admin ‘Housing not tents’ Elevate NWO breaks ties with TBDSSAB Elevate NWO is severing its contract with the District of Thunder Bay Social Services Administration Board in order to freely advocate its unhoused clients. “Last week, my staff found the fourth dead body of the year in a homeless encampment,” said Holly Gauvin, executive director of Elevate … Read more
Snow…it does seem to be brighter in the morning when there is snow on the ground. City looks cleaner. Here we have a cardboard box laying in the street. Nothing to see out on the lake. There is this and there was this and there there was this. It gave me a little hope but … Read more
Not a great morning for sunrise photos That corner of the sky was all the colour there was. A hint of pink in the clouds but it never got beyond this. Another Thunder Bay business window with plywood glass. One thing about this time of year is that the trash you see laying around the … Read more
Not expecting much color this morning. We will see the sun though. Its cold. All of the colour in the sky was everywhere except over the giant. The sun was preparing to make its appearance. I have moved on by this time. There it is. The day has begun. Did I say it was cold? … Read more
F-35’s Cooling Crisis: Design Flaws Fuel $2 Trillion Dilemma For Pentagon The Pentagon is facing a difficult decision regarding the F-35’s chronic, crippling problems with overheating brought on by its insufficient cooling capacity. Should the U.S. taxpayers pay for a costly upgrade to the stealth fighter’s cooling that will handle its immediate needs, or should U.S. taxpayers pay … Read more
Notice all of the money pouring out of senior levels of government’s wallets lately? Trudeau government to send $250 cheques to most people, slash GST on some goods Feds want $411 million to cover refugee health care as the number of new arrivals soars $20M in new winter road funding for Ontario First Nations Local company … Read more
The things you see discarded on the streets of Thunder Bay. First thought it was someone sleeping. Notice the grasses planted last year as part of the Court Street/Red River Road north core revitalization project. You can see it in Marina Park as well. Notice how the grass was cut. Why was this done? Turns … Read more
City recommends temporary village site, business owners aren’t happy City administration is recommending the Miles Street location as the site for a temporary shelter village. Rilee Willianen, drug strategy specialist and encampment response plan lead, said the city received 700 responses through a public survey. Sixty-eight per cent of respondents said they preferred the location at 114 Miles St East over Kam … Read more
Another overcast morning. Not going to see much colour in the sky today. A touch of colour did show up in the clouds As good as the morning sky got The things you see in the portable toilets in Marina Park. This is a first. An entire pair of jeans.
Three arrested following search of Cumberland Street residence Three people have been arrested after a search warrant was executed on South Cumberland Street on Wednesday. Members of the Thunder Bay Police Service’s intelligence unit carried out the warrant along with the assistance of the OPP’s organized crime enforcement bureau. Three people were found within the … Read more