Ontario leaders pressure action over AV Terrace Bay mill closure
Stiles and MPP Lise Vaugeois toured the north from Thunder Bay to Terrace Bay meeting workers and officials affected by AV Terrace Bay pulp mill idling. They stressed the mill is viable with maintenance, urged company answers, and warned of job losses and small business collapse if inaction continues.
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Ontario
NDP
Mark Stiles
Thunder Bay-Superior North
Lise Vaugeois
Thunder Bay
Terrace Bay
Stiles
United Steel Workers Union
International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers
AV Group Canada
Vaugeois
Vaugeois and
White River
Hornepayne
Geraldton
Ontario panel urges clean energy path to 2050
A government commissioned panel in Ontario calls for a 2050 clean energy economy. It recommends clear public communication, policy on natural gas, support for electric vehicles and storage, and careful transition with ongoing use of gas for reliability during the shift. The Independent Electricity System Operator plans phasing out gas while adding seven battery storage projects.
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Toronto
Ontario
Todd Smith
Smith
Electrification and
David Collie
Collie
IESO
Ottawa
Province would work with new abattoir owners
The province offered its understanding on the risk of Thunder Bay area farmers losing local meat processing but did not commit to stepping in. It emphasized support for buyers of Murillo’s Thunder Bay Meat Processing operation while noting it licenses but does not run abattoirs and offers modernization funding.
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Thunder Bay-area
Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs
Murillo
Thunder Bay
Oliver Road
Chronicle-Journal
Ontario
Kevin Holland
Thunder Bay-Atikokan
Cabinet seeks glimmers of progress on housing supply
Moffatt cites early gains from a $4 billion housing accelerator fund with 23 city agreements to cut red tape and encourage multi unit builds. GST and HST removal on new rental construction praised, but experts warn delivery will take time amid high rates and slowing economy.
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Moffatt
Canada
Canada-U.s
Joe Biden
Donald Trump
Justin Trudeau
Chamber of Commerce
Montreal
Trump
Laura Dawson
Future Borders Coalition
Dawson
America
Oval Office
U.S
Canadians cut spending during holiday season survey
Roughly half of more than 1,000 Canadians surveyed planned to buy only essential items. Seventy one percent would shop on sale and 29 percent would choose less expensive retailers. Statistics Canada will release December retail sales data next month. early estimate signals a 0.8 percent gain, though revisions are possible.
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Statistics Canada
Judge
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Marit Stiles
Liam Casey
the Canadian Press
Juest
Canadians
Red River
Michael Zassino
River Street
Thunderbay
CityClerkfa Thunderbay.ca
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