Ministers prepare for regional forum on energy and growth
Delegates from the Northwest will discuss partnerships with IESO and energy needs amid mining growth, with talks on Nuclear Waste Management Organization next steps, municipal solutions, and strategies for attracting newcomers. Keynote Shawn Kanungo will discuss Reimagining the Future as ministers hear about AI, healthcare coordination, procurement, and workforce growth.
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IESO
Northwest
Landry
Ontario
Shawn Kanungo
Superior Inn
Campaign sign delivered amid rising political tensions
A Vickers Street resident received a new campaign sign from Pawlowski as national polarization and aggressive behavior in campaigns draw comment. The resident noted shock at bold acts amid a heated election, with comparisons to U S political vitriol and recent events.
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Pawlowski
Justin Trudeau
Alberta
United States
Trump
Vickers Street
Conmee budget eyed with modest tax rise in 2025
Conmee mayor Sheila Maxwell indicates a small 2025 tax increase is likely as council prepares a spring budget. The 2024 levy rose about three percent for a $1.89 million budget. A draft 2025 vote date is pending, with possible capital projects limited to grants for pavilion work. no major spending planned.
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Conmee
Sheila Maxwell
Maxwell
Witness testimony links ricketts to 2022 hodder avenue shooting
A Thunder Bay man who pleaded guilty to manslaughter testified that Telique Ricketts pulled the trigger in the 2022 shooting death of Adrian Richardson on Hodder Avenue. Collander described plans to rob Richardson, and said he did not shoot. Green’s testimony is pending while charges for Banjan are resolved.
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Marathon
Highway 17
Laberge
Aryan Sharma
Sharma
Thunder Bay
Adrian Richardson
Telique Ricketts
Aiden Collander
Thunder Bay Court
Ricketts
Collander
Hodder Avenue
Richardson
Toronto
Jacob Green
Henok Banjan
Green
Banjan
Victoria Avenue
Hussein Aly
Aly
Ontario workers protest $2 billion WSIB rebates for corporations
About 20 people gathered outside Thunder Bay Atikokan MPP Kevin Holland's office to protest Ontario's plan to give WSIB employers rebates totaling 2 billion as part of an 11 billion corporate relief package. They say injured workers subsidize employers and face poverty while firms gain relief.
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Steve Mantis
Ford
Workplace Safety and Insurance Board
WSIB
U.S
Mantis
Thunder Bay-Atikokan
Kevin Holland
Eugene la Francois
Thunder Bay
Seri
Ontario
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Speeder
Winnipeg
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Rosslyn
Pennock Village
Highway 130
Rosslyn Village
United Reform Church
Oliver Paipoonge Heritage Museum
Opmuse2
Carl Clutchey
Local Journalism Initiative
The
Chronicle-Journal
Holland
Labour
Queen’s Park
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