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Posted 8 January 2022

Emergency Services Spending Not Sustainable: Bentz

Thunder Bay’s Budget Chair feels the amount of money being put in to emergency services needs to be looked at. Mark Bentz, who’s also an At Large councillor, told Acadia News that while it’s important to have city dollars going into Fire, Police and EMS it’s not sustainable in the long term....

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Posted 7 January 2022

Shania Twain salutes Taylor Swift for record-breaker

Taylor Swift found herself back at the top of the Billboard Top Country Albums Chart with her RED (Taylor’s version) album. That also added to a record for being the female artist on the chart with the most weeks at number one with a combined total of 98, besting Shania Twain‘s 97-week run....

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Posted 7 January 2022

Mitigating The District Jail COVID-19 Outbreak

Work continues to get a COVID-19 outbreak under control at the Thunder Bay District Jail. The Thunder Bay District Health Unit declared it Thursday with as many as 24 individuals being identified as having the virus, which includes staff and inmates. “Protecting the health and safety of...

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Posted 7 January 2022

Mitigating The District Jail COVID-19 Outbreak

Work continues to get a COVID-19 outbreak under control at the Thunder Bay District Jail. The Thunder Bay District Health Unit declared it Thursday with as many as 24 individuals being identified as having the virus, which includes staff and inmates. “Protecting the health and safety of...

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Posted 7 January 2022

Two Men Arrested For South Side Drug Activity

A pair of men from the Greater Toronto Area will be back in court to face drug-trafficking related offences. Thunder Bay Police arrested them early Friday morning at the home on Amelia Street West after getting the initial call to check on the welfare of a resident in possible distress. The...

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Posted 7 January 2022

Two Men Arrested For South Side Drug Activity

A pair of men from the Greater Toronto Area will be back in court to face drug-trafficking related offences. Thunder Bay Police arrested them early Friday morning at the home on Amelia Street West after getting the initial call to check on the welfare of a resident in possible distress. The...

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Posted 7 January 2022

Finnish Labour Temple Fire Cause Likely Determined

Now that that the smoke has cleared and some time has passed since the historic Finnish Labour Temple’s fire, it looks like there could be a cause. The Ontario Fire Marshal’s Office (OFM) likely won’t be able to determine one because they’ve deemed the building unsafe to enter. Without being...

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Posted 7 January 2022

Finnish Labour Temple Fire Cause Likely Determined

Now that that the smoke has cleared and some time has passed since the historic Finnish Labour Temple’s fire, it looks like there could be a cause. The Ontario Fire Marshal’s Office (OFM) likely won’t be able to determine one because they’ve deemed the building unsafe to enter. Without being...

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Posted 7 January 2022

Help For Bearskin Lake First Nation

Ontario is calling on further support to help those with Bearskin Lake First Nation. A letter was penned from the province’s Solicitor General Sylvia Jones to federal Public Safety Minister Marco Mendicino. Jones notes assistance is needed in a variety of areas, including providing critical...

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Posted 7 January 2022

Help For Bearskin Lake First Nation

Ontario is calling on further support to help those with Bearskin Lake First Nation. A letter was penned from the province’s Solicitor General Sylvia Jones to federal Public Safety Minister Marco Mendicino. Jones notes assistance is needed in a variety of areas, including providing critical...

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