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Underground Gym needs $15K to stay above water

Underground Gym needs $15K to stay above water

Peter Panetta’s refusal to create a board of directors for the Underground Gym helped cost him $15,000 in city funding in 2010.
Pricey proposition

Pricey proposition

The controversial condominiums on the city’s waterfront won’t come cheap.

Search for missing man ends tragically

A weekend search near the Piangikum First Nation has come to a tragic end. The search in the Berens Lake area began Thursday, Sept. 23, after 37-year-old Michael Dunsford failed to return from a fishing trip.
Protesting Pickets

Protesting Pickets

Sabrina Elliott has had to wait up to 30 minutes to drive onto the Lakehead University campus in the last few weeks because of the striking Northern Ontario School of Medicine workers. “People are sick and tired of waiting in these lines.
Final service

Final service

With an aging population and a high incidence of chronic disease, the need for palliative care in First Nations communities is becoming increasingly crucial. “End-of-life care in First Nations communities is a huge issue,” said Holly Prince.
Life lessons

Life lessons

Some local elementary school students have exchanged pens and paper for rolling pins and saw blades. The Thunder Bay Catholic District School Board implemented its culinary arts and wood shop programs to Bishop E.Q.

Four arrested, one sought after weekend drug bust

Police arrested three women and a man on Saturday after searching a home and finding Oxycodone and cocaine. Officers with the Thunder Bay Police Service searched a home in the 500 block of McTavish Street Saturday.
Windy discussion

Windy discussion

Green energy is the future for Ontario, says Mayor Lynn Peterson, a staunch backer of Horizon Wind’s controversial $75-million wind-farm project, slated for the Nor’Wester Mountain Range.

Police confirm cause of death for 16-year-old homicide victim

Police confirmed that the teen victim of a homicide last week was killed by blunt force trauma. Thunder Bay Police Service officials released the results of a post-mortem examination Monday of a 16-year-old girl killed near the County Park area.

Labour Council backs Hobbs for mayor

The Thunder Bay and District Labour Council is backing Keith Hobbs for mayor. The union-based organization on Saturday threw its support behind a total of 24 candidates running in the Oct.
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