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New shelter village site sought by City of Thunder Bay after safety assessment

The City of Thunder Bay is resuming its search for a site for its proposed temporary shelter village.

City of Thunder Bay drops Kam River Heritage Park as site for shelter village

Kam River Heritage Park is no longer a "viable location" for Thunder Bay's proposed shelter village, a memo going to city council on Monday states.

Eagle Lake lodges ask anglers to avoid using forward-facing sonar technology

The Eagle Lake Conservation Group is asking anglers to voluntarily avoid using forward-facing sonar technology when fishing for muskies.
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Pieces of James Whalen tug donated to Thunder Bay transportation museum

The historic James Whalen tugboat will live on after all.

3 Ontario water bombers grounded due to pilot shortage, union calls for better wages

The Ontario Public Service Employees Union is calling on the province to increase wages for water bomber pilots, as a shortage of pilots has led to the grounding of some aircraft.

Sandy Lake First Nation evacuations continue, hundreds have left as major wildfire burns nearby

Hundreds of members of Sandy Lake First Nation have left the remote Oji-Cree community as a major wildfire burns nearby. Here's what we know about how evacuation efforts are going and how community members are working together to meet each other's needs.

Sandy Lake members 'pulling together' as wildfire evacuation continues: chief

Another northwestern Ontario First Nation is being evacuated, as a major wildfire burns nearby. Here's what we know about evacuation efforts in Sandy Lake First Nation, as the Canadian Armed Forces have been called in to assist the remote community.

Wildfire smoke prompts closures, warnings in northwestern Ontario

Wildfire smoke spreading throughout northwestern Ontario has prompted closures and event cancellations on Tuesday.
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Terrace Bay launching new summer music series

A new event is bringing live music to Terrace Bay this summer.

Deer Lake, Webequie First Nations declare state of emergency over nearby wildfires

Deer Lake First Nation and Webequie First Nation each declared a state of emergency on Friday, as forest fires continue to pose a danger to communities.