Local News

If a local economic development agency sticks to its plan then the future in Thunder Bay will be bright, says the agency’s leader.

Local members of the Ontario Public Service Employees Union say a proposed wage freeze on public sector wages by the province is a ploy to pad the profits of corporations.

The way has been cleared for AbitibiBowater to climb out of Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. An American bankruptcy court has given the thumbs up to a restructuring plan that will allow the company to shed about $5.5 billion in unsecured debt.

Four years after putting the kibosh on a plan to convert the city’s coal-fired generating station to natural gas, the province has given it the go-ahead once again.

More snow, and possibly lots of it, is on the way. Environment Canada released a special weather statement Tuesday morning for Thunder Bay, Dryden, Nestor Falls, Ignace, Fort Frances, Atikokan and Upsala.

A driver involved in a two-vehicle crash over the weekend has died, police confirmed Tuesday. Thunder Bay Police Service officials say Justin Norman Enge, 23, died at the Thunder Bay Regional Health Sciences Centre just before 12:30 a.m. Monday.

A Waterloo Street convenience store was the target of a robber on Monday during the suppertime rush.

Although she’s still considering her future, outgoing Mayor Lynn Peterson knows it’s going to be a positive one.

Boots and paws were on the ground at city hall Monday evening to protest the destruction of Jimi the dog.

Police arrested a Thunder Bay man Thursday and charged him with a number of offences including possessing child pornography.