Thunder Bay Firefighters Contend With Wires Down And Fires
Over two days Thunder Bay Fire Rescue tackled wires down and trees on wires across the city with Synergy North assisting. A separate incident involved a vehicle fire in the East End quickly controlled before spreading. On Monday a structural fire in County Park prompted rescue efforts for an occupant still unaccounted as crews battled smoke and mattress fire while EMS evacuated a patient to Thunder Bay Regional Health Sciences Centre.
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Ontario mining funds pour into road and bridge upgrades
Green TM Resources Canada Ltd will receive 5.5 million to upgrade 112 kilometres of roads and replace three bridges near Armstrong Ontario to support a lithium mine. Rock Tech Lithium Inc up to 1.4 million to upgrade a 10 kilometre access road and bridge north of Nipigon for transporting lithium from its Georgia Lake Project. Frontier Lithium Inc up to 6.1 million for two Pakeagama Lithium Project works in Northwestern Ontario. Generation PGM Inc up to 771,100 to finish engineering and feasibility for road and rail links aiding copper movement to smelters near Marathon.
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Rock Tech Lithium Inc
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Marathon
Northern couple reaches Everest Base Camp with Indigenous flags
A Northwestern Ontario couple Travis and Marietta Duncan from Muskrat Dam and Bearskin Lake posted photos from Everest Base Camp after a 15 day trek. They say they may be the first Indigenous people from Canada to reach base camp, though a Constance Lake member is noted as having done so previously. They aim to inspire Indigenous people to pursue adventure before returning to Thunder Bay.
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Marietta Duncan
Bearskin Lake
Muskrat Dam
Everest Base Camp
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Constance Lake
Thunder Bay
Holland Landing teacher faces sexual assault charges in Webequie
Nishnawbe Aski Police report an arrest warrant was executed Sunday for a 26-year-old Holland Landing teacher charged with sexual assault on a person under 16 and related offences in Webequie First Nation. Bail hearing held. remanded pending further court dates. The investigation continues with no proven charges yet.
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Noah John Sisson
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John Nagy
Aaron Wayne Fox
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Attawapiskat First Nation
Patience Cassie Cedar Koostachin
Ryan Louttit
Louttit
Koostachin
Cat Lake
Cat Lake First Nation
Rainy River arson charge follows urgent fire response
Rainy River police charged Nicole Marie Bos thirty of Rainy River with arson disregard for human life after a Thursday structure fire on River Avenue. She appeared in Ontario Court of Justice in Fort Frances on Friday and remained in custody. Police also report a four hour standoff at Attawapiskat First Nation during which Roland Jahtail forty eight was charged with firearm and threats related offenses.
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John Nagy
Attawapiskat
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Oliver Paipoonge museum board seeks new chair
The Oliver Paipoonge museum board will appoint a new chair on October 21 to replace David Ratz who resigned on September 23. Ratz will stay on the board until year end. Applications for the vacancy due November 18 require a cover letter and applicant details. Email submissions to cap clerk Oliver Paipoonge on.ca.
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Standoff in Attawapiskat Ends Peacefully
Police responded to an armed barricade on Spruce Street in Attawapiskat First Nation this Sunday. The incident concluded without injuries and one man was arrested.
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