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Last night's city council meeting featured a special presentation from Volker Beckmann of Design North and Mark Matiasek from Thompson Unlimited on Thompson becoming the wolf capital of Canada.

A firefighter with the City of Thompson who was injured on the job five years ago is still struggling with a serious neck injury and trying to find his place in the workforce. On Dec.

Conrad Chaboyer, an outdoor area attendant who works for the City of Thompson, was outside Commercial Place on July 6 picking up litter.

There was some heated debate in city council chambers June 29 as the open air-burning bylaw was on the table for third reading and passed 4-3.

A cab driver suffered facial injuries and had to be taken to the Thompson General Hospital after an attack from a passenger over the weekend. On July 5 around 9 p.m.

The fourth annual Nickel City Motors Paint Lake boat show held at the Paint Lake Resort and Marina on June 28 and 29 was a big success, says Mike Vokey, general manager of Nickel City Motors, with people showing up from all across the North.

Juggler Vincent Champagne of Gravity Still Works warmed up with bowling pins before moving on to knives at Canada Day celebrations July 1 in MacLean Park.

A fox inspects River Road by the Thompson Wildlife Association building moments before the first runners in the Boys and Girls Club half-marathon and 10-kilometre run arrive on the scene July 5.

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Al Meston, accompanied by his three grandchildren, was presented with a fire service medal from the Manitoba Association of Fire Chiefs in recognition of 25 years of service at a city council meeting on June 29.