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Newspaper

Chronicle Journal

Location

Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada

Date

Dec 02, 2023

Page

5

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

The Chronicle Journal invites original letters up to 300 words for its letters page. Authors must cite page and date for any articles referenced, provide full name address and day phone, and may publish names and hometowns. Letters may appear on the website with no frequency restriction.

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