Chippewa Park carousel enclosure funding approved by council
The Chippewa Park C W Parker Carousel enclosure project gains $234,868 from Renew Thunder Bay Reserve Fund and $300,000 from the Municipal Accommodation Tax Reserve Fund plus $800,000 provincial support. City has until Nov 30 to lock all funding to avoid grant expiry, with FedNor potential $250,000 aid yet pending.
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Chippewa Park
Renew Thunder
Friends of Chippewa Park
Angus
FedNor
Renew
Advocates push to save Beardmore and Nakina complexes
Greenstone councillors heard deputations on Oct 15 from residents and First Nations urging preservation of the Beardmore and Nakina community centres. They argue the complexes are vital for accessibility and life in the region, with a mid April decision looming.
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Greenstone
Beardmore
Rick Mikesh
Mikesh
Nakina
James McPherson
McPherson
Greenstone Council
Beardmore Complex
Yvette Metansinine
Animbugoo Zaagi’igan Anishinaabek
Melansmine
Metansinine
Geraldton
Paulette Abraham
Maria Michel
Council
Abraham
Michel
Ontario
Longlac
Highway 11
Reconciliation term questioned by Indigenous leaders at forum
Thompson and Chief Joe Miskokomon challenge surface use of reconciliation. They say it lacks action and accountability, urging partnership with Indigenous businesses to overcome barriers and boost Thunder Bay's economy through collaborative opportunity and data driven engagement.
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Thompson
Toronto
Thames
Miskokomon
Anishnawbe Business Professional Association
Nishnawbe Aski Development Fund
Thunder Bay
Thunder Bay crimes and cautions span parked crash to social media scams
A Thunder Bay driver faces charges after a pedestrian collision in the County Fair Plaza lot on Sept. 26. Separate cases include two Lac Seul women charged after a drug stop yielding cocaine worth about 4800 and over 70,000 in cash seized in Thunder Bay area warrants. A Sleeman man faces impaired driving and firearms counts in Fort Frances. Police warn residents about social media scams, advising caution with online buys and avoiding sharing personal data or funds to unknown accounts.
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Thunder Bay
County Fair Plaza
Dawson Road
Carson Bradley Munson
Lac Seul
Kirstie Kejick
Marsha Derusha
Kejick
Derusha
Nova Scotia
South Creek Square
Ontario
Thunder Bay Police Service
Nishnawbe Aski
Watch
Matthew Cater
Halifax
Na’Taejin Smith
Dartmouth
Ontario Court of Justice
Sleeman
Ont
Fort Frances
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