It's illegal to feed deer anywhere in the City of Thunder Bay. Council had been considering allowing it on Mission and McKellar Islands but city law makers voted it down at Monday night's meeting. Councillor Andrew Foulds was just one of several councillors who felt the amendment to the deer feeding by-law was unfair to other wildlife feeders in the other parts of the City.
City Council is putting almost 1.3 million dollars towards three new transit buses. Council made the decision last night and awarded the contract to Nova Bus. The new buses will replace other buses that are 17 years old or more.
Officials at the Salvation Army are overwhelmed by the generosity of people in the city. Spokesperson Gail Kromm says the organization received more than enough furniture for local flood victims after a call went out to the public recently. She says for that reason, they aren't accepting anymore furniture donations for this cause.
A 25-year-old Cochenour man faces a long list of charges after a 50-year-old woman was sexually assaulted.Red Lake Provincial Police say the two knew each other and the incident occurred at a Cochenour home. OPP say the accused faces counts of break and enter, overcoming resistance to commit and offence, forcible confinement and sexual assault causing bodily harm.The victim was transported to hospital and released. The accused remains in custody and no names have been released.
The city says it's honouring its pledge to Algoma Street business owners about construction work. As merchants complain about a loss of business, Engineering Manager Pat Mauro says there was an understanding that Algoma could not always remain open through the lengthy roadwork. He says that was addressed during the public meetings. Businesses claim that the city said there would be at least one lane of the street open during construction.
The Ministry of Natural Resources is expecting it to be only a brief help. Weekend rain in some parts of the Northwest Region was a welcome relief with only one new fire reported in the District of Thunder Bay. Information Officer Deb McLean says " it was a quiet day in the region Sunday after rain helped dampen the fire hazard and smoky conditions that had been experienced on Saturday." The reprieve is expected to be short lived though as the weather is forecast to clear and put the fire hazard back into a high level by mid-week.
