Seniors protest Canadian Dental Care Plan eligibility
Elizabeth Pim of Thunder Bay argues the eligibility rules disadvantage seniors with modest incomes who already carry private dental insurance. She asks for a rule to exhaust private benefits before the government plan activates and highlights a recent $567 filling as an example of ongoing costs.
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Elizabeth Pim
Thunder Bay
Threats to Youths and Minorities Spark School of Fear
TWAS condemns a bomb threat targeting the Mary J L Black library branch and its storytime with drag queens. The incident highlights intolerance and the need for ongoing education about transphobia and homophobia to protect minority youth.
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Mary J.L. Black
Waterloo
King Street
Toronto
University of Waterloo
Water concerns drive subdivision planning in Oliver Paipoonge
A hydrogeologic study for Cooper Road subdivision warns wells are not potable and favors a community water system. Adjacent Macmillan Bloedel lots would require 25 percent more water than the aquifer can sustain, risking depletion. Drainage could contaminate wells. calls grow for independent evaluation and comprehensive site planning. Rick Potter Roslyn.
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Oliver Paipoonge
Cooper Road
Macmillan/ Bloedel
Ontario
Pennock Drive
Rosslyn Road
Pennock
Vibert
Cooper
Mny
Council
Conservation Authority
Rick Potter Rosslyn
NWMO Trust Questioned Over Nuclear Waste Decision Roles
Peter Lang Kaministiquia argues that the NWMO and federal government control burial of Canada’s spent nuclear fuel, with communities having little say. He cites consultant remarks, past government actions, and new information on reprocessing policy to claim opaque secrecy in decision making.
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Township of Ignace
Kim Baigrie
NWMO
Laurie Swami
ECENT
Ignace
Jake Pastore
Summit Pcg
Canada
Pastore
Jean Chretien
CBC
Chretien
Newfoundland
Bulletin of Atomic Scientists
Access To Information Act
Peter Lang
Kaministiquia
Waste plan faces public review for Ignace nuclear deal
The ITNHE hosting pact between the Nuclear Waste Management Organization and the Township of Ignace prompts calls for independent legal and environmental scrutiny. Critics question rushed signing without public assessment and fear expanded waste scope including SMR byproducts affecting downstream waterways and northern transport routes.
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Ignace
Turtle River
Wabigoon
Ontario
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Chroniclejournal
Ford urged to free LPH lands for Thunder Bay housing
Ontario Premier Doug Ford faces a test as Thunder Bay teams with the city to turn the Lakehead Psychiatric Hospital site into high rise housing. A 58 hectare parcel could be subdivided for private sale with rental and market units, a grocery, and related services, under a fast tracked plan tied to Bill 162. The project hinges on removing red tape and demolishing or refurbishing the old hospital, with federal funding support and cooperative involvement.
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Ontario
Doug Ford
Thunder Bay
Lakehead Psychiatric Hospital
LPH
Ford
City Hall
District Social Services Administration Board
Federal Housing Accelerator Fund
Fort
Boulevard Lake
Lake Superior