Man dies in highway collision near Ignace
A 21-year-old Brampton man died in a head on crash on Highway 17 west of Ignace Ontario. Two commercial vehicles collided shortly after 3:30 a.m. and highway 17 was closed most of Thursday before reopening late in the day. Police urge anyone with information to contact Dryden OPP or Crime Stoppers.
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Highway 17
Ignace
Ontario
OPP
Highway 622
Dryden
MAT enhancements urged by Ontario tourism group at ROMA
Tourism Industry Association of Ontario delegates spoke to provincial caucus members and staff at ROMA to push improvements to the Municipal Accommodation Tax rules. They proposed cutting red tape expanding coverage to colleges and universities and requiring short term rentals to collect tax, citing Thunder Bay as a case study of funds aiding local tourism projects.
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Tourism Industry Association of Ontario
TIAO
Rural Ontario Municipal Association
ROMA
Ontario
Andrew Siegwart
Siegwart
Ism
Thunder Bay
Community Economic Development Commission
Pepe
Cedc Fund
Festival of India
Cineplex
Magnus Theatre
Canada
Central Canada
William Gardens
CEDC
NAPS plans rapid officer growth with provincial funding
Thunder Bay Nishnawbe Aski Police Service aims to add 80 officers this year, taking strength from 260 to about 320 and later to 520 plus 100 civilians as funding under a $514 million provincial investment supports expansion. Chief Terry Armstrong notes headquarters upgrades and new detachments as part of the plan serving 34 First Nations across northern Ontario.
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Thunder Bay
Nishnanbe Aski
NAPS
Terry Armstrong
Armstrong
Roland Morrison
Naps Board
Morrison
Ontario
Canada
Poplar Hill
Apitipi Aniinapek
Fort Severn
Chapleau Cree
Toronto
Nishnawbe Aski Nation
Frank McKay
Dougall
Sioux Lookout
Indigenous youth gather to review UNDRIP action plan in Thunder Bay
About 50 Indigenous students and young adults meet at a Thunder Bay hotel to give feedback on a federal plan to end discrimination and advance reconciliation. Feathers of Hope, from Fort William First Nation, will host the session with speakers Meranda Galusha and Breeze Tougas breaking down UNDRIP and the five year action plan.
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Thunder Bay
Feathers of Hope
Canada
Koral
Hamilton
Fort William First Nation
Meranda Galusha
Couchiching First Nation
Breeze Tougas
Red Lake
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