admin Above is the entire podcast. If you have the time, I highly recommend you listen to it. Just not while you are eating. This is a clip from the full video talking about the Polio vaccine. What really happened. Have we been lied to? Yes. For a long, long time? Yes. Do … Read more
Thunder Bay gets over $2.7M from OLG in 2024 for casino agreement Municipal officials say the Gateway Casino has netted city hall over $2.7 million in the 2024 fiscal year. In a media release issued on Thursday, the city said the venue “provides entertainment opportunities, and supports local employment while contributing to the local economy.” … Read more
Something would need to change to save suspended college programs Although the 11 programs that have been indefinitely suspended have not been cancelled outright, top officials at Confederation College say a number of changes would have to happen to bring them back. On Wednesday, the college announced the suspension of 11 programs across its Schools of Business, Hospitality … Read more
More snow. I’m tired of it. Needless to say, not many photographs. Lots of tracks No snow here yesterday
First Nations reject $3.6B treaty settlement offer The First Nations of the Robinson Superior Treaty said they are rejecting a $3.6 billion dollar compensation offer and will be challenging it in court. The Supreme Court of Canada gave the provincial and federal governments six months to negotiate a settlement with the First Nations. Those negotiations have failed, Gull Bay First Nation Chief … Read more
Partially clear. Usual suspects Some colour did appear The sun makes its appearance If my memory is correct, McDonalds used paper boxes many many years ago. They then went to foam. Now back to paper. Everything old is new again. Your morning sky photo Trash in context Wheat? Trash in context Smell the glove Was … Read more
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
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
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
Mostly clear sky. Nice moon The usual suspects As usual of late, there is a wall of cloud along the horizon. We will see the sun but not at the horizon. The high clouds may produce some colour later. We have something happening I like that surface covered by the recent snowfall. Did not get … Read more