Halfway house opens it's doors to more women

Laura Palmer- resident

It's a new era at the John Howard Society's halfway house in Thunder Bay with the addition of a women's wing at it's Syndicate Avenue building.   Executive Director Lisa Leskowski says it's something the board has wanted to address for years.

Decision time for city councillors

There's big city council meeting taking place tonight. It's expected that administration may recommend to council whether to approve or turn down a proposed location for a wind farm on the Nor Wester Mountains. Councillors will be meeting behind closed doors prior to the 6:30 start. It's there they will get a chance to discuss the delicate legal issues surrounding any potential decision.

Ontario's top doc is wrong: Freitag

An opponent of the proposed Nor' Wester Mountains wind farm disagrees with the provinces Chief Medical Officer of Health. Margot Freitag says Ontarios top doctor is wrong when she concludes there are no adverse health effects from wind turbines. Freitag says Dr. Arlene King is only saying what the premier wants her to say. She says her group knew Dr. King would come out with that exact finding and that it's a political and not a health agenda Freitag says other studies clearly show wind turbines do cause health problems.

Horizon makes changes to wind farm

Horizon Wind is offering an olive branch to those against the proposed Nor' Wester Mountains wind farm. The company has agreed to move its turbines 1 kilometre away from the nearest home. President Anthony Zwig says the move shows they are trying to be flexible and trying to find solutions that both sides can live with.   At least one opponent says the compromise is not good enough.