Homelessness Seen Rising in Northern Ontario Report
A new report from NOSDA and partners details a 204 percent rise in chronic homelessness in Northern Ontario from 1,771 in 2016 to 5,377 in 2024. It cites factors like living costs, rents, isolation, and systemic inequities, with Indigenous people making up 44.6 percent of those affected. the model forecasts an 11 billion 10 year provincial investment, including 7.7 billion for capital and 329 million annually for operations.
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Northern Ontario Service Deliverers Association
NOSDA
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Fern Dominelli
Dominelli
North
Regional Food Distribution Association plans 5200 square-foot Thunder Bay expansion
The Regional Food Distribution Association announced a 5200 square-foot expansion to its Syndicate Avenue headquarters in Thunder Bay. Executive director Volker Kromm says the project aims to shift from giving food to helping people help themselves, moving toward a “hand up” model and expanding services to address regional food insecurity.
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Food Distribution Association
Thunder Bay
Volker Kromm
Regional Food Distribution Association
Food Distribution Group
Syndicate Avenue
Organizers meet to discuss Sleeping Giant Loppet plan
The Sleeping Giant Loppet committee will meet Sunday to discuss options as light snow threatens a second winter with poor conditions at Sleeping Giant Provincial Park near Thunder Bay. About 900 skiers attend, with the 2024 event canceled due to mild winter.
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Sleeping Giant
Thunder Bay
Peter Gallagher
Ontario
Gallagher
Environment Canada
Bill C-61 would fund First Nations clean water access
Indigenous Services Minister Patty Hajdu and AFN Chief Cindy Woodhouse Nepinak urged passage of Bill C-61 to secure reliable clean drinking water and source protection for First Nations. With Parliament prorogued until March, the bill risks dying without cross‑party backing, though Hajdu says it can return when MPs resume.
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Patty Hajdy
Hajdu
Assembly of First Nations
Cindy Woodhouse Nepinak
Senate
Justin Trudeau
NDP
Bloc Québécois
Alberta
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