Safety first for shelter village plan and secure funding
City plans a temporary shelter village on a LRCA land parcel between Neebing and McIntyre rivers across from CLE grounds on Fort William Road. The project prioritizes safety with fencing, 24 7 staff, security cameras, and possible pedestrian crosswalk, funded by 2.8 million dollars half the capital costs, requiring July 2025 start and December completion with occupancy phased from October 2025. The site follows a 2024 city council action plan and involves lease talks, Indigenous consultations, and LRCA collaboration.
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Ram River
Miles St
Miles Street
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Neebing River
McIntyre River
Fort William Road
CLE
Thunder Bay
Landfill pilots new punch-card system in Oliver Paipoonge
The town tested a pay as you throw punch-card system at two landfills on Spence Road and Barrie Drive. Each card has 24 punches and is issued quarterly, supporting roughly two punches per week for garbage up to 10 bags or one truck box.
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Oliver Paipoonge
Lucy Kloosterhuis
Spence Road
Barrie Drive
Kloosterhuis
Kakabeka Falls
Alstom to Begin Layoffs This June at Thunder Bay Plant
Unifor Local 1075 president Justin Roberts confirms gradual layoffs from June through August as the Thunder Bay plant winds down the LRV and bi-level rail car contracts. 400 workers remain on two active contracts while a new $2.2 billion Toronto Transit Commission subway bid is pursued for 55 trains.
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Alstom
Justin Roberts
Unifor
Thunder Bay
LRV
Metrolinx
GO Transit
Scarborough
Etobicoke
City of
Toronto
Roberts
Video shows pickup crash leads to driver charge
Thunder Bay police say a social media clip of a pickup striking a parked car in the 400 block Hodder Avenue Saturday night helped identify a 45 year old male driver. He faces charges of failing to stop after an accident and Highway Traffic Act offences and was released with a future court date.
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Thunder Bay
City Police Service
Hodder Avenue
White House signals complicate North American auto tariffs
White House signals positive on talks while Ford and Moe push back and Canada vows coordinated resistance. Officials outline CUSMA rules triggering tariffs on non-American parts until a gauge system is in place. Canadian premiers warn of economic impact. New Brunswick calls for hopeful engagement amid ongoing tariff battle and fentanyl IEEPA debate in U.S. Senate.
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White House
Trump
United States
Carney
U.S
Ontario
Doug Ford
Canada
Saskatchewan
Scott
Moe
New Brunswick
Susan Holt
U.S. Senate
Tim Kaine
Susan Collins
Maine
Senate
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