Urgency to Rebuild School Drives Babametoong Action
Babametoong Chief Solomon Adookan voiced shock over last Thursdays fire at the John C Yesno Education Centre and possible arson. Four teenagers have been arrested as leaders from Matawa ISC and Ki-wetinoong MPP Sol Mamakwa call for rapid rebuilding and multi-level government cooperation to construct a new school.
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Babametoong
Solomon Adookan
John C. Yesno
Nishnanbe Aski
Adookan
Atlookan
Matawa
Indigenous Services Canada
ISC
MPP
Kiwetinoong
Sol Mamakwa
Mamakwa
Babametoong First Nation
John Slipperjack
Province
Thunder Bay Pulp Mill funding fuels biomass and decarbonization push
The Modernization funding stream backs the Thunder Bay Pulp and Paper Mill with 5 million dollars to expand production and biomass use. Additional grants include Bioeconomy projects from FPInnovations, Indigenous partnerships with Cat Lake and Bingwi Neyaashi Anishinaabek, and support for Bioenergy, forestry and university research totaling over eight million across multiple Ontario groups.
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Kent Ramsay
Ramsay
Thunder Bay Pulp and Paper Mill
Biopower Sustainable Energy Corp
Atikokan
First Nation
Thunder Bay
Armstrong
Fpinnovations
Cat Lake First Nation
Sioux Lookout
Jason Mattson
Ontario Ltd
True North Trucking
Bingwi Neyaashi Anishinaabek First Nation
Nipigon
Lac Seul First Nation
Lake Nipigon Forest Management Inc
Greenmantle Forest Inc
Lakehead University
Graydon Smith
Natural Resources and Forestry
Suspect arrested in Thunder Bay attempted murder case
A suspect, Yusuf Bashir Yusuf, 22, of Toronto, was arrested in Thunder Bay on July 12, 2023, in connection with an attempted murder case. He faces multiple firearms related charges and appeared in court with future dates planned.
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Thunder Bay
Cumming Street
North May Street
Yusuf Bashir Yusuf
Toronto
Yusuf
Wayne Edward Gilberds
Gilberds
East End Boys and Girls Club
Wayside Club
Dufferin Street
Tyson Stanley Spence
Spence
Shuniah Township
Shamiah
Mackenzie Station Road
Erik Tapio
Tapio
Emergency fund created after Babametoong school fire
Matawa First Nations Management partners with Achieving the Dream Through Education to establish the Babametoong First Nation Emergency Response Fund after the John C. Yesno Education Centre burned on January 25. The fund aims to supply essential needs for children and youth, prioritizing sports equipment, while community leaders guide ongoing needs and recovery efforts.
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Matawa First Nations Management
Babametoong First Nation
Nishnawbe Aski
Matawa First Nations
John C. Yesno
Babametoong
Fort Hope
Brittany Kennedy
Babametoong First Nation Emergency Response Fund
Kennedy
JCY Education Centre
Solomon Adookan
Matawa
Achievingthedream.ca
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Feds
Adlookan
Babametoong Partners
JCY
the Chronicle-Journal
Sandi Krasowski
Chantal Brochu
Inferno
Tal
Ford Street
Jodi Landmark
Carl Clutchey
Local Journalism Initiative
The
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