Food distribution association eyes education and self-sustainability
Regional Food Distribution Association plans expansion to boost training food preparation and storage capacity. Executive director Volker Kromm says concrete pours are urgent to avoid cost overruns as pilings and forms rise. The project aims to educate, enable local catering and events, and partner with Confederation and Centennial Colleges while seeking funding and community support.
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Volker Kromm
Mother Nature
Kromm
Confederation College
Centennial College
Fort William Chief voices concern over nuclear waste route
Fort William First Nation Chief Michele Solomon says she is disappointed as Nuclear Waste Management Organization selects Revell Lake site for a deep geological repository. She urges re hearing opposition views and stresses proximity principle amid transport route risks through Northwestern Ontario.
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Fort William
Michele Solomon
Wabigoon Lake Ojibway Nation
Revell Lake
Ignace Township
Wabigoon Lake
First Nation
Canada
Revell
South Bruce
Ontario
Nuclear Waste Management Organization
Solomon’s
Solomon
College seeks broader Empty Bowls Thunder Bay role
Cooper says the group will explore deeper college involvement over months, aiming to recruit student volunteers and coordinate with staff. The plan includes culinary program participation to prepare soup for the event.
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Cooper
Thunder Bay
Confederation College
Deputy chief Ryan Hughes gets two more years with Thunder Bay Police
The Thunder Bay Police Service Board re appoints Ryan Hughes as deputy chief for two years. Hughes has served since 2019 with 26 years as a sworn officer. Chief Fleury welcomed the extension noting Hughes is a valued senior leader. he was suspended in 2022 during an external probe and reinstated in 2028 after a board review.
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Thunder Bay Police Service Board
Ryan Hughes
Hughes
Thunder Bay Police Service
Fleury
Thunder Bay
Darcy Fleury
Police Service Board
Tario
Toronto Police Service
Thunder Bay Library Evacuated Over Threat To Drag Queens Event
Police investigated a threat against the Storytime with Thunder Bay Drag Queens at Waverley Library. The building was evacuated, no credible threat found after search, and the event moved off-site and continued. Officers remind the public to report false threats carry criminal charges.
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Thunder Bay
Waverley Library
Rainbow Collective of
Jason Veltri
Thunder Bay Public Library
Nal
Fire damages Thunder Bay home. one hospitalized. break in suspect arrested
A Thunder Bay home on McIntosh Street suffered extensive fire damage with smoke and flames from multiple areas. The sole occupant was taken to hospital. Police later arrested a 30-year-old man in a separate break in case on Memorial Avenue, facing multiple charges and remanded. A nationwide warrant had been issued for Brandon Roy, held in North Bay, as part of a broader federal case.
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Thunder Bay
McIntosh Street
Thunder Bay Regional Health Sciences Centre
Memorial Avenue
Cumberland Street
Ontario
Brandon Roy
Roy
North Bay
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