Council backs private bid for indoor turf facility Option 3
Thun der Bay city council approved moving to solicit proposals from private firms to build an indoor turf facility using Option 3. The plan, backed by city manager Norm Gale, includes a $26 tax increase for debt repayments and energy efficient design, with 12 councillors present voting 10 in favor.
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Gale
Soccer Canada
Mike Giona
Ontario Soccer Centre
Vaughan
Bentz
Andrew Foulds
Greg Johnson
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Juno winner Aysanabee to headline Thunder Bay Canada Day
Juno Award winner Aysanabee will perform at Canada Day at the Waterfront in Thunder Bay. The Oji-Cree singer from Sandy Lake First Nation will take the stage at 5 p.m. on July 1 at Marina Park, with the event running noon to 6 p.m. The City of Thunder Bay promotes inclusivity as the festival expands its cultural program this year.
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Foulds
Coun
Mark Bentz
Keri Greaves
Aysanabee
Waterfront
Thunder Bay
Marina Park
Sandy Lake
Louisa Costanzo
Indigenous groups share Hydro One grant for community projects
Hydro One awarded 25 000 grants to 35 Indigenous communities charities and municipalities including EcoSuperior and four Thunder Bay recipients. EcoSuperior plans Thunder Bay’s first traffic garden a hands on bike and road safety space. Other funds will support a greenhouse charging station and various youth mental health and family programs.
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Hydro One Energizing Life Community Fund
EcoSuperior
Children’s Centre Foundation
Ojibways of Onigaming First Nation
Wunnumin Lake First Nation
Ashley Priem
Priem
Hydro One
Ojibways
Onigaming
Wunnumin Lake
Hydro One Re
Kenora housing push gains steam with new projects
Kenora officials credit a significant affordable housing push for progress including a completed 20 unit Matheson Street project with four barrier free homes and an almost finished 56 unit seniors complex at 8th Avenue South. A nearby 30 unit supportive housing project behind the Kenora Armories nears substantial completion with wrap around Indigenous health supports.
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Kenora District Services Board
Kenora
Andrew Poirier
Kenora City Hall
Matheson
Henry Wall
8Th Avenue S
8Th Street S
Paul Calandra
Wall
Poirier
Ontario Aboriginal Housing Services
Waasegiizhig Nanaandawe’iyewigamig Health Access Centre
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