by adminA plea to the provincial government for a capital assistance program for small airports. The Airport Management Council of Ontario says they struggle to find funding to maintain runways, lighting and other safety features. Speaking before a legislative committee holding pre-budget...
READ MORE by adminThe city of Thunder Bay is proposing a 4% property tax increase in this year’s Municipal Operating Budget. That number is higher than the city’s 2.6% target, calculated using Canada’s Consumer Price Index. City Manager John Collin says the discrepancy is due to governing bodies outside of...
READ MORE by adminThe Ontario Hospital Association is warning of service loss if provincial funding for hospitals is not increased. The Association says many are projecting year-end deficits or have eroded reserves to maintain operations. In a pre-budget submission, President Anthony Dale says hospitals...
READ MORE by adminThis morning I had a discussion with John, as he shared his story about being cut off by someone at the drive-thru. We received a bunch of texts with listeners sharing the same situation. Then, Marianne phoned in and shared her experience, including a situation she had in Toronto....
READ MORE by adminIt’s being called a ‘landmark’ trade deal. Canada and China have a strategic partnership in place, that will see up to 49,000 Chinese electric vehicles enter the country. The tariff rate on the EVs will be lowered to 6.1 percent, down from 100 percent. Half of those vehicles are...
READ MORE by adminBy Sandi Krasowski, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter Source: The Chronicle-Journal Members of the Thunder Bay Chamber of Commerce gathered for a luncheon and were addressed by Patty Hajdu, minister of jobs and families and minister responsible for the Federal Economic Development...
READ MORE by adminSocial service delivery agencies in northern Ontario are asking for more money for mental health supports and social housing. They’ve compiled a report showing the waiting list for affordable housing has grown by almost 50 percent in the past two years and now sits at more than 13,000....
READ MORE by adminCanadians can look forward to finding Internet and cellphone services availability across the country. The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) is looking to improve connectivity by making service providers, technologies, and speeds available in each area...
READ MORE by adminA big investment from the federal government for access to suicide prevention. In an announcement, Friday, Health Minister Marjorie Michel says the feds will spend up to $102.2 million over the next two years to support the 9-8-8 Suicide Crisis Helpline. She says it is a “critical...
READ MORE by adminThe Nishnawbe Aski Police Service has laid charges in connection to a fatal ATV collision last year on the Sandy Lake First Nation. The accident took place on Airport Road on November 21st. A man was hurt in the collision and was taken to the nursing station where he died from his...
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