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Posted 26 January 2022

Walk In To Get The Vaccine

Enhancing walk-in opportunities to get vaccinated against COVID-19. Starting Thursday, January 27th those 12 and older along with pregnant and immunocompromised people will be able to show up at the CLE Coliseum and receive the first, second or booster dose. As 12-17 year olds are not eligible...

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Posted 26 January 2022

KD Pop Up Kitchen

Kraft Dinner right now is hosting a Pop Up Kitchen in Toronto and some of the food they are making sounds so delicious! They have a hotdog topped with mac and cheese as well as a burger and chicken carbonara. The only one I am unsure about is the KD taco but I guess it would just act like the...

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Posted 26 January 2022

Police Board Asks To Take New HQ Off Budget Table

Could the new police headquarters be off the table for 2022 Budget talks? Ahead of Wednesday’s meeting, a motion has been put forward by Mayor Bill Mauro to delay the $56 million debenture request until the 2023 Operating and Capital Budget deliberations. The ask is for $2.4 million be allocated...

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Posted 26 January 2022

Police Board Asks To Take New HQ Off Budget Table

Could the new police headquarters be off the table for 2022 Budget talks? Ahead of Wednesday’s meeting, a motion has been put forward by Mayor Bill Mauro to delay the $56 million debenture request until the 2023 Operating and Capital Budget deliberations. The ask is for $2.4 million be allocated...

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Posted 26 January 2022

TBPS Ready For Convoy

The “Freedom Convoy” is coming through Thunder Bay. There is currently estimated to be more than 200 transport truck cabs and passenger vehicles that will be passing through Northwestern Ontario in the next couple of days. The convoy is expected to roll into Thunder Bay early this afternoon, but...

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Posted 26 January 2022

Thunder Bay Gets Increased Provincial Project Payments

The City of Thunder Bay has doubled it’s payments from the province for special projects. Over the next five years, the City will be receiving $10 million a year from the Ontario Community Infrastructure Fund (OCIF) that was launched in 2014. The fund is for small, rural and northern communities...

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Posted 26 January 2022

Thunder Bay Gets Increased Provincial Project Payments

The City of Thunder Bay has doubled it’s payments from the province for special projects. Over the next five years, the City will be receiving $10 million a year from the Ontario Community Infrastructure Fund (OCIF) that was launched in 2014. The fund is for small, rural and northern communities...

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Posted 26 January 2022

TBPS Ready For Convoy

The “Freedom Convoy” is coming through Thunder Bay. There is currently estimated to be more than 200 transport truck cabs and passenger vehicles that will be passing through Northwestern Ontario in the next couple of days. The convoy is expected to roll into Thunder Bay early this afternoon, but...

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Posted 26 January 2022

Teddy Bear Toss sets world record

It’s always fun to take part in the Teddy Bear Toss during Lakehead Thunderwolves hockey games, with all the toys given to charities. In Hershey, Pennsylvania the American Hockey League‘s Hershey Bears had theirs on Saturday night in their 5-0 win over the Hartford Wolf Pack. After the Bears got...

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Posted 26 January 2022

BoC Maintains Interest Rate Of 0.25%

The Bank of Canada is keeping its key interest rate at 0.25%. Many economists had predicted that it would rise based on inflation rates hitting a 30-year high in December 2021. That said the central bank expects interest rates will need to increase, with the timing and pace of those increases...

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