Re-drawn wards could divide rural votes in Thunder Bay
Expert warns four new wards with two councillors each plus two at large could dilute rural voices and skew services. Williams notes west side residents may gain less transit and city services while waterfront areas gain influence, risking a council dominated by organized groups. Public input sessions run through November with surveys at city hall and library branches.
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City of
Thunder Bay
Robert Williams
University of Waterloo
Williams
Willams
Muskoka
Neebing
City Hall
Thunder Bay to Add Offload Nurses to Cut Ambulance Delays
The Conservative government commits 226 076 to Thunder Bay under the Dedicated Offload Nurses Program to hire health professionals for hospital offload duty. Paramedics can return to service faster, increasing ambulance availability as provincial offload times drop over 50 percent since October 2022. Ontario expands Medical Priority Dispatch System from Thunder Bay and Kenora to Mississauga Ottawa Renfrew and 15 more dispatch sites.
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Thunder Bay
Ics
Kenora
Ontario
Mississauga
Ottawa
Renfrew
Expo Brings Psychic Entrepreneurs Together
A weekend expo gathers psychic readers and a medium who offer tarot, runes, aura readings and astrology. Healers provide sound healing, quantum touch, light language and reflexology while vendors feature knitting, crocheting, ornaments, food and baked goods, plus three tattoo artists offering tattoos.
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Hynnes
Impaired driving charges in Sandy Lake and Sioux Lookout cases
A Sandy Lake First Nation woman, Sharon Misty Meekis, 48, faces impaired driving and mischief counts after allegedly striking parked vehicles and ending in a ditch on River Road. She was released with conditions for a November 4 court appearance. In a separate case, Dryden resident Joey MacQuarrie, 51, was charged with impaired driving after speed enforcement near Highway 72 and Sioux Lookout, with a court date set for November 26.
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Sandy Lake
Sharon Misty Meekis
Meekis
Highway
Dryden
Ontario
Sioux Lookout
Joey MacQuarrie
Ontario Court of Justice
Thunder Bay launches fall street sweeping program
The City of Thunder Bay began its fall street sweeping to remove leaves and debris and prevent blockages in storm sewers. Operations run until mid November with drivers and pedestrians urged to exercise caution. city dispatch can be reached at 807-625-2195 for questions.
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City of
Thunder Bay
City Dispatch
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Shane Muir
Hymes
LE Journal
Sandi Krasowsk
Jared Hynnes
Mystic Veil Psychics Group
Strictly Tarot
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