Ontario – Ontario Safe Injection Site Bill Violates Charter, Advocates Argue In Legal Filing

Ontario’s safe injection site bill violates Charter, advocates argue in legal filing A Toronto-based social services agency has launched a Charter challenge against new legislation from Premier Doug Ford’s government mandating the closure of several safe injection sites, including Path 525 in Thunder Bay. Neighbourhood Group Community Services, the agency that operates the Kensington Market Overdose Prevention Site, filed … Read more

Thunder Bay – Wednesday

Nice colour in the morning sky You can see where the sun is going to show up There it is Nice Your morning sky Another reusable shopping bag busy saving the planet

Thunder Bay – City Gets Bonus Federal Funding To ‘Encourage’ Housing Development

City gets bonus federal funding to encourage housing development The city will use an additional allocation from the federal government’s Housing Accelerator Fund to enhance its vacant and dilapidated buildings program. Thunder Bay is one of 27 communities to be awarded supplementary funding for having achieved the first-year target for new housing units. The $2 million top-up represents 10 per cent of … Read more