Centre backs Bill 173 Intimate Partner Violence Epidemic Act
Northwestern Ontario Women's Centre applauds unanimous Queen's Park support for Bill 173 while urging validation for survivors access to justice. O'Reilly cites Thunder Bay's high gender based violence rates and calls for municipal action, housing support, and funding for advocacy groups to aid survivors.
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Northwestern Ontario
Thunder Bay
Renfrew County
Carol Culleton
Anastasia Kuzyk
Nathalie Warmerdam
O’reilly
Thunder Bay City
Canada
District of Thunder Bay Social Services Administration Board
Intergovernmental Affairs Committee
Council
Beendigen
Faye Peterson
Firefighters urge cooking safety after apartment kitchen fire
Thunder Bay Fire Rescue reminds the public not to leave cooking unattended after a kitchen fire in a basement apartment on Cumming Street. Crews arrived around 9 15 p m found dense smoke spreading from the kitchen and basement. The main fire was extinguished with help from a resident using an extinguisher and residents were allowed to return after smoke removal. One occupant was treated for smoke inhalation by paramedics.
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Thunder Bay
Cumming Street
Early bear sightings near Neebing landfills raise mild concern
Reports of black bears at rural landfills ahead of schedule in spring with one notably large, well fed bear spotted at Neebing's Sand Hill Road. Officials note earlier emergence may reflect milder winters and advise vigilance and direct safety reminders at landfills.
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Nathan Armstrong
Neebing
Sand Hill Road
Armstrong
Needing
Erika Kromm
Ontario
Thunder Bay Conservatory renewal gains city approval
City council narrowly backs extending the Centennial Botanical Conservatory renewal with MBuilds Limited Partnership for up to 7.7 million. Officials cite rising costs from 5.1 million estimates and warn of future big projects while planning two more phases and a fall 2025 grand reopening.
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Centennial Botanical Conservatory
Thunder Bay
Mbuilds Limited Partnership
Cory Halvorsen
Coun
Mark Bentz
Bentz
Kerri Marshall
Halvorsen
Ch’ng
River Coun
Andrew Foulds
Foulds
Budget highlights cited interoperability and rural internet push
The budget allocates 1.3 billion for rural high speed internet in Ontario and more than 4 billion over seven years for a housing strategy including rural and Indigenous communities. Grain Growers of Canada decry limited coverage of agriculture with calls for updated policies, plant breeding focus, and interoperability consultations to start in June.
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Ontario
Melillo
Northwestern Ontario Municipal Association
Shamiah
Wendy Landry
Land
Freeland
Grain Growers of Canada
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