Greenstone debates Franco-Ontarian flag policy change
At the March 25 council meeting Councillor Vicky Budge urged revisiting Greenstone's flag policy which removed the Franco-Ontarian flag from year round display. Other members urged balance and inclusivity while some backed keeping a single Canadian flag to represent all residents. Budge plans to bring the topic back for April 8 with wording to amend the motion.
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Greenstone
Coun
Vicky Budge
Budge
OPP
Council
Fran Koning
Koning
Chris Walterson
Jamie McPherson
Multi year budgeting eyed for Thunder Bay council
Thunder Bay officials discuss moving to multi year budgeting with a four year strategic plan. The 2024 budget includes approval to purchase software, with vendor selection and council approval aimed for 2026 2027 start. Annual review will still apply and council faces a phased implementation.
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Thunder Bay
Keri Greaves
Greaves
Council
Summer policing program open to Indigenous teens
Indigenous students aged 14 to 17 can apply by Friday to Anishinabek Police Service summer work program open to nine communities including Fort William First Nation. Participants will work at detachments and events and help with programming while earning pay. MP Carol Hughes urged federal funding reforms for FNIPP calling essential service.
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Anishinabek Police Service
Fort William
Police Force
Apscops.org
NDP
Carol Hughes
First Nations and Inuit Policing Program
FNIPP
Hughes
Algoma-Manitoulin-Kapuskasing
Thunder Bay port hosts top hat ceremony for M V Federal Franklin
The M V Federal Franklin crew Rohit Khosla and Jyotir May Santra receive a ceremonial top hat at Thunder Bay Terminals as the ship loads Canadian potash for Brazil. Fednav, a major bulk carrier, accounts for 40 percent of saltwater calls to Thunder Bay, with a 2021 launch date and Seaway max design.
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M.V. Federal Franklin
Jyotirmay Santra
Rohit Khosla
Thunder Bay
Pat Bushby
Port of
Keefer Terminal
Heikkinen
Great Lakes
St. Lawrence River
Brazil
Fednav
Canada
Harvest Spirit
Eclipse viewing guidelines as Thunder Bay schools cut day
Northwestern Health Unit warns only ISO 12312-2 compliant viewing glasses are safe for the solar eclipse. Thunder Bay students will be dismissed at noon on April 8 to prevent unsafe solar viewing on route home. Fort William Historical Park offers 1 to 5 pm observatory viewing with solar telescopes and free glasses while supplies last. Tickets 15 dollars. children five and under free.
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Thomas Nabb
Northwestern Health Unit
Thunder Bay
Fort William Historical Park
David Thompson Astronomical Observatory
Patrick Morash
NASA
Fwhp. Ca
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Association Des Francophones du Nord-Ouest de l’Ontario
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Waddington & Pottinger Law LLP
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Wadpotlaw.ca
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