Thunder Bay Tax Hike Grows Burden on Residents
A Thunder Bay reader laments a 6.1 percent property tax increase to fund infrastructure while noting council pay raises and a stalled indoor turf facility pledge from Soccer Northwest. The letter argues taxes deter business and call the city the “dirty Toronto” as debt grows. Suzanne DeRusha Thunder Bay.
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Thunder Bay
Ontario
Soccer Northwest
Toronto
Suzanne DeRusha
Conservatory Visit Delights New Thunder Bay Resident
A new Thunder Bay resident shares a Christmas season visit to the Conservatory. The softly lit displays, moving water, and festive decor left the writer grateful for the city’s investment in preserving and improving the public garden.
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Thunder Bay Area
Diversity of views in letters section
Community letters section invites diverse opinions on topics with letters capped at 300 words. Readers are asked to submit via email, including full name, address and day phone number. only names and hometowns will be published.
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Chroniclejournal
Go-it-alone policy harms Canada’s climate plan and economy
The piece argues Canada’s unilateral net-zero effort is ineffective as global emissions rise elsewhere. It questions the Trans Mountain expansion at ballooning costs and warns that exporting oil and gas shifts emissions abroad. It notes Canada’s 1.4 percent share and claims no plan to boost EV charging or power generation, risking Western Canada bankruptcy and nationwide blackouts.
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Canada
Trudeau
Western
Partisan politics won't stop electric vehicles from coming
A letter argues that techno logical EV challenges are not federal fault and that auto makers plan for exclusive or dominant EV output by 2030 to the mid-2030s. It notes Tesla leads in sales, Canada cannot force EV adoption, and future tech like solid state or hydrogen may shift timelines.
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TISN
Chrysler
General Motors
Mercedes
Audi
Volvo
Tesla
Toyota
Canada
Northwest
North America
United States
Thunder Bay Weather Breaks December Records In 2023
Climate notes from Graham Saunders of Lakehead University report December 2023 as the warmest since 1941 at Thunder Bay Airport with an average -1.7 C and many days above freezing. The piece details sparse snow, a high 2023 wildfire season at 18.5 million hectares, 300 evacuations, 82 tornadoes in Canada, and a shift toward milder winters and more rain in the 21st century.
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Ecember
Thunder Bay
Canada
Great Lakes
Lakes Superior
Huron
Erie
Ontario
Ottawa
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