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Creating more interest in Northwestern Ontario is a goal an annual festival tries to accomplish, says the spokesperson for the Kakabeka street fair. Hundreds of people walked up and down the streets for the 13th annual Kakabeka Street Fair.

Residents may think dropping off unwanted animals at the Humane Society is the right thing to do, but staff says the practice has led to an animal surplus that is causing an unnecessary burden.

Fred Cologna’s hand hasn’t fully recovered yet. The 63-year-old man often found his right hand felt stiff or even paralyzed when he worked with small tools, and two years ago he underwent surgery to help with his carpal tunnel syndrome.

With a lack of strong women competitions in Canada, a future career in the sport doesn’t seem likely, says a resident weightlifter.

Police continue to look for a 15-year-old boy who went missing sometime last week. Thunder Bay Police Service say Daniel Pelletier was last seen at the CLE grounds on Aug. 16.

It is a good fit. As Nadia Kurd steps into her new role at the Thunder Bay Art Gallery, her expressive eyes are bright with ideas, her smile warmly genuine.

Some Thunder Bay residents may need to find an alternate walking route to Lakehead University. One of the city's busiest trails leading to the school will be closed for the next couple of weeks.

The corner of Bay and Algoma will remain vacant after plans for a solar forest were cut down due to several obstacles, says the co-operative spearheading the project.

Scientific Hair Care has called County Fair Plaza home since the day the mall opened 41 years ago, but last Friday owner Vittorio Cacciatore came to work to a letter asking him to vacate at the end of the month.

More information has been released about the human remains discovered near Ignace earlier this week. Officials with the OPP are reporting the find was made on Tuesday along Highway 17, about 25 kilometres east of Ignace.