TBTnews coverage of the Harm Reduction Industrial Complex’s Awareness Day held at Waverley Park. Lives were at stake because of the Ontario Governments closure of many Harm Reduction Centres across Ontario. I believe that the people, the Industrial Complex that has flourished around the addiction crisis, whose very income is depended on perpetual government … Read more
Poppy photos I just like the lines and light mistake on the lake today Daisies are still going strong MV Polaris anchored out in the harbour. The MV Octantis is still berthed at the cruise ship dock. Once it leaves, the Polaris will come in dock there. In the meantime, passengers are being ferried in … Read more
Ontario and Unifor pressure feds to fund subway cars The president of the largest union at Thunder Bay’s Alstom rail car plant says layoffs will be a certainty next year without a new contract to keep production going. Justin Roberts, the head of Unifor Local 1075, was commenting on a joint statement issued Wednesday by Premier Doug … Read more
Another morning at Hillcrest Park. A change is as good as a rest. Isn’t that what we are told? Nice colour. The problem is that its waaaay over there. Nothing there. What there is is petty nice. Ooooooo There is the sun. Now in Marina Park. Nice sky. Cruise ship dock. Nobody living in this … Read more
City council approves affordable rental housing funding program Thunder Bay city council has approved a plan to build more affordable rental housing units in the city. A report on the affordable rental housing funding program was presented to city council on Monday. The report details a plan to distribute the $20.7 million of the federal Housing … Read more
Housing Crisis, Packed Hospitals and Food Lines: Even in Canada? The country currently is $1.2 trillion in debt. That debt is increasing at a rate of $4.5 million per hour. Sooo, the country can’t afford to pay for the failing fiscal situation it is finding itself in right now…..The country is broke. Now you have … Read more
NetZero And Human Rights Are Mutually Exclusive (Featuring: The Three Big Lies of “Climate Action”) Everybody talks a good game when asked about environmental concerns. But they underestimate what real “climate action” will cost them, personally, and they’re prone to balking when they figure it out. In 2018, The Energy Policy Institute at the University of Chicago conducted a survey of … Read more
Time to think out of the box when it comes to affordable housing. I mean TRULEY affordable. Something that can be purchased by a single income family and have the mortgage paid off as soon as possible. We are talking about houses built in factories. We are talking about houses that are well made … 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
Had to wait for a train at the Pearl Street crossing this morning. Well better than I expected Not great but its much better than having a completely overcast sky a shot of red The red did not last long Nice clouds. The sun is making what will be a very short appearance. Nice clouds. … Read more