Procurement underway as wildfire season nears in Ontario
Ontario AFFES officials say planning and procurement are underway ahead of the April 1 start of wildfire season. Contracts for goods and services above set thresholds go to tender via the Open Tender Portal while AFFES maintains its own equipment stock and mutual aid with partners across Canada. The April 15 deadline remains for applications to become Ontario Fire Ranger wildland firefighters.
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Chris Marchand
Ontario
Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry
AFFES
Chronicle-Journal
Marchand
Marchant
Canada
Canadian Interagency Forest Fire Centre
Thunder Bay
New Bigtigong school opens after six-year build
The Bigtigong Nishnaabeg community celebrates the move into Endzhigkinoohmanding elementary near Marathon with a parade and lunch. Education director Lisa Michano-Courchene notes emotional responses as staff and students explore the new gym, land-based and language rooms, and cultural spaces. A spring landscaping finish and late summer to early fall grand opening are planned for the completed grounds.
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Bigtigong Nishnaabeg First Nation
Bigtigong Nishnaabeg
Endzhigkinoohmanding
Marathon
Bigtigong
Lisa Michano-Cour
Michano Courchene
Michano-Courchene
Bigtigong Nishnaabeg Endzhigkin Cohmanding
Thunder Bay Opens Housing Task Force Amid Push for 2200 Units
The Thunder Bay council starts forming a rapid action housing task force with mayoral inclusion, aiming to deliver 2,200 housing units by 2031. Huzan urges three industry reps and early recruitment, warning delays could miss provincial and federal funding. Recruiting runs three to four weeks with council to review a recommendation.
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Thunder Bay
Stefan Huzan
Northern Planning
Council
Huzan
Shelby Ch’ng
Coun
Rajni Agarwal
Agarwal
Joel DePeuter
Ken Boshcoff
Larry Joy
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