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The company looking to install 18 wind turbines on the Nor'Wester mountain range has decided to host two additional public meetings next month, in order to gather input from residents in the Thunder Bay area. Horizon Wind Inc.

Low demand for flights from Thunder Bay to Minneapolis-St. Paul has forced an American-based airline out from the city’s airport. Delta Air Lines plans to stop its two flights from Thunder Bay International Airport to Minneapolis-St. Paul on Oct. 10.

The owner of the former Simpson Street club known to many as the Triple Nickel, which burned to rubble after a massive fire in January, pleaded guilty on Wednesday to failing to clean up the mess left as a result of the blaze.

A 16-year-old boy from the Fort Hope First Nation faces second-degree murder following a stabbing death in that community.

A new zoning by-law will make it easier for developers and residents in the city to build says a city planner.

With only a few more cosmetic adjustments needed, city officials say construction around Boulevard Lake is expected to wrap up within two weeks.

A mother from Hurkett now has some extra money to put toward her children’s' education, courtesy of the Independent Living Resource Centre and RBC.

Band officials have declared a state of emergency on the Constance Lake First Nation. The move comes following an algae bloom that appeared eight days ago on the lake that supplies drinking water for the Reserve.

A federal government investment will improve runways at a pair of remote northern airports in this area. MP Greg Rickford (Con. Kenora) made the $3-million announcement on behalf of Transport Minister John Baird Wednesday.

Another major hurdle has been cleared Tuesday in the ongoing efforts to revive Terrace Bay Pulp.