Local News

A local union president said it hurts to learn of AbitibiBowater’s decision to hand out $6 million in bonuses to 50 executives for their work restructuring the company.

Contract talks continue between the City of Thunder Bay and the Amalgamated Transit Union, in hopes averting a city-wide transit strike.

Officials with the Thunder Bay Police Service released some results from its ongoing traffic safety blitzes around school zones. From Sept. 5 to Sept. 11 a total of 239 tickets were handed out by city police officers.

The Boulevard Lake Recreation Trail is now officially part of the Trans-Canada Trail through the city. The two-kilometre section of trail on the west side of the lake has been rehabilitated and is now a part of the cross-country trail system.

The Thunder Bay Community Auditorium will host its second information session about volunteering opportunities for next year’s Special Olympics. The first of the two information sessions at the community auditorium was held Monday evening.

The opposition to the Far North Act is coming fast and furious.

Police confirmed Tuesday morning that they are investigating the city’s third homicide of 2010. Thunder Bay Police Service officers responded to a distrubannce call on High Street South, near Oliver Road, around 3 a.m.

Police confirmed Tuesday morning that they are now investigating the city’s third homicide of 2010.

While he thinks people are generally in favour of a new arena for the city, one councillor says he would have liked to hear from more of the public.

Turnout was light on Monday night, but there were plenty of questions about the future of education in the city as public and Catholic school board trustee candidates had their first opportunity to dialogue with voters since the campaign began.