We the Nuclear Free North receives support from council Members of We the Nuclear Free North held a peaceful rally at city hall and spoke before council before receiving a favourable result on Monday. Charles Faust, founding member of We the Nuclear Free North, said he thinks the ask was realistic. “We’re asking council to … Read more
City council to vote on new housing incentives Thunder Bay councillors will discuss a report on Monday outlining new incentives to increase the number of housing units being built in the city. The report will recommend the Housing Community Improvement Plan be adopted, that the entire city be designated as a community improvement project area, … Read more
Another example of how the Indigenous chiefs and community only care when members of their community are in prison, are killed or go missing. Up until then, nobody seems to care. Bruce Wallace Frogg was a member of Wawakapewin, an Oji-Cree First Nation and remote fly-in community about 350 kilometres north of Sioux Lookout. … Read more
There is a hypothesis that the continued weakening of the planet’s magnetic field is allowing more radiation and other crap emitted by the sun to get down to us and is screwing up our brains. Making people act crazy. I am starting to believe that is true. The world has gone off the rails. … Read more
Ontario budget projects $9.8B deficit, real-dollar social services cuts EDITOR’S NOTE: This article originally appeared on The Trillium, a Village Media website devoted to covering provincial politics at Queen’s Park. The Ford government has dropped another unsexy budget in troubled times, with a painful path back to balance. Finance Minister Peter Bethlenfalvy signalled in advance … Read more
Trudeau announces nearly $21M to build more housing Thunder Bay is receiving $20.7 million from the Housing Accelerator Fund to continue building homes across the city. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau was in town today for a major announcement regarding housing. At Smart Modular Canada, Trudeau announced $20.7 million will be doled out to the city over … Read more
Youth continue legal fight against PC government for failure to reduce carbon emissions & mitigate harm Seven youths from across Ontario came together this week to appeal an earlier ruling by the province’s Superior Court that dismissed a legal claim they filed against the PC government for its alleged failure to protect them against the … Read more
Province assigns Thunder Bay ambitious housing target The provincial government has assigned Thunder Bay an ambitious target for new housing builds, while moving one step closer to granting Mayor Ken Boshcoff and other heads of mid-sized cities “strong mayor powers.” Premier Doug Ford announced the moves, along with a new housing fund for municipalities that … Read more
‘All hands on deck’ required to fix housing crisis, says Ontario Chamber The availability and affordability of housing has reached a crisis point in the province, said the Ontario Chamber of Commerce. No longer an urban issue, this issue now impacts large and small communities across Ontario. The chamber has released a policy paper, Home … Read more
Ford government passes private surgical clinics bill EDITOR’S NOTE: This article originally appeared on The Trillium, a new Village Media website devoted to covering provincial politics at Queen’s Park. Ontario has passed legislation to enable the expansion of surgeries performed in private clinics. Bill 60, the Your Health Act, passed over the objections of opposition MPPs, … Read more