Thunder Bay area truck inspection station pushed for 24-7 hours
Liberal candidate Brian Hamilton backs around-the-clock operation of a $30 million truck inspection station east of Thunder Bay, along with incumbent MPP Lise Vaugeois. Both argue regular hours could boost safety by increasing inspected traffic, while an MTO spokeswoman noted intermittent staffing. Opponents did not comment.
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Thunder Bay-Superior North
Thunder Bay
Brian Hamilton
MTO
Ministry of Transportation
Hamilton
NDP
Lise Vaugeois
Rick Dumas
Green Party
John Northey
Vaugeois
Ontario
Fire safety educator converts tragedy into learning tool
Shane Ferguson whose pre service firefighter program was canceled in 2024 started Stay Alive Fire Safety, expanding The Great Escape game into an Indigenous app with Seven Sacred Animals voices by elders. Partnering with Assembly of First Nations, the app will reach 634 communities. North of Sixty actor Tom Jackson voices help promote it.
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Confederation College
Shane Ferguson
Stay Alive Fire Safety
Ferguson
Assembly of First Nations
Canada
Winnipeg
Tions
Tom Jackson
City council rejects pet burials in Thunder Bay cemeteries
Thunder Bay council, amid a Sunrise Boulevard parking study, voted against offering pet burial services due to cemetery land limits. Officials cited a seven to ten year capacity remaining and noted policy allows pet remains burial only with expanded cemetery operations. Parking study results expected January 2026. administration to explore options, including trail access and potential future changes.
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Thunder Bay
Sunrise Boulevard
Cory Halvorsen
Kayla Dixon
Reavement Authority of Ontario
Coun
Shelby Ch’ng
Ch’ng
River Terrace
South Creek Street
Golf Links Road
Greg Johnson
Dixon
Man Armed Himself in Fight Case Seeks Life Sentence
Video showed Cunningham repeatedly punched Keefe during a separate altercation. Crown contends Keefe armed himself with a knife to win the fight, aiming to stab the chest, potentially fatal. A second degree murder conviction carries a life term with 10 to 25 years parole ineligibility. case remanded to assignment court for sentencing date.
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Cunningham
Keefe
Simon McNaughton
Fort William First Nation long-term care funding push
Hajdu's office worked with Pawlowski to explore funding options for a Fort William First Nation long-term care facility. Indigenous Services Canada and Infrastructure Canada supported a precedent funding in 2023, but Pawlowski says the full project remains unfunded while Hajdu's office continues to seek additional sources.
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Pawlowski
Indigenous Services Canada
Infrastructure Canada
Bay of Quinte
Toronto
Fort William
Michele Solomon
Federal Housing and Infrastructure Department
Indigenous Services
Powlowski
Hajdn
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Carl Clutchey
Local Journalism Initiative
THE
Chronicle-Journal
Tured
Assembly of First Na
Kingfisher First Nation
City Council
Coun. Ch’ng
John Collin
Hajdu
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