City urged to back harm reduction site actions
Elevate NWO executive director Holly Gauvin urged council to table motions to pressure the province to reverse planned closures of nine harm reduction sites including Path 525 by March 31, 2025. She stressed scaling up services and using the mayor's powers to advocate for the community as 465 purple balloons represented lives saved by Path 525.
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Elevate Nwo
Holly Gauvin
Gauvin
Ken Boshcoff
Protest walk over ancestral remains in Nipigon by Red Rock Band
The Red Rock Indian Band led a Monday demonstration in Nipigon calling on federal and provincial governments and private representatives to end hindrances to the search for ancestral remains. Excavations at the Nipigon Marina site uncovered bones dating 600 years, with four more Indigenous remains found. The band seeks archaeologists for further digs. About 100 OPP officers and public vehicles supported the walk along a Nipigon Bridge lane, amid fog and traffic safety measures.
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Red Rock
Nipigon
National Marine Conservation Area
Parks Canada
Nipigon Marina
Excava
Tinue
Marina
OPP
Lake Helen
Algae sightings comparable to last year in Thunder Bay area
The Chronicle Journal reports blue-green algae remains prevalent in waterways near Thunder Bay with eight confirmed sightings this year. A sample from Upper Shebandowan Lake on Oct. 11 marked the latest record, as officials cite climate change and phosphate discharges as contributing factors. Public guidance urges avoiding affected waters for two weeks after surface slime disappears.
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Thunder Bay
Shebandowan Lake
Ontario
Bursting Kenora veterinary clinic plans expansion to 10000 sq ft
Kenora Veterinary Clinic will nearly quadruple its space from about 2,500 to 10,000 square feet at 309 Matheson St. L. The project, backed by a $263,000 city grant, aims to add services and reduce referrals to Winnipeg with a two storey building, start date likely in spring.
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Kenora Veterinary Clinic
City Council
Animal Services
Matheson Street
Celine Ward
Ward
Jacqueline Harrison
Winnipeg
Harrison
Matheson St. L
Kenora
Andrew Poirier
Riverside hosts Fort Frances Public Mammography Blitz
Riverside Health Care and La Verendrye General Hospital invite women aged 40 and older to walk in for a no appointment mammogram during 3 to 7 pm on Wednesday at Fort Frances Hospital Victoria Avenue. Free refreshments provided. event also open to Riverside staff and held in October as Breast Cancer Awareness Month.
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Riverside Health Care
la Verendrye General Hospital
Fort Frances Hospital
Victoria Avenue
Riverside Communications
Kathryn Pierrot
Pierrot
Riverside
Cancer Care Ontario
Northwestern Ontario BBC Innovation Awards nominations open
Nominations for the 15th annual 2024 BBC Innovation Awards are invited in five categories with a Nov. 21 ceremony at the Superior Inn and Conference Centre. Oct. 30 is the deadline. Abby Sherlock notes judges for four categories and staff select the Marvin Detweiler Advisor award. ABC leads sponsorship and judging with a panel including Deloitte's Sarah Lewis, North West Ontario Hospitals’ Cindy Fedell, and ABC's Zeal Shah.
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BBC Innovation
Superior Inn
Ontario
Marvin Detweiler
Abby Sherlock
Northwestern Ontario Innovation Centre Business Advisory Services
Marvin
Detweiler
North West Ontario Hospitals
Zeal Shah
ABC
Sherlock
Northwestern
Cody Roberto
Uride
Nwoinnovation
BBC
Bus shelter smashed near Thunder Bay City Hall
Full time mom Kristi Jewell saw a person smash a glass pane at a bus shelter outside Thunder Bay City Hall. She picked up shards with a broom as advocates and the recovery community gathered for a die in protest against provincial cuts closing 10 harm reduction sites including Path 525 in Thunder Bay.
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Kristi Jewell
Thunder Bay City Hall
Thunder Bay
Path 525
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