City halts turf facility plan and eyes private build
Thunder Bay council orders staff to revisit a July 2021 push to partner with private firms for a city owned indoor turf facility. Projections cited a 55 million dollar cost with interest, while critics blame bureaucrats for delaying public access and debate.
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ENSOR
Thunder Bay
Mark Bentz
Frustration Over Delayed Thunder Bay Turf Facility
A local resident laments nine years without a dedicated indoor soccer turf facility in Thunder Bay. With one field at the Tournament Centre and gym space at St. Patrick High School, youth players struggle for playing time and safety while costs rise and the council stalls. The writer urges action and practical solutions now.
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St. Patrick High School
St. Pat’s
Thunder Bay
Fredericton housing idea cited for Thunder Bay plan
Comment urges Thunder Bay to learn from Fredericton NB on affordable housing. CTV News showed homelessness to housing success with tent cities disappearing, as occupants gained jobs and self esteem. Government levels offer support to cities with tent or street populations. The piece emphasizes national pride and humane housing.
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Thunder Bay
Fredericton
New Brunswick
CTV News
Injured workers face poverty in retirement
A Waterloo study shows workers with lifelong disabilities face poverty after 65 as the WSIB Loss of Retirement Income falls short of CPP contributions. The report traces LRI history and outcomes while Bill 149 seeks to raise LRI to match pre accident CPP contributions.
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University of Waterloo
Workplace Safet and Insurance Board
WSIB
Canada Pension Plan
CPP
Ontario
Canadians urged to halt Bill C-21 restricts handgun access
A Canadian firearms owner argues in a letter that Bill C-21 aims to ban handgun ownership and predicts Senate passage. The writer cites MP and minister missteps, limited senator replies, and calls for more firearms owners to contact lawmakers via scrape21.ca.
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Canada
Senate
Scrape21.ca
Canada Finland deep geological repository parallels in design
The letter argues Canada and Finland share decades of research and a similar multiple barrier approach for deep geological storage. Both use vertical shafts and 400 to 700 metre repository depths with potential fuel retrievability and monitoring. It notes near site proximity varies and praises Finland tours for informing residents.
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Finland
Canada
Northwest
Olkiluoto
Loviisa
NWMO
Ignace
Contactus
Safer to assume waste sites are not safe and far from finished
Eric Schlosser argues for vigilance over nuclear tech as a Finnish and German waste case shows. He notes safety improves after accidents and warns secrecy reduces accountability. The Asse mine illustrates long term risks, high cleanup costs, and the challenge of predicting geology for deep disposal.
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Ignace
Finland
Eric Schlosser
Schlosser
Asse
Lower Saxony
Germany
Federal Company For Radioactive Waste Disposal In
BGE
Onkalo
Diversity of views in Chronicle Journal letters policy
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