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Event Centre: a Good Idea, Many Unanswered Questions
Proposed Thunder Bay Event Centre or Convention Centre as proposed by BBB Architects THUNDER BAY – ANALYSIS - With City Council approval of the extra $1 million for the Event Centre, the way seems to...
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Nothing to Celebrate This Canada Day – David Suzuki
VANCOUVER – EDITORIAL - Although I’m proudly Canadian, my early memories are mixed. After Japan attacked Pearl Harbor in 1941, our government unfairly deprived my family of citizenship rights and...
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Happy Birthday America!
Independence Day July 4th 2014 Happy 4th of July to all our American neighbours! Canada in many ways is fortunate to have our neighbours to the south. Throughout our long relationship, we have got...
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Addressing global warming is an economic necessity – David Suzuki
VANCOUVER – ENVIRONMENT - Those who don’t outright deny the existence of human-caused global warming often argue we can’t or shouldn’t do anything about it because it would be too costly. Take Prime...
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Fireworks are Not Fun at 4AM
Dubai has broken the world record for the biggest fireworks display ever with Atlantis, The Palm hosting front row seats to the greatest celebration on earth! Bigger and brighter than the previous...
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Grassroots Models Best Hope for Native Education Reforms
NAN Education Declaration with DFC and Matawa Students standing with NAN leadership – Photo by Clyde Brandon Moonias THUNDER BAY – OP-ED - Canada’s Assembly of First Nations (AFN) descended upon...
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World War One – War to End All Wars
Lest We Forget THUNDER BAY – One hundred years ago this week, World War One started. For many young men in Canada, the start of the war, that was later to be called with hope, “The War to End All Wars,...
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Where Will Thunder Bay Be in 2050?
Where will Thunder Bay and Northwestern Ontario’s focus be in 2050? Building the future of the region is important it will take careful planning THUNDER BAY – OPINION - What will be the economic focus...
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Thunder Bay Police – Three Calls Per Hour Minimum
One week’s worth of the crime reports in the South side of Thunder Bay THUNDER BAY - A quick look at the crime map which shows the statistics over the past week offers an insight into what is happening...
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Missing and Murdered Aboriginal Women a black eye for Canada
Across Canada the impact of missing and murder Aboriginal women impacts families and communities. WINNIPEG – OPINION - Imagine if the front page story on the London Guardian, the New York Times and...
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Thunder Bay Crime Problem Needs Solutions
Walking in the Candlelight Vigil in Thunder Bay thousands came to share their determination that our city be a safer place. Solving the Root Causes of Crime THUNDER BAY – EDITORIAL - Thunder Bay has a...
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Climate Marches Promote Moral Travesty -Tom Harris
OTTAWA – OPINION – Climate change activists are unwittingly supporting one of the greatest moral travesties of our time: the valuing of people yet to be born more than those suffering today. Rather...
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Winston Churchill Took Genius and Words to Battle
Sir Winston Churchill THUNDER BAY – OPININON - He’s likely had as much written about him as any political leader in modern times. Winston Spencer Churchill (aka: WSC) certainly was remembered in...
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SHIFT Event Advance Poll Tempest in a Teapot
Traveling in style in a Thunder Bay Transit bus the Shift Network business crawl tours local businesses THUNDER BAY – EDITORIAL - The future of Thunder Bay depends on the youth. We hear those words...
View ArticleRay Smith – Event Centre – Can’t Afford It
THUNDER BAY - The proposed Event Centre is the main issue in this year’s municipal election, Oct 27 and it shouldn’t be. Our city has much greater needs. Maintaining the services we already have,...
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Online Voting Moving Thunder Bay into the Future
Time is Now to Put Online Voting in Place THUNDER BAY - Election results in Shuniah demonstrate that online voting works. The turnout was up, setting a new record, and the results were out within...
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CN Rail Bridge Over James Street Holds Residents Hostage
The James Street Bridge remains closed to vehicle and pedestrian traffic THUNDER BAY - Last night Fort William First Nation was held hostage by the lack of progress by CN Rail and the City of Thunder...
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President Kennedy – What Might Have Been?
The Kennedy Brothers, Robert, Edward, and John THUNDER BAY – OPINION - To many Americans and others around the world, the murder of President John Fitzgerald Kennedy was a turning point in history. The...
View ArticleLeadership Recognized by Local Chapter Council of Canadians
THUNDER BAY – LETTERS – The Thunder Bay Chapter of the Council of Canadians is very pleased to see – finally – some leadership on the climate file. The joint announcement by the governments of Ontario...
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Thunder Bay Police – Three Calls Per Hour Minimum
One week’s worth of the crime reports in the South side of Thunder Bay THUNDER BAY - A quick look at the crime map which shows the statistics over the past week offers an insight into what is happening...
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