Deaths rise as Thunder Bay homeless camps grow
Thunder Bay police confirmed one person found dead in a tent, and another who had been living in an encampment died in hospital. Elevate NWO says over 100 people remain in tents, more than double last year's encampment count, with 15 severely medically compromised and 10 seniors over 60. Shelter capacity and winter gear are insufficient. Fishing shack shelters are being considered but cost remains prohibitive.
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Thunder Bay
Holly Gauvin
Elevate Nwo
Peratures
Gauvin
NWO
Thunder Bay Police Service
Economic Crime Unit
Antifraudcentre-Centreantifraude.ca
Food banks nudge for systemic change amid rising poverty
Working people face escalating housing costs and inflation driving new poverty levels across Canada. A Food Banks Mississauga chief executive notes two million Canadians rely on food banks monthly and urges government action. Edmonton’s Food Bank operates at capacity as housing and income support gaps persist. Community advocates call for systemic change and donations paired with political pressure.
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Canada
North
Toronto
Meghan Nicholls
Mississauga
Nicholls
Edmonton
Marjorie Benez
MRI Suite to Bring Kenora First Local Scanner
Lake of the Woods District Hospital will install Northwestern Ontario's second MRI machine after a $7.6 million provincial grant. The project, supported by the hospital foundation, will renovate about 1560 square feet and cut travel for imaging from Kenora to Thunder Bay, easing demand on Thunder Bay Regional Health Sciences Centre.
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Lake of the Woods District Hospital
Kenora-Rainy River
Greg Rickford
Ontario
Kenora
Thunder Bay
Lake of the Woods
Rickford
Gional Health Sciences Centre
Northwestern
Northwestern Ontario
Lake of the Woods District
Catherine Murray
Sylvia Jones
Superior North Ems
Thunder Bay Regional Health Sciences Centre
Wataynikaneyap power grid connects 16 First Nations
A 1,732.5 km transmission system with 22 substations and 2,572 wood poles expands Ontario grid access. Financing of 1.8 billion is from Ontario and senior lenders. By November 2024, assets energized and 12 communities grid-connected. four more to connect in 2025 after reviews.
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Wataynikaneyap
Ontario
Margaret Kenequanash
Wataynikaneyap Power
Watayaikaneyap
McDowell Lake
Kenequanash
Teen charged with second degree murder in First Nation death
Treaty Three Police and Ontario Provincial Police say a 16 year old from Coucucting First Nation was charged with second degree murder after a homicide at a residence. The youth is in custody awaiting a bail hearing. Investigation ongoing with OPP CID and coroner. No public danger. more police presence planned. Call 1 888 310 1122 with info.
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Coucucting
Treaty Three
Ontario
Ontario Provincial Police Criminal Investigation Branch
Chief Coroner
Ontario Forensic Pathology Service
OPP
Tpshelp
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