Rickford Assumes Ministry of Indigenous Affairs and Reconciliation
Ontario Premier Doug Ford raises Rickford to Indigenous Affairs and First Nations Economic Reconciliation in a Greenstone announcement on June 18, marking a shift to an enterprise wide approach. Rickford touts partnerships with Matawa and northern leadership to advance an energy corridor and Ring of Fire infrastructure while aiming for equitable First Nations representation in projects across Thunder Bay and beyond.
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Greg Rickford
Ontario
Doug Ford
Greenstone
Rickford
Queen’s Park
Migizi Plaza
Matawa
Thunder Bay
Ring of Fire
Watay Power
Council tweaks pallet village debate in distance guidelines
Thunder Bay city council trimmed a reference to a vacant Viscount parking lot for a pallet village during a three hour encampment report debate. The body added ongoing review of distance guidelines, heard two deputations and scheduled a ratification vote for July 15.
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Thunder Bay
Andre Gagne
Gagne
Aldo Roberto
Fort William
Cynthia Olsen
Olsen
John Collin
Council
Eight new firefighters join Thunder Bay Fire Rescue ranks
Thunder Bay Fire Rescue graduates eight new firefighters after a 15 week training program at the Training Centre. The recruits will increase suppression staff to 185 as they prepare for a wide range of emergencies from hazmat spills to medical response and confined space rescue across eight stations.
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Thunder Bay Fire Rescue
Thunder Bay Fire Rescue Training Centre
Dave Paxton
Thunder Bay
Red Rock councillor resigns to move near family
Red Rock township bids farewell to Nancy Gladun who resigned from council effective June 30 to be closer to her children and grandchildren in Thunder Bay. Mayor Darquise Robinson and CAO Mark Figliomeni praised her service as the seat opens for new applicants July 2 through July 10 at 4 p.m.
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Red Rock
Nancy Gladun
Darquise Robinson
Gladun
Thunder Bay
Mark Figliomeni
Council
Mark
Figliomeni
Red Rock Council
SPUD Unit supports Ontario potato agriculture
A Northern Ontario potato farmer notes most Burgsteden crop goes to Thunder Bay, with some shipped to Toronto. The SPUD Unit, west of Thunder Bay on Highway 61 near Lakehead University, is affiliated with University of Guelph and backed by Shawn Brenn of the Ontario Fruit and Vegetable Growers' Association as a key infrastructure for clean seed and propagation of edible crops.
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Toronto
Northern Ontario
Thunder Bay
Highway 61
Lakehead University
SPUD
The
University of Guelph
Ontario
Ontario Fruit and Vegetable Growers’ Association
Shawn Brenn
Two Rescued After Boat Blown Into Open Lake
Thunder Bay Fire Rescue freed two people from a small pleasure craft blown offshore near Mission Marsh. The engine failed after a collision with an underwater object as offshore winds pushed the boat into the open lake. Fire crews used a Zodiac and harbor rescue vessel, with the coast guard towing the craft to shore.
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Mission Marsh
Thunder Bay
Coast Guard
Jodi Lundmark
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