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Before her son Connor was diagnosed with cancer two years ago, Kelli Gothard-McKinnon said she didn’t realize the Canadian Cancer Society gave back locally.

Grade 7 and 8 students from across the city put their engineering skills to the test Tuesday in a very sticky competition.

Environment Canada officials say January was definitely out of the ordinary in terms of winter weather averages for Thunder Bay. The statistics show the mean temperature for January was -11.9C.

Cooper Rybak’s dogs were healthy and happy creatures, or so it seemed. But both developed oral cancer and later succumbed to the disease. For years he couldn’t understand why.

The city beefed up security as developers of a proposed wind project appeared before council Monday to address concerns and answer questions. Enhanced security included extra guards and two police officers.

The up-and-down temperatures across the region have not been good news for the Thunder Bay Adventure Trails Snowmobile Club.

Newsprint production at the local AbitibiBowater mill is scheduled to restart this week. As a result Thunder Bay Fire and Rescue officials are warning people to stay off the Kam River.

The information on Realtor.ca appears to say it all – excellent potential for a contractor or the handy man as the home does require some repairs.

Teachers at Confederation College could be on strike by next week unless their union and the province’s 24 colleges reach an agreement. A strike date, set for Feb.11, would see the local college’s 160 full-time OPSEU faculty walk out.

Full-time kindergarten is expanding in Thunder Bay this fall with the addition of five full-time junior kindergarten programs, said superintendent of education Sherri-Lynne Pharand.