Flawed process cited in Nipigon remains discovery
Parks Canada and Red Rock Indian Band pursue amends after Indigenous remains were found during Nipigon site work. Officials say the process was flawed and construction halted while analysis and reburial steps proceed. The discovery includes remains dating about 600 years ago and four others, sparking protests and calls for proper treatment of final resting places.
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Parks Canada
Red Rock
Nipigon
Patty Hajdu
Allan
Odawa
Hajdu
Thunder Bay Superior North
Indigenous Services
Haidu
Federal Department
Lisa Nyman
Lake Superior National Marine Conservation Area
Allan Odawa
Nipigon Bridge
Allan Odawa Jr
Thunder Bay GDP outlook turns cautious then brighter in 2025
The Conference Board of Canada pegs Thunder Bay GDP to shrink 0.2 percent in 2024 before rising about 2 percent in 2025 as construction and health care lead growth. The report cites a slow manufacturing recovery, a large new jail and hotel project, and immigration trends shaping population and jobs.
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Conference Board of Canada
Thunder Bay
Robin Wiebe
Conference Board
Chronicle-Journal
Wiebe
Hyatt House
Alstom
Immigration, Refugees, and Citizenship Canada
IRCC
Statistics Canada
Marathon Active Living Centre costs rise to 77.5 million
Marathon mayor says soft costs push the estimated total capital cost for the two storey Marathon Active Living Centre to 77.5 million from 65 million. The project includes a lap pool, leisure pool, hockey rink, gym, bowling lanes and gallery space with plans to start construction next year for a 2028 completion. Local MPs and provincial officials back funding efforts including a 35 million federal grant and potential support from provincial and federal channels.
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Marathon
Rick Dumas
Geois
Kevin Holland
Thunder Bay-Superior North
Thunder Bay-Atikokan
Holland
Dumas
Lake Superior
OPP Take Over Policing of Whitedog First Nation
The Ontario Provincial Police confirmed the transfer of policing from Treaty Three to the OPP in Whitedog First Nation communities including Wabaseemoong Nations Swan Lake and One Man Lake. Kenora detachment will supply officers from its satellite unit and residents can call 1 888 310 1122 for non emergencies or 911 in emergencies. A separate Fort Frances case saw Belva Kingbird 37 charged with impaired driving after a speed stop on Mill Road the driver’s licence suspended 90 days vehicle impounded seven days and a Dec 16 court date set.
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Ontario
OPP
One Man Lake
Swan Lake
Whitedog
Whitedog First Nation
Kenora
Wabaseemoong
Fort Frances
Mill Road
Belva Kingbird
Kingbird
Ontario Court of Justice
Thunder Bay man charged with child pornography
Manuel Joaquim, 55, turned himself in to Thunder Bay Police Service on Wednesday to face charges of possession and accessing child pornography. Police began the probe in July after reports of a local user accessing such material, conducted a October warrant seizure, and he appeared in court remanded with a future date.
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Thunder Bay
Manuel Joaquim
Joaquim
Thunder Bay man charged in child porn probe
Thunder Bay Police Service arrested 31-year-old Austin Rilett after a September probe into sharing files involving young-person mistreatment material. A search warrant last month yielded an electronic device for examination. Rilett faced charges of possession and accessing child adult material in court.
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