Ambulance staff shortages trigger district wide shortfalls
The Kenora district faces a steady downstaffing crisis with about 20 percent fewer paramedics than needed. CUPE Local 5911 reports daily reductions as EMS expands services since 2019, creating a domino effect across Dryden Sioux Lookout Kenora and other towns.
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Kenora
CUPE
Sioux Lookout
David Hamilton
Kenora District Services Board
Hamilton
Red Lake
Ignace
Pickle Lake
Derek Hamilton
Dryden
Doug Lawrance
Lawrance
District of Rainy River Services Board
Emo
Rainy River Board
Deborah Ewald
Hajdu touts Thunder Bay support with housing and growth
MP Patty Hajdu says Thunder Bay Superior North voice guided Ottawa actions in 2024 securing major infrastructure funds. She highlights Housing Accelerator Fund gain, Critical Mineral Strategy benefits, and FedNor support, plus Dental Care Benefit reaching 6500 riders, Canada Child Benefit, affordable Child Care, debt-free loans, and student grant boosts.
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Thunder Bay-Superior North
Patty Hajdy
Thunder Bay
Ottawa
FedNor
Hajdu
Canada
Year in Review highlights support for Thunder Bay future
The speaker praises continuing Thunder Bay's history of graduates achieving success while expanding school food programs to nourish early learners. She notes wages rising faster than inflation for 21 months, tax relief for Canadians over the holidays, and federal investment in homelessness and addiction services. She emphasizes dignity, home access, and local economic participation.
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Thunder Bay
Hajdu
Liberal leadership bids swirl as ministers weigh runs
James Maloney signals support for Freeland if she runs while other ministers including Anita Anand Francois-Philippe Champagne Jonathan Wilkinson Steven MacKinnon Karina Gould consider leadership. Wilkinson studies family input and both urge quick timing as the party plans rules and dates for the race.
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James Maloney
Freeland
Liberal Party
Sachit Mehra
Anita Anand
Francois-Philippe Champagne
Champagne
Jonathan Wilkinson
Steven MacKinnon
Karina Gould
Wilkinson
MacKinnon
Canada
National Party Board
Moose hunter fined for licence and firearm offences
A Sault Ste. Marie man, Fred McLeod, was fined 5500 for hunting moose without a licence and lacking documents for firearm possession near Ter race Bay in Esker Lake on October 17, 2023. Officers noted no licensing documentation and revoked federal acquisition licence. he was later found guilty by a justice of the peace in Thunder Bay court. Suspected wildlife offences can be reported to the MNR tips line.
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Sault Ste. Marie
Terrace Bay
Fred McLeod
Esker
McLeod
Thunder Bay
Ministry of Natural Resources
Research Eyes Indigenous Rights Driven Mining Upgrades
A study in northern Ontario seeks to build a business case for adopting the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples and ensuring free prior and informed consent. It will document mining impacts on First Nations, assess consultation quality, evaluate Indigenous relations policies, and propose frameworks to guide Ring of Fire projects and other developments.
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Rasevych
Ontario
Prospectors and Developers Association
Toronto
Canadian Sustainability Standard Board
Crown
Garage fire blocks rural Thunder Bay area
Fire crews responded to a Monday evening blaze on Normandy Court off the 20th Sideroad where a detached garage was fully engulfed. No injuries were reported as occupants escaped before arrival, though a hybrid electric car inside the garage burned for about 90 minutes before being brought under control.
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Thunder Bay
Eroad
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Patty Hardy
Indigenous Services
Federal Economic Development Agency For Northern Ontario
Year IN Review
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Carl Clutchey
Local Journalism Initiative
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Doug Diaczuk
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