Homeless village faces questions from Thunder Bay partners
Elevate NWO and Thunder Bay Indigenous Friendship Centre welcome city plans for a temporary shelter village to open next summer but seek clarity on operational design and partnerships. Officials stress a 24/7 wraparound service approach with a broader shift toward permanent housing and provincial funding accountability.
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Thunder Bay
Elevate Nwo
Holly Gauvin
Elevate
Gauvin
Katie Bortolin
Indigenous Friendship Centre
Bortolin
Friendship Centre
Nishnawbe Aski Police Service Chief Terminated
Nishnawbe Aski Police Service chief Roland Morrison has been stripped of duties and terminated after a conduct investigation. Interim chief Terry Armstrong, who served as interim since March 2024, will lead the service during the transition. The board issued no further comment.
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Nishnawbe Aski
Roland Morrison
Morrison
Police Service
Terry Armstrong
Armstrong
Nishnawbe Aski Police Service
Treaties Education Highlighted During Week Loop
Anishinabek Nation marks Treaties Recognition Week in its ninth year with Restoule to present on Zoom at 11 30 am Wednesday. Grand Council Chief Linda Debassige calls treaty education key to fighting racism. Greg Rickford cites over 40 treaties shaping First Nations relations.
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Anishinabek
Restoule
Grand Council
Linda Debassige
Ontario Indigenous Affairs and First Nations Economic Reconciliation
Greg Rickford
Lakehead University
Lakeheadu.ca
Region's Crime Wave Grips Northern Ontario Areas
Ontario Provincial Police report a stolen vehicle case near Ignace with a missing Winchester 1200 shotgun. Additional incidents include a spousal assault in Ignace, a Fort Frances break in theft, Bearskin Lake First Nation drug trafficking arrest, Terrace Bay drug arrests, a Thunder Bay apartment fire with Red Cross aid, and ongoing investigations across Atikokan, Fort Frances, Terrace Bay, and Thunder Bay.
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Ignace
Ontario
Atikokan
Highway 622
Highway 17
OPP
East Street
Fort Frances
Mill Road
Terrace Bay
Kenogami Road
Leona Jacko
Marathon
Jason Moses
Pays Plat First Nation
Sheldon Gulliford
Lia Street
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Clint Fleury
Local Journalism Initiative
the Chronicle-Journal
John Nagy
Rickford
Kenora
Rainy River
Kenora District
Ontario Court of Justice
Bearskin Lake
Michikan Road
Ame
Pinewood
Zach Besselt
Zach
Pinewood Ford
Beee HC
Seay Paw Ff
Memorial Ave
Ford Truck
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