Council to vote on Kam River site for homeless shelter village
Thunder Bay council hears a report backing 80 temporary shelter village units at Kam River Heritage Park as the fourth site considered. The plan, part of a five year human rights based homelessness strategy, requires July construction to secure $2.8 million funding, with intake beginning next October and 24/7 security measures at the site.
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Kam River
Miles Street
Fort William Road
Lakehead
Rilee Willianen
Willianen
Kaministiquia
Free Dump Days in Oliver Paipoonge Focus on Reuse
Environmental advocates urge reducing over consumption during spring cleaning and consider donating usable items to agencies like the Salvation Army and Elizabeth Fry Society. Oliver Paipoonge offers three free dumping days at North Spence Road and South Barrie Drive on May 20, May 21, and May 24 with access cards required.
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Kennedy Bucci
Oliver Paipoonge
Bucci
Salvation Army
Elizabeth Fry Society
North Spence Road
South Barrie Drive
Northwest mining boom seeks power for region
At the 2025 Northwestern Ontario Municipal Association conference more than 300 delegates debated power needs for mining growth. Iain Angus, co-chair of the Northwest Energy Task Force, moderated a panel with Ian Dunn, Paul Norris, Aaron Del Pino, Sanjiv Karunakaran, and Beverly Nollett as they outlined current gaps and proposed expansions. The task force has tracked mining demand for two decades and pressed for new transmission lines from Dryden to Ear Falls, Red Lake, Pickle Lake, and from Terrace Bay to Greenstone and beyond.
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Superior Inn
Northwest
Iain Angus
Northwest Energy Task Force
Working Together To Power
Northwestern Ontario
Ian Dunn
Ontario Forest Industry Association
Paul Norris
Ontario Waterpower Association
Aaron del Pino
Ontario Power Generation
Sanjiv Karunakaran
Hydro One
Beverly Nollett
Angus
Energy Task Force
Gus
Electricity System
Dryden
Ear Falls
Red Lake
Norwich
Pickle Lake
Terrace Bay
Marathon
Greenstone
Thunder Bay
Wendy Landry
Transmission lines stay focus as energy task force drafts plans
Angus stresses transmission line capacity as 41 mining projects plan to start by 2038, with most near existing lines, while Dryden north planning and Ring of Fire connections advance. He cites Hydro One and the Independent Electricity System Operator and notes Greenstone Gold’s need for on site generators.
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Angus
Hydro One
Dryden North
Thunder Bay Pepper Spray Arrest and Rural Garage Fire
A 25-year-old woman was charged with two counts of assault with a weapon two counts of administering a noxious thing possession of a weapon for a dangerous purpose and breach of probation after pepper spray incidents near May and Miles streets. Separately a rural south side garage fire on Broadway Avenue injured one person and caused extensive damage with fire crews dousing the blaze and transporting a patient. A May Street driver was arrested nearby after leaving a vehicle and found with cocaine fentanyl knives cash and drug paraphernalia. charges include trafficking weapons property obtained by crime and multiple road acts while remanded for court.
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May
Miles Streets
Broadway Ave
Nue
May Street
Prohibited Driver Charged After Drug Possession Found
Thunder Bay police stopped a known prohibited driver on the citys south side at noon Thursday. The man was arrested for breaching driving prohibitions and found in possession of suspected illicit drugs, leading to additional drug trafficking charges. License plates on the vehicle were not specified in the report.
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Police increase visible presence in Thunder Bay area
Thunder Bay Police Service advises the public to expect a visible presence next week starting Monday, mainly on the south side, as officers conduct searches for evidence in an ongoing investigation. No threat to public safety is cited. updates will follow. Filed from Doug Diaczuk.
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