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Newspaper
Chronicle Journal
Location
Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada
Date
Dec 09, 2023
Page
5
A Thunder Bay resident describes rising street violence, addiction, and mental health crises after lockdown. He reports about 150 calls on his street, opioid overdoses, frequent em ergencies, and fear among local entrepreneurs who now fear for safety and demand policy redirection and support to restore community security.
A CBC report alleges Christine Elliott approved a large funding increase and bed expansion for the Don Mills Surgical Unit, a privatized Toronto clinic, despite laws restricting private for profit hospitals. The clinic’s reimbursements exceed public hospitals, with $1,264 per cataract and $4,037 per knee surgery, and a 278 percent funding rise from 2017-18 to 2021-22.
Northwestern Ontario residents face two year waits for knee surgeries as private facilities receive more funding than hospitals. Critics say urgent procedures could reduce pain and prevent worsening, highlighting policy gaps under Premier Doug Ford. Marlene Turner Manitouwrap
The Chronicle Journal invites original letters of opinion up to 300 words with priority given to space edited pieces. Include full name address and day phone. only names and hometowns will be published. Cite page and date for any articles referenced and email submissions to letters chroniclejournal com without attachments.
A reader urges the city to shift funds from new sports facilities to shelter and meals for the hungry and homeless. They challenge decision makers to live in tents for a week and call for compassion during Christmas.
The Thunder Bay North Stars and Thunderwolves hockey clubs donated game tickets to Ukrainian immigrant families, giving them a shared Canadian pastime. Wolves beat Kam River Walleye on Nov 3 and Stars defeated them on Dec 2, highlighting club efforts to mentor youth and fundraise for Our Kids Count.
A former mental health worker urges caution over shipping nuclear waste by truck along the trans Canada highway from the Ignace area to a proposed repository. He cites past crashes near Shabaqua, late 2015 incidents, and frequent highway closures to argue the route is unsafe for urban and rural communities within 1,400 kilometres of the project.
Volker Kromm of the Regional Food Distribution Association of Northwestern Ontario calls for coordinated action to fix root causes of hunger. He cites misdirected donations and duplicated efforts, urging governments and donors to collaborate, fund sustainable shelters, and build healthy communities through shared leadership and accountability.
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