Dryden council approves 6.3% water sewer rate hike
Mayor Jack Harrison says the 6.3 percent increase, effective Dec 29, funds aging water and sewer assets. He notes cast iron pipes from 1927 need replacement and a gradual rise minimizes resident impact, adding about four dollars more per month for a typical Dryden household.
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Dryden
Jack Harrison
Harrison
Thunder Bay Fundraiser Breaks Record at Boston Pizza
Appetites and generosity drive a December 6 Boston Pizza event in Thunder Bay. The restaurant donated 10 percent of sales and matched customer donations up to 5000 dollars. It marks the fundraiser’s largest total in its 14 year history.
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Boston Pizza
Thunder Bay
St Patrick High School Reopens After Threat Cleared
Thunder Bay staff and students faced lockdown Friday as police responded to a seventh threat since late November. A non student youth was arrested Wednesday on mis chief charges connected to Monday and Wednesday threats. The school evacuated and students left early but returned later to collect belongings with officers on site. Classes resume Monday as police deem the school safe.
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St. Patrick High School
Thunder Bay
St. Patrick High
Board
Wabigoon to unveil multipurpose pavilion and rink
Wabigoon's community centre gains a companion facility a skating rink that can host markets powwows weddings and events near Highway 17 and Main Street. The $1 million project funded by FedNor Ontario Trillium Foundation Nuclear Waste Management Organization and Wabigoon Lake Ojibway Nation should be completed by spring with cement work and signage pending.
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Wabigoon
Local Services Board
Highway 17
Main Street
Wabigoon Memorial
Drake Wetelainen
FedNor
Ontario Trillium Foundation
Nuclear Waste Management Organization
Wabigoon Lake Ojibway
Richard Vetelainen
Arlene Williams
First Nations Clean Water Bill Seen As First Step
Wabigoon Lake Ojibway Nation faced a boil water advisory in 2023 due to faulty equipment while supply chain delays hampered parts. Bill C-61 aims to set minimum standards for drinking water and wastewater in First Nations and support sovereignty, with NAN and Grand Chiefs noting it is only the initial step in a long process.
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Wabigoon Lake
Canada
Clayton Vetelainen
Nishnawbe Aski
Alvin Fiddler
Nan
Fiddler
Neskantaga
Babametoong
Marten Falls
Mishkeegogamang
North Caribou Lake
Bearskin Lake
Sandy Lake
Muskrat Dam Lake
Fort Severn
Deer Lake
North Spirit Lake
Nibinamik
Neskantaga First Nation
Indigenous Services
Patty Hajdu
Thunder Bay-Superior North
Chris Moonias
CBC
Hajdu
Ottawa
Grand Council
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