Thunder Bay men seek funding relief from rising costs
The Thunder Bay District Municipal League and Northwestern Ontario Municipal Association pressed upper levels of government to address unsustainable police, health and EMS costs. Leaders from 17 municipalities met at the Prince Arthur Hotel to push for funding reforms and predictable budgets amid Ontario Provincial Police and DDSAB levies.
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Thunder Bay
Terrace Bay
Marathon
Wendy Landry
Northwestern Ontario Municipal Association
Ontario
Police
Greenstone
Landry
O’connor
Dumas
Thunder Bay District Municipal League
Municipal League
Toronto
Northern
Northwestern Ontario Innova tion Centre Pitch IT seeks ideas
Entrepreneurs in Kenora and Rainy River Districts are urged to enter Pitch IT for a chance at prizes of 5000 for first 3000 for second and 2000 for the People's Choice. Applicants face a regional competition with a March 27 deadline and a virtual April 27 event.
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Kenora
Rainy River
Northwestern Ontario
Chathura Jayasinghe
NWO Innovation Centre
Jayasinghe
Local students compete in Skills Ontario carpentry event
Top trade students from Lakehead Public Board joined six contenders from Westgate and Superior Collegiate institutes in a team carpentry segment at Carpenters Union Local 1669. Nathan Caputo faced a solo task after his partner was absent, aiming to earn bonus points while eyeing future welding and fabrication ventures. Judges from Local 1669 highlighted time management and teamwork lessons as Thunder Bay districts prepare for regional and Toronto provincial rounds with potential national and world stage advancement.
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Nathan Caputo
Hammarskjold
Lakehead
Carpenters Union
Caputo
Roger Drear
Ontario
Drcear
Thunder Bay
Toronto
Drear
Confederation College
Westgate Collegiate and Vocational Institute
Superior Collegiate and Vocational Institute
Carpenters’ Union Local 1669
Josh Noga
Noga
Thunder Bay man charged in historic First Nations assault case
The Thunder Bay OPP charged 61 year old George Spade of Thunder Bay with gross indecency indecent and sexual assault and related offences from a 1978 to 1988 Collins First Nation case. Victims urged to contact police or Crime Stoppers. A separate Whitedog First Nation incident led to a 38 year old woman facing assault with a weapon and bodily harm charges. In Manitouwadge, a man was charged after a May search yielded cocaine 100 grams worth about 10000 and 76 dilanded pills with 2500 value plus cash and weapons гро.
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Thunder Bay
Ontario
Collins
OPP
George Spade
Spade
Collins First Nation
Patridge Avenue
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