Peninsula Harbour to be cleaned up

The federal and provincial governments along with Ball Packaging are joining together to clean up Lake Superior. Natural Resources Minister Michael Gravelle says they've agreed to begin cleaning up Peninsula Harbour near Marathon this spring. The location has been designated a pollution hotspot for decades. It was the site of a pulp and paper mill.

Sharp out for 3-4 weeks

A slash in last night's Chicago Detroit game has landed Thunder Bay's Patrick Sharp on the injured list.  The Blackhawks coaching staff say Sharp will be out for 3-4 weeks with an upper body injury. 

Pyatt signs 2 year extension

Good news for Thunder Bay's Tom Pyatt.  According to a Twitter report by TSN's Bob McKenzie Tampa has locked up Pyatt to a 2 year contract extension.  The deal is reportedly one way and worth 600 thousand per year.

Foulds is setting his sights on infrastructure

The City's infrastructure deficit must be addressed but not at the cost of cutting services.  That's the opinion of Councillor Andrew Foulds who says infrastructure effects every aspect of city life.  That being said Foulds believes services are a type of infrastructure.

Mac's employee speaks out

A Mac's Convenience Store employee remains concerned about the safety of fellow workers. Larry Larivee was a clerk who had a knife held to his throat during one of last year's 26 store robberies in the city. He believes more needs to be done to protect his fellow workers and he's taken it upon himself to call for more changes to security at the local stores.    Mac's officials have not returned our call for a comment.

Kelly murder trial starts this week

The jury selection process is underway in a city murder trial.  Sixty four year old Michael Earl Kelly is charged with First Degree Murder in the death last decade of 57 year old Judy Thilbeault.   The Thunder Bay woman disappeared in November of 2000 but her remains weren't found until four years later in the Dorion area.   It wasn't until 2010 that Kelly, an Alberta resident, was arrested and charged.   The trial before Justice John Wright is to get underway Tuesday morning and last about 3 weeks.

Dorion worried about fire fighting bill

Canadian Pacific Rail is hoping to ease the fears of the community of Dorion.  The Reeve is worried the company won't pay for a seven thousand dollar bill for fire fighting by the Ministry of Natural Resources.
A company spokesperson says if they're found to be at fault for the fire they'll pay.  Dave Harris says they'll be submitting the MNR's bill as well as their own from the municipal fire department.

NDP candidate in T.Bay

A hopeful in the Federal NDP leadership race will be in the City tonight.  B.C. MP Nathan Cullen is holding a meet and greet at the Madhouse Tavern this afternoon and then another event in the evening for party faithful.  An NDP all candidates debate will be held in Sudbury in February.

Police track stolen phone

Thunder Bay Police were kept busy tracking a stolen cell phone Sunday night.  Officers tracked the cell phone and caught three young offenders in a stolen vehicle.  Police say the young offenders used the vehicle to drive around the City to commit break and enters.  The trio are charged with possession of stolen property over 5-thousand dollars and breaching their young offender court orders.

Museum gets money

Thunder Bay's Museum is using 106-thousand dollars for a two year project.  CAO Mark Tilbury says the money is from the Ontario Trillium Foundation.  The museum will hire a Community Resource Officer.

Rick Hansen Relay hits the Lakehead

The Rick Hansen Relay is in Thunder Bay for the next couple of days.  The team was welcomed with a ceremony at the Community Auditorium.  Prior to that,  relay member Joey Desjardins handed the Rick Hansen 25th anniversity medal to Thunder Bay's Adena Goral at the McDonalds on Red River Road.

Stabbing leaves one man in hospital

Thunder Bay police have a 16 year old boy in custody after a stabbing.  Officials say the boy stabbed a 24 year old man several times in the back last night in the North End.  The victim was taken to hospital and is in stable condition.  More details are expected to come later today. 

Temperature record set

We set a new record high temperature in Thunder Bay Friday.  It reached 4 degrees breaking the old record of 3.9 set in 1949.   The forecast calls for a cooler Saturday with the temperature hitting minus 7 which is considered normal for this time of year.

Taddeo hearing dates set

Police Service Act hearing dates are now set for City Police Inspector Dan Taddeo.   He is facing two counts of Misconduct.  It's in connection to the way he supervised Constable Toni Grann.  The 43 year old Grann is facing charges which police say involved falsified local records in the Ontario Sex Offender Registry.  Six days have been set aside for Taddeo's hearing, with three days in August and three in September.

No nukes for NAN

The Grand Chief of the Nishnawbe Aski Nation wants every community in northern Ontario to declare themselves Nuclear Waste Free Zones.   Stan Beardy's call comes in a statement saying NAN is against allowing lands to be used as dumping grounds for nuclear waste.  The government's Nuclear Waste Management Organization has started a process of finding a site to dispose of such waste, but says it will not impose a site on any community that doesn't want it.

Event Centre process moves on

You get to have your say on the next phase of the proposed Multi-Plex. City Manager Tim Commisso says there will be a public information session February 29th. He says the consultants will present an update on the Feasibility Study for the Event Centre. Commisso says they will bring some initial design concepts for the three sites short listed by councillors. A final report is expected to be presented to City Council in May.

Tib Lake property seen as promising

North American Palladium is on the verge of buying property at Tib Lake near its current mine north of Thunder Bay. Company president Bill Biggar says while the area has potential, it's too early to speculate on a possible mine.  He says a team of 20 company geologists in Thunder Bay will come up with a plan to explore the area over the next several years.  The company is purchasing the new property from Houston Lake Mining of Sudbury

Police search for robbery suspects

City Police are looking for two men in their mid teens to early twenties after another man was robbed in Westfort last night.  They say the 19 year old was accosted while walking in the area of Edward and Frederica Streets.  He tells police he was knocked to the ground and his backpack was stolen.   The victim was taken to the hospital for treatment of his injuries and then released.

Appointment gets praise from bishop

The Vatican says Toronto Archbishop Thomas Collins is among 22 new cardinals of the Roman Catholic Church named today by Pope Benedict. Thunder Bay Bishop Fred Colli calls Collins an excellent candidate for the position saying he's known him for many years having worked with him on committees in the Ontario Assembly of Bishops. Colli calls the appointment a great honour for Canada.

Jobs rate stays steady

Thunder Bay's unemployment rate stayed steady at seven percent last month.  That figure is from the latest StatsCan figures.  Nationally the unemployment rate was 7.5 percent.