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With less than a month left and almost $1 million to go, members of the United Way Thunder Bay are optimistic they can reach their fundraising goal by the end of the year.

Members of a local charity hope their raffle will land them some much needed resources in the coming months. Habitat for Humanity Thunder Bay CEO Diane Mitchell said the charity has built four houses in the last two years.

With as much as 70 per cent of working age people in some Nishnawbe Aski Nation communities addicted to prescription drugs, Grand Chief Stan Beardy said they are taking ownership of the problem.

Giving back to the city is what Johnny De Bakker is all about.

Most children get to wake up on Christmas morning, race down the stairs and jump for joy at the sight of a tree lined with presents. Not all youngsters are so lucky, however.

Euthanizing a car is never an easy decision. But there’s a right and a wrong way to do it, says the project manager of the company behind the provincially funded Retire Your Ride program.

A formal announcement is expected soon concerning plans for a massive solar park in Thunder Bay. Sky Power, a Toronto based renewable energy company, plans to have the 8.5 megawatt green energy facility complete by mid 2011.

Firefighters are investigating a suspicious blaze that took place in the Current River area Wednesday evening. Thunder Bay Fire Service crews responded to a call on Grenville Avenue Wednesday night around 7:30 p.m.

A decision has now come down in a case against a former member of Thunder Bay city council. Former McKellar Ward Coun.

With just a month to go in this year’s construction season, 2010 has proven to be a banner year for housing starts in Thunder Bay. The Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation officially released its November numbers Wednesday.