scheduled to take place on Oct. 13 and Oct. 14 in Thunder Bay.

The city’s 2011 budget has been approved. Thunder Bay City Council ratified the budget, with an average 1.27 per cent increase in property tax, Monday night during a council meeting at city hall. Budget chair Coun.

It has been one month since 15-year-old Jordan Wabasse went missing, and there's still no word on the whereabouts of the Webequie First Nation teenager.

Fort William Historical Park is adding astronomy to its list of attractions this fall. The park will add a 15-foot dome and 20-inch telescope during the summer to create the David Thompson Observatory.

It started over a late night poker game in 1908.

The struggling town of Ignace could see up to two dozen new jobs thanks to a deal signed by Abitibi-Bowater and Raleigh Falls Timber. The contract will create positions for truck drivers and wood harvesters.

Despite the city’s most recent dump of the white fluffy stuff, a local climatologist said this winter Thunder Bay is well below the normal snowfall average.

Hospital gridlock and issues related to mental health and addiction will be the focus of a deputation to city council on Monday night. Shuniah Coun.